Quick view Buddhist Myths MSRP: Now: $29.99 Was: Buddhist Myths is an accessible, engaging, and highly informative exploration of the fascinating mythology underlying one of the world's oldest and most influential religions. Practiced today by more than 500 million adherents, Buddhism emerged from... MSRP: Now: $29.99 Was: Quick view
Quick view Patrick Kelly: Runway of Love MSRP: Now: $45.00 Was: “I want my clothes to make you smile!”—Patrick Kelly" Patrick Kelly (1954–1990) was known for his bold, bright, and joyful fashion creations that resonated in the streets and nightclubs and on the runways of New York, Paris, and beyond. The first... MSRP: Now: $45.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view The Hand Book: A Complete Guide MSRP: Now: $18.95 Was: Handy hands. What a unique tool! Explore the hand from a range of expected and unexpected aspects. Did you know that sign language varies from country to country? Have you ever wondered why some of us are left-handed while others are... MSRP: Now: $18.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Modigliani Up Close MSRP: Now: $50.00 Was: Among the most celebrated figures of modern art, Amedeo Modigliani (1884–1920) has been the subject of many exhibitions and publications, but none until now has examined in depth how the artist created his paintings and sculptures. Drawing on research... MSRP: Now: $50.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Monet’s Vétheuil in Winter MSRP: Now: $24.95 Was: Claude Monet’s Vétheuil in Winter (1878-79), painted during the artist’s first winter in the village, depicts his new home on the Seine, seen from the opposite bank of the river. Monet’s two and a half years in Vétheuil, a small farming community... MSRP: Now: $24.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Penny the Mirror MSRP: Now: $19.95 Was: Mirrors have it tough: They feel like they are not doing a good job. because whenever people stare at them they (almost) always say bad things. Who would have thought, that the mirrors out there, well, they take it personally. One plucky little mirror... MSRP: Now: $19.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view A Book of Days by Patti Smith MSRP: Now: $28.99 Was: A deeply moving and brilliantly idiosyncratic visual book of days by the National Book Award–winning author of Just Kids and M Train. More than 365 images chart Smith’s singular aesthetic -- inspired by her wildly popular Instagram. In 2018, without any... MSRP: Now: $28.99 Was: Quick view
Quick view Hidden Language of Symbols MSRP: Now: $45.00 Was: The Hidden Language of Symbols covers a wide-ranging selection of visual culture and art under one unified theme: symbols. Often not immediately apparent, our day-to-day lives abound with symbols of various kinds, from national emblems to emojis,... MSRP: Now: $45.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view The Artist MSRP: Now: $17.99 Was: The Artist likes to paint one picture before breakfast. When the world is quiet. In a small red boat, he sits surveying the world around him, paying special attention to the sunlight, reflections, and the birds, of course. Always the birds. He’s not... MSRP: Now: $17.99 Was: Quick view
Quick view Who's Who of Grown-Ups MSRP: Now: $14.95 Was: Owen Davey uses bold illustration to detail the professions, hobbies, and pastimes that keep grown-ups busy throughout the day. Have you ever dreamed of being a secret agent or a gardener, soccer player or singer, astronaut or pirate? Do you know what... MSRP: Now: $14.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Bosch Masters of Art MSRP: Now: $14.95 Was: Explore Hieronymus Bosch's fantastic illustrations of the afterlife and other religious concepts and narratives. Although Bosch's known works amount to no more than two dozen paintings and a handful of drawings, the artist had an enormous impact on... MSRP: Now: $14.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Schiele Masters of Art MSRP: Now: $14.95 Was: An elegant introduction to Egon Schiele’s career, this book untangles the mysteries and misunderstandings behind his genius. Egon Schiele left an enormous artistic legacy that is all the more powerful for the brevity of his career. Isabel Kuhl’s lively... MSRP: Now: $14.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Picasso Masters of Art MSRP: Now: $14.95 Was: Discover the motifs, masterpieces, and driving forces behind the artist Pablo Picasso. Picasso was arguably the most influential artist of the 20th century. Over the course of a career that spanned seven decades--and included thousands of paintings,... MSRP: Now: $14.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Kahlo Masters of Art MSRP: Now: $14.95 Was: Discover the life and work of Frida Kahlo in this introduction to the iconic Mexican artist. Although her body of work is relatively small, Frida Kahlo has inspired adoration and admiration that few other artists have attained. This accessible and... MSRP: Now: $14.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Holbein Masters of Art MSRP: Now: $14.95 Was: This introduction to the work of the 16th-century master portraitist Hans Holbein reveals the impressive and surprising scope of his career. 16th-century Europe was a time of unprecedented economic expansion, cross-cultural trade, religious upheaval,... MSRP: Now: $14.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Degas Masters of Art MSRP: Now: $14.95 Was: Get a glimpse into the life and work of painter, sculptor, and printmaker Edgar Degas, who is regarded as one of the founders of Impressionism. Best known for his depictions of young dancers on the stage and in the studio, Degas was an accomplished... MSRP: Now: $14.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Chagall Masters of Art MSRP: Now: $14.95 Was: Explore the vibrant work of artist Marc Chagall in this lively introduction and discover how his unique narrative style embraced Jewish culture and folklore. Marc Chagall's remarkable oeuvre spans a variety of media, from painting, ceramics, and stained... MSRP: Now: $14.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Magritte Masters of Art MSRP: Now: $14.95 Was: This revelatory examination of the Surrealist master updates prevailing theories about Magritte’s life and beliefs, and offers a surprising new assessment of an artist who strived for anonymity rather than fame. Throughout his career, Magritte subverted... MSRP: Now: $14.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Klimt Masters of Art MSRP: Now: $14.95 Was: The story of Klimt’s astonishing artistic career is told in this beautifully produced collection of reproductions, photographs and drawings with an accompanying text that places the artist in a unique historical moment and reflects his fierce appetite... MSRP: Now: $14.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Monet Masters of Art MSRP: Now: $14.95 Was: This generously illustrated volume on the work of Monet makes the world’s greatest art accessible to readers of every level of appreciation. Monet’s dazzling depictions of flowers, sunsets, fields, and oceans, in which line and shape are suggested... MSRP: Now: $14.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Botticelli Masters of Art MSRP: Now: $14.95 Was: This generously illustrated volume on the work of Botticelli makes the world’s greatest art accessible to readers of every level of appreciation. The Florentine painter Botticelli personifies the Golden Age of the early Renaissance. Best known for The... MSRP: Now: $14.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Van Gogh Masters of Art MSRP: Now: $14.95 Was: This generously illustrated volume on the work of Vincent van Gogh makes the world's greatest art accessible to readers of every level of appreciation. Tracing the arc of van Gogh's career, this volume presents his portraits and self-portraits,... MSRP: Now: $14.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Dürer Masters of Art MSRP: Now: $14.95 Was: This generously illustrated volume on the work of Dürer makes the world's greatest art accessible to readers of every level of appreciation. This monograph explores Dürer's entire life and oeuvre by focusing on the most important of his works. It follows... MSRP: Now: $14.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Caravaggio Masters of Art MSRP: Now: $14.95 Was: This generously illustrated volume on the work of Caravaggio makes the world's greatest art accessible to readers of every level of appreciation. This monograph explores Caravaggio's entire life and career by focusing on the most important of his works... MSRP: Now: $14.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Bruegel Masters of Art MSRP: Now: $14.95 Was: This generously illustrated volume on the work of Pieter Bruegel makes the world’s greatest art accessible to readers of every level of appreciation. A Renaissance painter and printmaker best known for his landscapes and peasant scenes; Bruegel’s... MSRP: Now: $14.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Let's Make Some Great Patterns MSRP: Now: $12.99 Was: Spark your child's imagination and get creative by making maze patterns, tessellating patterns, mosaics and even multi-colored marbling patterns using this enthusiastically written, jam-packed activity book! The easy to follow instructions will help your... MSRP: Now: $12.99 Was: Quick view
Quick view Just Enough Design MSRP: Now: $16.95 Was: A Japanese designer offers a compelling alternative way to engage with our possessions, our history, our environment, and each other. The Japanese phrase "hodo-hodo" originates in ancient times. When contemporary designer Taku Satoh applies it to his... MSRP: Now: $16.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view The Art of Feminism MSRP: Now: $45.00 Was: Featuring a new package and an additional 60 pages of material, this revised edition of The Art of Feminism covers an even more impressive range of artworks, artists, movements, and perspectives. Since the debut of the original volume in 2018, The Art... MSRP: Now: $45.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Sonia Delaunay MSRP: Now: $30.00 Was: Sonia Delaunay was a true pioneer of modernist abstraction; breaking with the figurative vocabulary that subordinated color to subject matter, she placed dynamic color interaction at the core of her vision, whether expressed through painting, book... MSRP: Now: $30.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Matisse Masters of Art MSRP: Now: $14.95 Was: From his earliest pointillist-influenced paintings to this mature and playful paper cut-outs; from enormous, ebullient murals to reverent stained glass--Henri Matisse was renowned for his dramatic use of color and fluid draftsmanship. Thirty of Matisse's... MSRP: Now: $14.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view What is Good Design? MSRP: Now: $24.99 Was: Good design is something we often recognize but can't express in words. This graphically delightful primer handily defines the seven characteristics of good design and shows why it matters. It is guaranteed to raise readers' Design IQ!This book by a... MSRP: Now: $24.99 Was: Quick view
Quick view Phantoms of Fairmont MSRP: Now: $12.00 Was: Philadelphia is a city of neighborhoods and Fairmount is among its most famous. But you know it for the Parkway and the museums. Did you know it is also home to a ghostly history? Eastern State Penitentiary has had countless reports of... MSRP: Now: $12.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view American Furniture Anatomy MSRP: Now: $39.99 Was: This comprehensive yet highly browsable reference offers concise definitions, clear line drawings, and photographs of the elements and features that make up American furniture of all types. Written by an expert furniture maker and woodworker with... MSRP: Now: $39.99 Was: Quick view
Quick view Mina Loy: Apology of Genius MSRP: Now: $27.50 Was: Mina Loy was born in London in 1882, became American, and lived variously in New York, Europe, and finally, Aspen until she died in 1966. Flamboyant and unapologetically avant-garde, she was a poet, painter, novelist, essayist,... MSRP: Now: $27.50 Was: Quick view
Quick view Nine Color Deer MSRP: Now: $18.99 Was: Here, from China, is a gorgeous story about generosity and gratitude, adapted from a traditional Buddhist tale by Kailin Duan. Her illustration style evokes artwork contemporary to the story's origins more than a thousand years ago, found in the famous... MSRP: Now: $18.99 Was: Quick view
Philly Made Quick view 50 First (Tree) Dates Zine MSRP: Now: $25.00 Was: A guide to going on dates with people to trees in Philadelphia, PA. What is our social relationship to plants? Can we create a feeling of belonging within a landscape? Tree Dates provide an opportunity to learn about and explore a connection to the land... MSRP: Now: $25.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Exceptionally Simple Theory of Sketching (Extended Edition) MSRP: Now: $14.99 Was: When watching a masterful sketcher, it seems that they create elaborate sketches with ease, tracing their pencils on the page and bringing to life rich and detailed drawings. After sweating away hours trying to create a simple sketch, you may find that... MSRP: Now: $14.99 Was: Quick view
Quick view Vermeer The Complete Works T40 series MSRP: Now: $30.00 Was: Discover one of the most admired artists in history: Johannes Vermeer. Complete with crisp reproductions, details, and insightful essays, this monograph spans his entire repertoire, illuminating the artist’s outstanding ability not only to bear witness... MSRP: Now: $30.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Caravaggio The Complete Works T40 Series MSRP: Now: $30.00 Was: Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (1571–1610), was always a name to be reckoned with. Notorious bad boy of Italian painting, the artist was at once celebrated and controversial: violent in temper, precise in technique, a creative master, and a man on the... MSRP: Now: $30.00 Was: Quick view
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Quick view Walking Philadelphia: 2nd Edition MSRP: Now: $18.95 Was: Award-winning journalist Natalie Pompilio guides you through 30 unique walking tours in this comprehensive guidebook. Go beyond the obvious with self-guided tours that showcase famed fare as well as vintage boutiques, high-end shopping destinations,... MSRP: Now: $18.95 Was: Quick view
On Sale 3 Covers Available Museum Exclusive Quick view River of Forms: Giuseppe Penone's Drawings MSRP: Now: $25.00 Was: $50.00 This exhibition publication is available with 3 different covers. 2 of the 3 are exclusive to the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Only the covers vary; the interior content for all 3 covers is the same. A groundbreaking look at the drawings of Giuseppe... MSRP: Now: $25.00 Was: $50.00 Quick view
Quick view Matisse in the 1930s MSRP: Now: $50.00 Was: The first in-depth examination of Matisse’s work in the 1930s, a key decade of creative innovation and renewal for this celebrated artist.In 1930, as Henri Matisse (1869–1954) embarked on The Dance, a monumental mural commissioned by the... MSRP: Now: $50.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Secret Lives of Dragons MSRP: Now: $18.99 Was: Discover a whole new world of dragons in this beautifully illustrated book on the scaliest of magical creatures. From every detail of their wings to the history of their treasure, you'll learn about famous dragons from around the world. The latest... MSRP: Now: $18.99 Was: Quick view
Quick view King Arthur & the Knights of the Round Table MSRP: Now: $29.99 Was: King Arthur & the Knights of the Round Table examines the fact and the fiction behind Arthur, Lancelot, Merlin, Guinevere, and Galahad, among others, as well as the quest for the Holy Grail. King Arthur most probably never existed yet he is one of... MSRP: Now: $29.99 Was: Quick view
Quick view Rodin in the United States: Confronting the Modern MSRP: Now: $60.00 Was: A compelling examination of French sculptor Auguste Rodin from the perspective of his enthusiastic American audience. This exhibition catalogue explores the American reception of French artist Auguste Rodin (1840–1917), from 1893, when his first work... MSRP: Now: $60.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Covered with Night MSRP: Now: $20.00 Was: The Pulitzer Prize-winning history that transforms a single event in 1722 into an unparalleled portrait of early America. In the winter of 1722, on the eve of a major conference between the Five Nations of the Haudenosaunee (also known as the... MSRP: Now: $20.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Amish Butters, Salsas & Spreads MSRP: Now: $16.99 Was: The Amish are known for their canning practices, which are essential to communities of large families and even larger gardens. Written by Amish writer Laura Anne Lapp, Amish Butters & Salsas offers sixty classic recipes for all varieties... MSRP: Now: $16.99 Was: Quick view
Quick view Ossman and Steel's Classic Household Guide to Appalachian Folk Healing MSRP: Now: $16.95 Was: Ossman & Steel’s Guide to Health or Household Instructor (its original title) is a collection of spells, remedies, and charms. The book draws from the old Pennsylvania Dutch and German powwow healing practices that in turn... MSRP: Now: $16.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Heirloom Gardener MSRP: Now: $27.50 Was: An A-to-Z compilation of traditional gardening skills and heirloom plants, nostalgically illustrated with wood block art. Modern life is a cornucopia of technological wonders. But is something precious being lost? A tangible bond with our... MSRP: Now: $27.50 Was: Quick view
Quick view Greek Myths MSRP: Now: $40.00 Was: The Greek myths are timeless classics, whose scenes and figures have captivated us since ancient times. The gods and heroes of these legends hold up a mirror to the human condition, embodying universal characteristics and truths – whether it be the... MSRP: Now: $40.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Fantasy of the Middle Ages MSRP: Now: $29.95 Was: This abundantly illustrated book is an illuminating exploration of the impact of medieval imagery on three hundred years of visual culture.From the soaring castles of Sleeping Beauty to the bloody battles of Game of Thrones, from... MSRP: Now: $29.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Japanese Myths: A Guide to Gods, Heroes and Spirits MSRP: Now: $24.95 Was: An illustrated guide to the fantastic world of Japanese myths: retelling the stories and exploring how Japanese mythology has changed over time, as new gods, heroes, and spirits have entered the canon. While people around the world love Japan’s... MSRP: Now: $24.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view True Colors MSRP: Now: $18.95 Was: A green cloud and a white tree? Who is responsible for illustrating this book? True Colors begins innocently with two friends, their dog, and their kite, but each time the story gets started, more colors seem to go awry. The narrator implores the reader... MSRP: Now: $18.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Kiss My Genders MSRP: Now: $40.00 Was: Kiss My Genders celebrates more than 30 international artists whose work explores and challenges traditional gender categories. The book features works from the late 1960s through to the present, and focuses on artists who draw on their own experiences... MSRP: Now: $40.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Architectural Theory: Pioneering Texts on Architecture from the Renaissance to Today MSRP: Now: $40.00 Was: The most influential architectural essays written since the Renaissance, copiously illustrated and neatly organized chronologically and by country. Discover the theories behind the structures in which we live, work, and play. From Alberti and Palladio to... MSRP: Now: $40.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Graphic Design: The History 40th Edition Series MSRP: Now: $30.00 Was: In this volume, Jens Müller traces 130 years of graphic design, designers, and developments from the late 19th century through the economic boom after World War II until today. Year-by-year spreads are combined with in-depth features on dozens of... MSRP: Now: $30.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Shahzia Sikander Extraordinary Realities MSRP: Now: $45.00 Was: Pioneering Pakistani American artist Shahzia Sikander is one of the most influential artists working today. Sikander is widely celebrated for expanding and subverting miniature painting to explore gender roles and sexuality, cultural identity, racial... MSRP: Now: $45.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Japanese Woodblock Prints 40th Edition series MSRP: Now: $30.00 Was: The Japanese woodblock print is a phenomenon with no Western equivalent. Breathtaking landscapes exist alongside blush-inducing erotica, ghosts and demons torment the living, and sumo wrestlers and kabuki actors are rock stars. This condensed edition... MSRP: Now: $30.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Infographic Design: Visual Storytelling with Information and Data MSRP: Now: $49.95 Was: Infographics provide graphic visual representations of information or knowledge intended to present data quickly and concisely to a broad swath of users of different skills, abilities and backgrounds. Infographic Design explores the building blocks of... MSRP: Now: $49.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Judith Joy Ross: Photographs 1978-2015 MSRP: Now: $65.00 Was: Judith Joy Ross: Photographs 1978–2015 is an illuminating retrospective that explores the life and career of a revered American photographer, illustrated by two hundred of her images, many never before seen or published. The work of Judith Joy Ross... MSRP: Now: $65.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Women Artists and the Surrealist Movement MSRP: Now: $29.95 Was: This pioneering book stands as the most comprehensive treatment of the lives, ideas, and art works of the remarkable group of women who were an essential part of the Surrealist movement. Leonora Carrington, Frida Kahlo, and Dorothea Tanning, among many... MSRP: Now: $29.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Psychology of an Art Writer MSRP: Now: $15.00 Was: Though she was widely known for her supernatural fictions, Lee hasn’t gained the recognition she so clearly deserves for her contributions in the fields of aesthetics, philosophy of empathy, and art criticism. An early follower of Walter Pater, her work... MSRP: Now: $15.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Photography, A Feminist History MSRP: Now: $45.00 Was: This feminist retelling of the history of photography puts women in the picture—and, more importantly, behind the camera! In ten thematic, chronological sections, Tate Modern curator Emma Lewis explores the vital role women artists have played in... MSRP: Now: $45.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Black, Brown & Latinx Design Educators MSRP: Now: $24.95 Was: In Black, Brown + Latinx Design Educators, Kelly Walters collects twelve deeply personal interviews with graphic design educators of color who teach at colleges and universities across the United States and Canada. The book centers the unique narratives... MSRP: Now: $24.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Sophie Taeuber-Arp: A life Through Art MSRP: Now: $39.95 Was: An intimate look at the life and career of the Dada hero known for the unique joy of her work across mediums, authored by her great-niece and buttressed with archival material. Even when performing at Zurich’s Cabaret... MSRP: Now: $39.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Nation of Women MSRP: Now: $26.50 Was: In Delaware society at the beginning of this period, to be a woman meant to engage in the activities performed by women, including diplomacy, rather than to be defined by biological sex. Among the Delaware, being a "woman" was therefore a... MSRP: Now: $26.50 Was: Quick view
Quick view Fragile Freedom MSRP: Now: $24.00 Was: This book is the first to chronicle the lives of African American women in the urban north during the early years of the republic. A Fragile Freedom investigates how African American women in Philadelphia journeyed from enslavement to the... MSRP: Now: $24.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Not All Wives MSRP: Now: $26.50 Was: Marital status was a fundamental legal and cultural feature of women's identity in the eighteenth century. Free women who were not married could own property and make wills, contracts, and court appearances, rights that the law of coverture... MSRP: Now: $26.50 Was: Quick view
Quick view Lenape Country Delaware Valley Society Before William Penn MSRP: Now: $29.95 Was: Lenape Country is a sweeping narrative history of the multiethnic society of the Delaware Valley in the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries. After Swanendael, the Natives, Swedes, and Finns avoided war by focusing on trade and forging strategic... MSRP: Now: $29.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Trees of North America MSRP: Now: $49.95 Was: A remarkable selection of American forest trees surveyed by François-André Michaux and Thomas Nuttall from The North American Sylva, held in the LuEsther T. Mertz Library of The New York Botanical Garden, featuring illustrations by celebrated... MSRP: Now: $49.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Philadelphia Builds: Essays on Architecture MSRP: Now: $24.95 Was: An in-depth tout of Philadelphia’s architectural history from the 1700s to the present day—for the general reader. In Philadelphia Builds, architecture critic Michael J. Lewis explains why Philadelphia has produced so many extraordinary... MSRP: Now: $24.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Geo-Graphics MSRP: Now: $19.99 Was: This special and unusual atlas is a marriage of science and art like no other. Our universe is brimming with secrets, and surprising curiosities. Here readers will learn the answers to all the questions they've asked themselves: What does... MSRP: Now: $19.99 Was: Quick view
Quick view Cats in Spring Rain MSRP: Now: $12.95 Was: This delightful little book pays homage to the cat through artfully curated Japanese poetry and prints. No one captures the graces and idiosyncrasies of cats quite like the painters, printmakers, and haiku masters of Japan. From the Edo to the Showa... MSRP: Now: $12.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Artists on Art MSRP: Now: $17.99 Was: Through a carefully curated selection of quotations, images and interviews, Artists on Art reveals what matters most to the masters. You'll discover how the giants of the different artistic genres developed their distinctive visual... MSRP: Now: $17.99 Was: Quick view
Quick view Women Who Changed Architecture MSRP: Now: $50.00 Was: A visual and global chronicle of the triumphs, challenges, and impact of over 100 women in architecture, from early practitioners to contemporary leaders. Marion Mahony Griffin passed the architectural licensure exam in 1898 and created exquisite... MSRP: Now: $50.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Louise Bourgeois Paintings MSRP: Now: $45.00 Was: An unprecedented look at the little-known paintings from Louise Bourgeois’s early years in New York that laid the groundwork for her sculptural practice. Louise Bourgeois (1911–2010) is celebrated today for her sculptures. Less known are the paintings... MSRP: Now: $45.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Courbet's Landscapes: The Origins of Modern Painting MSRP: Now: $50.00 Was: A groundbreaking insight into Gustave Courbet and his bold experiments in landscape painting. Between 1862 and 1866 Gustave Courbet embarked on a series of sensuous landscape paintings that would later inspire the likes of Monet, Pissarro, and Cézanne... MSRP: Now: $50.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Pierre Bonnard Beyond Vision MSRP: Now: $60.00 Was: An unparalleled reassessment of Pierre Bonnard, exploring his paintings, drawings, photography, and prints. As one of the founders of the post-Impressionist group the Nabis, French artist Pierre Bonnard (1867–1947) is frequently seen as a transitional... MSRP: Now: $60.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view SEEN Issue 002 MSRP: Now: $20.00 Was: BlackStar creates the spaces and resources needed to uplift the work of Black, Brown and Indigenous artists working outside of the confines of genre. We do this by producing year-round programs including film screenings, exhibitions, an annual film... MSRP: Now: $20.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Aperture Issue 238: House & Home MSRP: Now: $24.95 Was: How do homes serve as emblems of a moment, markers of the past, or articulations of future possibilities? The Spring 2020 issue of Aperture considers the meanings and forms of a home, and the relationships between architecture, design, and the domestic... MSRP: Now: $24.95 Was: Quick view
On Sale Quick view Michael Snow Photo Centric Bulletin MSRP: Now: $4.99 Was: $20.00 Michael Snow Photo-Centric focuses on a selection of the artist's photographic work from 1962 to the present. The book considers Snow's interest in late modernism's self-reflexivity and, specifically, his exploration of how the mechanics of photography... MSRP: Now: $4.99 Was: $20.00 Quick view
On Sale Quick view Ike Taiga And Tokuyama Gyokuran: Japanese Masters Of The Brush Softcover MSRP: Now: $22.99 Was: $45.00 Taiga (1723–1776) and his wife, Tokuyama Gyokuran (1727–1784), were preeminent artists in eighteenth-century Japan. This landmark book—the only comprehensive survey available in English—focuses on the lives and times of these artists and accompanies the... MSRP: Now: $22.99 Was: $45.00 Quick view
Quick view Barnstorming in Eastern Pennsylvania and Beyond MSRP: Now: $35.00 Was: Barns are iconic features of the American landscape. Among the wide variety of American barns, the Pennsylvania barn holds a special place in the agricultural traditions of North America. Combining features found in Alpine Switzerland and the... MSRP: Now: $35.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Barbara Chase-Riboud Malcolm X Steles MSRP: Now: $25.00 Was: Bringing together more than forty works from the United States and Europe, this exhibition examines Barbara Chase-Riboud’s artistic career, focusing primarily on her important Malcolm X sculptures. Five works from that series—among them the Museum’s... MSRP: Now: $25.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Faith Ringgold: American People MSRP: Now: $79.95 Was: Faith Ringgold is a critically acclaimed and key figure of postwar American art, whose unique methods of visual storytelling have documented and advanced art historical, feminist, and civil rights movements for more than half a century... MSRP: Now: $79.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view 5 Days that Shook the World Seattle and Beyond MSRP: Now: $20.00 Was: In the annals of popular protest in America, these have been shining hours, achieved entirely outside the conventional arena of orderly protest, white paper activism and the timid bleats of the professional leadership of big labor... MSRP: Now: $20.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Photography Against the Grain Essays and Photo Works 1973-1983 MSRP: Now: $40.00 Was: Long out of print, this seminal collection of essays and photographs by artist, theorist and filmmaker, Allan Sekula was originally published by the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in 1984. Sekula sought to portray the inextricable bond between... MSRP: Now: $40.00 Was: Quick view
On Sale Quick view Castle MSRP: Now: $8.99 Was: $12.99 In this 1978 Caldecott Honor Book, award-winning author and illustrator David Macaulay explores the history and construction of castles in a richly illustrated resource for curious young readers. The word itself conjures up mystery, romance, intrigue,... MSRP: Now: $8.99 Was: $12.99 Quick view
Quick view Storied Stone: Reframing the Philadelphia Museum of Art's South Indian Temple Hall MSRP: Now: $40.00 Was: Storied Stone weaves together memories and scholarship to offer an illuminating perspective on one of the most striking museum spaces. While visiting Madurai, Tamil Nadu, in 1913, the Philadelphian Adeline Pepper Gibson purchased over sixty... MSRP: Now: $40.00 Was: Quick view
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Quick view The Making of Rodin MSRP: Now: $55.00 Was: Auguste Rodin (1840–1917) was a radical sculptor whose unorthodox approach to multiplication, assemblage, industrial production, and serial repetition challenged classical sculptural traditions and provided a definitive break in the history of art... MSRP: Now: $55.00 Was: Quick view
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