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Art (English)
The Arts collection offers a selection of richly illustrated, high quality art books. Titles have also been selected to cover periods, styles, and regional influences/settings in the development of American art, along with biographies and retrospectives treating the life and works of individual artists. It also includes interesting perspectives on the way art connects with daily life, such as graffiti, subway and performance art. A great resource for presentation items, as well as exploring the arts through public diplomacy programming.
This collection contains: 27 books
Products inside this collection
African American Art and Artists (English)
Samella Lewis has brought African American Art and Artists fully up to date in this revised and...
A Guide to Chicago's Murals (English)
Chicago is a city known for its fabulous architecture and public sculpture by artists such as...
American Modern: American Art in the Collection of the Museum of Modern Art, 1915-1950 (English)
American Modern presents a fresh look at The Museum of Modern Art's holdings of American art made...
Amy Sherald: the World We Make (English)
This publication—the first widely-available monograph on Amy Sherald— accompanies the artist's...
Art Deco Complete: The Definitive Guide to the Decorative Arts of the 1920s and 1930s (English)
Art Deco Complete is the last word in Art Deco, the most glamorous decorative arts style, and the...
Art of the American West: The Haub Family Collection at Tacoma Art Museum (English)
A remarkable testament to the enduring culture, power, and myth of the American West This...
Art on the Cutting Edge: A Guide to Contemporary Movements (English)
"The concept of the beautiful has undergone profound changes during the last half of the twentieth...
Asian American Art: A History, 1850-1970 (English)
Asian American Art: A History, 1850-1970 is the first comprehensive study of the lives and...
Black Art: A Cultural History (English)
The African diaspora—a direct result of the transatlantic slave trade and Western colonialism—has...
De Kooning: An American Master (English)
Willem de Kooning is one of the most important artists of the twentieth century, a true "painter's...
Edward Hopper: Portraits of America (English)
Now available again, this book is a penetrating exploration of the American realist painter Edward...
Edward Hopper's New York (English)
A revealing exploration of Edward Hopper's inspired relationship to New York City through his...
Everything She Touched: The Life of Ruth Asawa (English)
Everything She Touched recounts the incredible life of the American sculptor Ruth Asawa. This is...
Jean-Michel Basquiat. 40th Ed (English)
The legend of Jean-Michel Basquiat is as strong as ever. Synonymous with 1980s New York, the...
Kehinde Wiley: A New Republic (English)
Filled with reproductions of Kehinde Wiley's bold, colorful, and monumental work, this book...
Mark Bradford (English)
The first comprehensive study of the work of one of the most significant abstract painters of his...
MoMA Now: MoMA Highlights 90th Anniversary Edition (English)
This newly revised deluxe edition of MoMA Highlights celebrates the 90th anniversary of the...
Murals of New York City: The Best of New York's Public Paintings from Bemelmans to Parrish (English)
If all of the murals of New York City were under one roof, it would be the greatest collection of...
Since '45: America and the Making of Contemporary Art (English)
Since '45 details the collision of American history and modern art. Since World War II, New York...
Soul of a Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power (English)
African American art in the era of Malcolm X and the Black Panthers In the period of radical...
Souls Grown Deep Like the Rivers: Black Artists from the American South (English)
For generations, Black artists from the American South have forged a unique art tradition. Working...
Splendid Heritage: Perspectives on American Indian Arts (English)
The Splendid Heritage catalog of American Indian artifacts represents the commitment of American...
The American West in Bronze, 1850-1925 (English)
Themes of the American West have been enduringly popular, and The American West in Bronze features...
The Modern West: American Landscapes, 1890-1950 (English)
A fascinating and novel exploration of the transformative role played by the American West in the...
Unsettling Native Art Histories on the Northwest Coast (English)
Inseparable from its communities, Northwest Coast art functions aesthetically and performatively...
Warhol (English)
Andy Warhol (1928-1987) is hailed as the most important proponent of the Pop art movement. A...
