Art History

'Rolfe explores the fascinating link between heels and both physical and psychological power. Divided into four shoe categories and accompanied by ...

In the 1960s, art patrons Dominique and Jean de Menil founded an image archive showing the ways that people of African descent have been represente...

A rigorous account of the European origins of American art museums American art museums share a mission and format that differ from those of their ...

Mickalene Thomas's vivid paintings, collages, and photographs explode off the wall. Their larger-than-life women stare back and down at the viewer,...

Although Czech scenographer and painter Jaroslav Malina (1937-2016) lived in turbulent times, he won international respect for his work. Spanning M...

The title of Richard Rezac's Renaissance Society exhibition, Address, plays on the multivalent quality of the word. As a noun, it refers to a uniqu...

In The Americas Revealed, distinguished art historian and curator Edward J. Sullivan brings together a vibrant group of essays that explore the for...

The Pacific world has long been recognized as a hub for the global trade in art objects, but the history of art and architecture has seldom reckone...

Fifty years after his seminal Tate gallery London exhibition, ''The Elizabethan Image'', leading authority Roy Strong returns with fresh eyes to th...

Opening Doors is the first book of its kind: a comprehensive study of the emergence and evolution of the Netherlandish triptych from the early fift...

This title is a superbly illustrated and insightful guide to the symbols of power in Western art. This latest volume in the acclaimed Guide to Ima...

For decades now, the story of art in America has been dominated by New York. It gets the majority of attention, the stories of its schools and move...

A beautifully illustrated guide to over 400 of London's lesser-known cultural gems.Nobody could deny that London is one of the most culturally and ...