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Art Since 1900 - Modernism, Antimodernism and Postmodernism

Four of the most influential and provocative art historians of our time come together to provide a comprehensive history of art in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Adopting a year-by-year approach, they present more than one hundred (c.3,...

Agnes Martin - Paintings, Writings, Remembrances by Arne Glimcher

Agnes Martin's career spanned over seven decades. Though a major influence on Minimalist painters, Martin saw her own work, more closely related to Abstract Expressionism, her paintings being 'meditations on innocence, beauty, happiness and love.'...

Russian Criminal Tattoo Encyclopaedia

During his 30 years supervising inmates in St. Petersburg's notorious Kresty Prison, Baldaev recorded over 3,000 of their tattoos and parsed their meaning, revealing an extraordinary world where the criminal's position, history and even sexual pre...

Art & Physics: Parallel Visions in Space, Time, and Light - Parallel Visions in Space, Time, And Light

Art interprets the visible world, while physics charts its unseen workings--making the two realms seem completely opposed. But in Art & Physics, Shlain tracks their breakthroughs side by side throughout history to reveal an astonishing correlation...

Art History's History

For freshman/senior-level courses in Art History, Introduction to Humanities, Critical Theory in the Humanities, Theory and Methodology, and Art Appreciation. Written in jargon-free, reader-friendly language, this is one of the first volumes to ma...

Art And Propaganda In The Twentieth Century

This volume focuses on the uses and abuses of art as propaganda in the 20th century, but starts by setting the scene using precedents from the past. It explores protest art, discusses propaganda in the communist state and in the fascist state, and...

The Dance of Death - 41 Woodcuts

The most celebrated work of the 16th-century woodcut master, these 41 illustrations are a stark reminder of a dramatic motif: "Remember, you will die." Includes various quotations, depictions, and meditations on death.

Scroll Ornaments of the Early Victorian Period - 71 Engravings

Extravagant patterns: borders, flowers, wreaths, arches, grotesque ornaments, etc. 71 illustrations from authentic Victorian album.

101 Great Samurai Prints

One of the last great names in the Japanese ukiyo-e style, Kuniyoshi was an undisputed master of the warrior woodblock print -- and these 18th-century illustrations represent the pinnacle of his craft. One hundred and one full-color portraits of r...

Furniture: The Western Tradition - History, Style, Design

A history of furniture. John Morely documents the aesthetics of furniture, its social and cultural context, the sequence of styles - from Ancient Egyptian, Greek and Roman through Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque and onwards - and the individual touch...

Secret Architecture of Our Nation's Capital - The Masons and the Building of Washington, D.C

Today, there are more than twenty complete zodiacs in Washington, D.C., each one pointing to an extraordinary mystery. David Ovason, who has studied these astrological devices for ten years, now reveals why they have been placed in such abundance ...

Janson's History of Art: The Western Tradition

Old-Time Roses Stickers

lovely illustrations of full-blown blossoms, delicate buds, bouquets, much more. Enhance stationery, gift packages.

Chinese Designs

Thirty traditional designs grace the pages of this unique coloring book. Skillfully adapted from authentic motifs, they depict a pair of peacocks amid lush blossoms; a serpent-like dragon with scaly skin; an idyllic waterscape, revealing a gazebo ...

30,000 Years Of Art - The Story of Human Creativity Across Time and Space

"30,000 Years of Art" presents 1000 great works of art from all periods and regions in the world, arranged in chronological order for a general readership. Breaking through the usual geographical and cultural boundaries of art history, i...

Renoir Nudes

Shows selected Renoir paintings, and discusses the portrayal of women in his work.

Animal Love Summer

Pop-surrealist landscapes full of hope and despair, love and death.

The Skills of a Blacksmith: v.1 - Mastering the Fundamentals of Blacksmithing

Leonardo's Notebooks

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) possessed arguably the greatest mind the world has ever known. Artist, draftsman, inventor, and philosopher, his contributions to modern society are profound and wide-reaching. Throughout his life, Leonardo kept dozen...

Art: A Brief History

This book, an introduction to the history of art that features excellent scholarship, takes a global approach with an emphasis on the Western tradition in art. It reflects new interests and issues, expanding the topic to include women and minoriti...