History of Art & Design Styles: from c 1900

Women's bodies and their portrayals in the media remain at the center of every debate on women's rights worldwide. This study examines the domai...

From Seattle's earliest days as a Gold Rush boomtown to its celebration of the future during the 1962 World's Fair, local artists have created p...

Kohei Sugiura explores the history of a variety of Japanese and Asian forms from cloth patterns to Buddhas hands, from paintings to kanji character...

A major new look at the work of one of Americas foremost self-taught artistsBill Traylor (ca. 18531949) came to art-making on his own and found his...

An updated edition of the pocket-sized guide to the 'isms' of modern art. This is a handy guide to the art 'isms' of the modern day. From Impressi...

Testament of War compares the English-language poetry and fiction of the First World War with that written in German, French, Italian and to a les...

The author, an advocate of all things local, takes this chance to disseminate for an environment more favorable to the development of local culture...

Inspired by nineteenth-century painters and photographers, Congress passed legislation preserving Americas spectacular natural resources for the en...

Guy LaBree's connection to the Seminole Tribe of Florida began when he was an elementary school student in the 1940s living near the Dania (now Hol...

In advance of celebrating its twentieth anniversary, the Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art presents this beautiful catalog of highlights of American art...

Beautiful War: Studies in a Dreadful Fascination is a wide-ranging exploration of armed conflict as depicted in art that illustrates the constant p...

Contemporary art is a vast and complex field representing artists, ideas, and trends from every imaginable cultural and geographical background. T...

This colourfully illustrated book gives a broad introduction to the life and work of Asger Jorn, one of the most significant Scandinavian artists. ...

The Chinese-French painter Zao Wou-Ki (1920-2013) developed a distinctive abstract style blending the visual poetry of Chinese painting and calligr...

In Italy there has always been a tradition of making jewellery from semi-precious metal, as copies or prototypes of fine jewellery. Fashion Jewelle...

'I have never read such a stimulating short guide to art' Lynn Barber, Sunday Times Now Grayson Perry is a fully paid-up member of the art establis...

The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston houses a world-famous collection of European painting and sculpture, including such masterpieces as Renoirs Dance a...

Conflict, Identity, and Protest in American Art explores the powerful relationship between artistic production and cultures of conflict in the Unit...