Art - American - General

The Whitney Museum and Its Collection provides an in-depth look at the history of the Whitney Museum of American Art and its vast collection. This book is an essential resource for anyone interested in American art.This work has been selected by scholars as being...

This comprehensive book provides a deep insight into the lives and works of several renowned American artists. It offers a detailed analysis of their styles, techniques, and influences and showcases their masterpieces and contributions to American art. The book is a must-read for anyone...

This book features a series of lithographs of munition works from World War I America made by Joseph Pennell with the permission and authority of the United States government. The book includes notes and an introduction by the artist himself, providing an insightful perspective...

Mortal Thoughts is a culmination of decades of intimate conversations the two have shared. The topics range from love to hate, hope and despair. There is social commentary, introspection, nature, observations, and more. Some of the poems may come at you in a whisper....

Discover Jasper Johns as a passionate collector of drawings. Jasper Johns ranks among the major American artists of the twentieth century. His accomplishments as a collector, however, have been little known until now. Jasper Johns--The Artist as Collector is a beautifully produced volume that...

Are you a cat lover? Do you love Christmas? Then this is the purrfect cat coloring book for you, for your family, for your friends, for your coworkers, even for the neighbor with tons of cats Excellent stocking stuffer, secret Santa, white elephant gift,...

Chronicling the artist's life in Connecticut's "Quiet Corner"Winner of the Ruth Emery Award (2018)Rare Light is a collection of essays exploring little known facets of the life and career of a major American Impressionist painter. J. Alden Weir (1852-1919) painted some of his finest...

Norman Rockwell's scenes of everyday small-town life are among the most indelible images in all of twentieth-century art. While opinions of Rockwell vary from uncritical admiration to sneering contempt, those who love him and those who dismiss him do agree on one thing: his...

Symbolism in Art is a comprehensive guide to understanding the use of symbols in art. Written by Clara Erskine Clement, an American author and art historian, the book explores the meaning and significance of various symbols used by artists throughout history. Clement begins by...

""The Drawings of Jean Dubuffet"" is a comprehensive collection of the works of French artist Jean Dubuffet, known for his unique style of art brut or ""raw art."" The book is authored by Daniel Cordier, a prominent art dealer and collector who worked closely...

Understanding Madness explores the singular moods, fears, and synaesthetic experiences of a poet from the Pacific Northwest who also suffers from schizophrenia. It includes original collages that mirror the author's poetic sensibility on the cusp between word and image, reading and seeing, understanding and...

"From Selfies to Satire" by Aaron Vick is an extraordinary digital art collection that delves deep into the fusion of technology and personal expression. Each artwork, available exclusively on the Tezos blockchain, represents Vick's innovative use of AI and post-editing techniques to transform personal...

The art of distinguished realist painter and watercolorist, Allen Blagden. "There was a long bench in the living room of our house. And it was full of paper, crayons, watercolors--all the essentials for creating art." And so begins Allen Blagden's account of his career,...

Architectural Photography Of Houses: How To Take Good Pictures Of Exteriors And Interiors is a comprehensive guidebook written by Robert C. Cleveland. This book is designed to help photographers capture stunning images of houses, both inside and out. The book covers a range of...

Walter Ufer was a colorful personality. He was a generous, outspoken man with a sensitive social conscience. Accordingly, Ufer depicted the Indian with an unblinking eye for detail, often without the romanticized trappings of lost grandeur. His bold, confident use of thickly applied paint,...

Turkish Art of Love is a book written by Ben Nahum and Pinhas, which provides a comprehensive and insightful exploration of the art of love in Turkey. The book delves into the history and cultural significance of love in Turkish society, examining the different...

Practical Directions In Monochromatic Painting is a book written by Silas Wood and first published in 1847. The book is a comprehensive guide to the art of monochromatic painting, which involves using a single color or hue to create a painting. The book is...

Will Barnet's artistic career as a painter and printmaker spanned nearly eight decades of continuous creativity. Few artists, other than perhaps Picasso or Monet, can claim such an extended period of uninterrupted and innovative art making. From the darkness of the Great Depression to...

For nearly 30 years, Mort K?stler has focused his considerable talent on interpreting the Civil War. More than 160 of these images are the basis for the four volumes in this series.Author: Mort K?stlerISBN-10: 1684428335ISBN-13: 9781684428335Publisher: Cumberland House PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/01/2007Pages: 242Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.58lbsSize:...

A Bit of the Grand Canyon - Grand Canyon of the Colorado River - Thomas Moran Cross Stitch Pattern Details Design Size: 298w x 360h stitches Types of Stitches: Full stitches only, no half or quarter stitches, no backstitching Level of Difficulty: Advanced Sewn...

Halley's Pictorial Oak Park is a book written by William Halley in 1898. This book is a pictorial history of Oak Park, a suburb of Chicago, Illinois. It contains over 200 photographs and illustrations of the town, its buildings, and its residents. The book...

- First book published on the art of Addie Herder- Addie Herder's art works are held in such prestigious collections as the Guggenheim Museum, the Hirshhorn Museum, and the Neuberger Museum and have been exhibited around the world- Contributes to the historiography on 20th-century...

A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press's Open Access publishing program. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more. Maverick Movies tells the improbable story of New Line Cinema, a company that cut a remarkable path through the American...

Man Ray (1890-1976) was a polymath modernist, working in painting, sculpture, film, printmaking, and poetry. But it was his work in photography, with nude studies, fashion work, and portraiture that saw him pioneering a new chapter in the history of camerawork and art. With...

From Subjection to Survival is a work of feminist scholarship that works at the intersection of literature and art history, the written and the visual. By examining six important and diverse multiethnic American women writers of the twentieth century (Kate Chopin, Anzia Yezierska, Edith...

""The Import of Color Symbolism in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight"" by Joseph F. Eagan is a literary analysis of the use of color symbolism in the medieval poem ""Sir Gawain and the Green Knight."" The book explores the significance of colors such...

One of four volumes dealing with the world of comic art, this volume is a comprehensive, international bibliography dealing with animation, caricature, gag, illustrative, magazine, and political cartoons in the United States and Canada. Reflecting the substantial growth of comic art literature in recent...

Four decades ago, folklorists Jack and Olivia Solomon began documenting Southern cemeteries, recording the names, lives, and epitaphs of thousands of the deceased. The volume they now share with us is not a Book of the Dead, but a Book of Life. The Solomons...

Animal Sculpture is a book written by Walter Winans and published in 1913. The book is a comprehensive guide to the art of sculpting animals, covering a wide range of topics from the anatomy of different animals to the techniques used to create realistic...

50/50 is an eclectic collection of original art and poetry, born from the mind of American beat poet, Donald Fuston.Author: Donald FustonISBN-10: 8223049120ISBN-13: 9798223049128Publisher: B.B. Royal PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/24/2023Pages: 102Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.57lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.21d

Is it a graphic novel?Is it an art object?Is it an epic poem?Beyond the Quantum: An Existential Crisis in 5 Acts is none of the above and all of the above. It's 30 mind-expanding illustrations wrapped in a narrative that stares into the abyss...

A visually rich survey of two hundred years of Alabama fine arts and artists Alabama artists have been an integral part of the story of the state, reflecting a wide-ranging and multihued sense of place through images of the land and its people. Quilts,...

Historical Illustration by Paul Delaroche is a book that features a collection of the artist's historical paintings. Paul Delaroche was a prominent French painter of the 19th century who specialized in historical subjects. The book showcases his works that depict various historical events, including...

A lush and in-depth celebration of the clocks of David Rittenhouse, one of eighteenth-century America's greatest scientists and engineersAuthor: Donald L. Fennimore, Frank L. HohmannISBN-10: 0300272952ISBN-13: 9780300272956Publisher: Winterthur Museum, Garden, and LibraryLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/05/2023Pages: 272Format: HardcoverWeight: 4.35lbsSize: 11.70h x 9.60w x 1.30d

Winner, Violet Crown Award, Writers' League of Texas, 2008 For more than a decade, Marcia Kaylakie traveled Texas from the Panhandle to Big Bend country, from the Piney Woods to the Gulf, discovering thousands of quilts in towns from Alpine to Austin, Dimmitt to...

Sea Witch, a book of photography and poetry by Maine native, Kristie Billings - images and words of the sea, nature, folk art, dolls, loss, grief, love, acceptance, rage, music, life.From punk rock to menopause to swimming with seals! A middle-aged story of a...

A passion for life and learning exemplified the short career of one of the best American portrait artists of recent times. Florence McNeil Hardy started from the Kansas plains and, by her college days, was developing into an extraordinarily talented artist, winning an international...

Wildlife artists face a problem in depicting fleeting moments such as facial expressions, postures and flight. They are such fleeting moments that they cannot be fully remembered. This book is designed to overcome these problems and get every feather "just right". Cooper's Hawks inspire...

This book contains 36 photographs of Acorn Woodpeckers and their natural habitat in the highlands of central Arizona. Depicted are facial expressions, postures and flight patterns that are difficult for wildlife artists to depict accurately without the aid of photography. The text describes Acorn...

""A Manual Of Fresco And Encaustic Painting: Containing Ample Instructions For Executing Works Of These Descriptions"" is a book written by William Benjamin Sarsfield Taylor in 1843. The book provides a comprehensive guide to the techniques of fresco and encaustic painting, two ancient forms...

Waves battering the weathered rocks on a shore, young boys sailing carefree on open waters: Winslow Homer's raw, evocative seascapes are among the most distinctive and powerful in American art. Winslow Homer: Poet of the Sea offers here a fresh exploration of Homer and...

Representing at once a diversity of style, medium, and scale and an intersection of inspiration and response, Art of West Texas Women celebrates twenty women visual artists living and working in an expansive, rugged landscape--the vast western half of Texas, far from the dynamics...

Author: Paul LaffoleyISBN-10: 022631541XISBN-13: 9780226315416Publisher: University of Chicago PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/09/2016Pages: 320Format: HardcoverWeight: 4.30lbsSize: 11.30h x 11.30w x 1.00dReview Citation(s): Choice 10/01/2016Library Journal 10/01/2016 pg. 77

An original and ambitious approach to understanding the creative achievements of one of the most important American artists of the twentieth century. Totality offers a deeply researched and thoughtful account of the art of Barnett Newman (1905-1970). While Newman's paintings are widely regarded as...

In 1929, Louise Nevelson was a disappointed housewife with a young son, surrounded by New York's vibrant artistic community but unable to fully engage with it. By 1950, she was an artist living on her own, financially dependent on her family, but she had...

In 1957 the American artist Robert Motherwell made an unexpected claim: "I have only known two painting milieus well ... the Parisian Surrealists, with whom I began painting seriously in New York in 1940, and the native movement that has come to be known...

In 1940, America's favorite illustrator Norman Rockwell, his wife Mary, and their three sons moved to the picturesque rural village of West Arlington, Vermont. The artist discovered a treasure trove of models. Norman Rockwell's Models: In and out of the Studio is the first...

The first complete survey of an underrecognized American modernist in more than two decades. Agnes Pelton became famous for her distinctive metaphysical landscape paintings rooted in the imagery of the American Southwest and California. Drawing chiefly on her own inspirations, superstitions, and beliefs, Pelton...

The two-volume publication reflects on the Rubin Foundation's art and social justice initiatives over the last six years, including thematic essays, roundtable discussions, and newly commissioned artworks. An Incomplete Archive of Artistic Activism is a publication in two volumes, documenting the Rubin Foundation's art...

This is the first book on the boundary-pushing practice of the artist, dancer, and educator Suzanne Harris (1940-1979). Harris was a protagonist in key avant-garde projects of the downtown New York City artists' community in the 1970s (the Anarchitecture group, 112 Greene Street, FOOD,...