Quick view Cy Twombly: Fifty Days At Iliam MSRP: Now: $40.00 Was: Edited by Carlos Basualdo with essays by Carlos Basualdo, Olena Chervonik, Richard Fletcher, Emily Greenwood, and Nicola Del Roscio This revelatory publication provides a comprehensive and multifaceted account of Cy Twombly’s masterpiece Fifty Days at... MSRP: Now: $40.00 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 The Book Of Symbols: Reflections On Archetypal Images MSRP: Now: $39.99 Was: Archive for Research in Archetypal Symbolism (ARAS) (Author) Handbook of visual experience: An exploration of symbols and their meanings throughout history The Book of Symbols combines original and incisive essays about particular symbols with... MSRP: Now: $39.99 Was: Quick view
Quick view Iliad translated by Emily Wilson MSRP: Now: $39.95 Was: When Emily Wilson’s translation of The Odyssey appeared in 2017—revealing the ancient poem in a contemporary idiom that was “fresh, unpretentious and lean” (Madeline Miller, Washington Post)—critics lauded it... MSRP: Now: $39.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view I Always Knew: A Memoir by Barbara Chase-Riboud MSRP: Now: $39.95 Was: Barbara Chase-Riboud has led a remarkable life. After graduating from Yale’s School of Design and Architecture, she moved to Europe and spent decades traveling the world and living at the center of artistic, literary, and political circles. She became a... MSRP: Now: $39.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Women Healers MSRP: Now: $39.95 Was: In her eighteenth-century medical recipe manuscript, the Philadelphia healer Elizabeth Coates Paschall asserted her ingenuity and authority with the bold strokes of her pen. Paschall developed an extensive healing practice, consulted medical texts,... MSRP: Now: $39.95 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 The Slip: The New York City Street That Changed American Art Forever MSRP: Now: $38.99 Was: For just over a decade, from 1956 to 1967, a collection of dilapidated former sail-making warehouses clustered at the lower edge of Manhattan became the quiet epicenter of the art world. Coenties Slip, a dead-end street near the water, was home to a... MSRP: Now: $38.99 Was: Quick view
Quick view Before the Borderless: Dialogues with the Art of Cy Twombly MSRP: Now: $36.00 Was: In 2018, just a few weeks after his father’s death, Dean Rader made a pilgrimage to the Gagosian Gallery in New York to see a retrospective of Cy Twombly’s work, In Beauty It is Finished: Drawings 1951-2008. The exhibit led to a poem that would become... MSRP: Now: $36.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Digging in the City of Brotherly Love MSRP: Now: $35.00 Was: Historic Philadelphia has long yielded archaeological treasures from its past. Excavations required by the National Historic Preservation Act have recovered pottery shards, pots, plates, coins, bones, and other artifacts relating to early life in the... MSRP: Now: $35.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Graphic Designers on Creative Processes How Ideas are Born MSRP: Now: $35.00 Was: Ideas are not born alone. They come from a process to a large extent organized and rational but sometimes unconscious and magical. In this book we can enjoy and learn from the creative processes of great graphic designers and creative voices... MSRP: Now: $35.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view On the Necessity of Gardening MSRP: Now: $35.00 Was: Organized as an inventive abecedarium, On the Necessity of Gardening tells the story of the garden as a rich source of inspiration. Over the centuries, artists, writers, poets and thinkers from Capability Brown to Derek Jarman have each described,... MSRP: Now: $35.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Printing Design for Graphic Designers MSRP: Now: $35.00 Was: Printing Design for Graphic Designers is a reference book that showcases design projects from all over the world and focuses on the processes that were used to print them. The book opens with a thorough introduction of printing history,... MSRP: Now: $35.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view BLAM! Black Lives Always Mattered MSRP: Now: $35.00 Was: African American history has produced countless exceptional heroes, leaders, and role models. The graphic novel, BLAM! Black Lives Always Mattered!, tells the inspiring stories of 14 important Black Philadelphians, such as opera singer Marian... MSRP: Now: $35.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Souls Grown Deep Like Rivers MSRP: Now: $35.00 Was: For generations, Black artists from the American South have forged a unique art tradition. Working in near isolation from established practices, they have created masterpieces in clay, driftwood, roots, soil, and recycled and cast-off objects that... MSRP: Now: $35.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Make Ink: A Forager's Guide to Natural Inkmaking MSRP: Now: $35.00 Was: The Toronto Ink Company was founded in 2014 by designer and artist Jason Logan as a citizen science experiment to make eco-friendly, urban ink from street-harvested pigments. In Make Ink, Logan delves into the history of inkmaking and the science of... MSRP: Now: $35.00 Was: 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 The Backyard Birdwatcher's Bible MSRP: Now: $35.00 Was: The Backyard Birdwatcher’s Bible is that rare type of book, one that is as packed with information as it is pleasing to look at. An elegant aesthetic is paired with practical tips on identifying, attracting, and caring for backyard birds, as well as... MSRP: Now: $35.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Classical Splendor: Painted Furniture for a Grand Philadelphia House MSRP: Now: $35.00 Was: Alexandra Alevizatos Kirtley (Author), Peggy A. Olley (Author) with an essay by Jeffrey A. Cohen This handsome book explores in depth a group of stunning painted and gilded furniture designed by the architect Benjamin Henry Latrobe, best known for... MSRP: Now: $35.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Worldly Goods: The Arts Of Early Pennsylvania, 1680 - 1758 MSRP: Now: $35.00 Was: Jack Lindsey(Author) with essays by Edward C. Carter ll, Richard S. Dunn, and Richard Saunders Focusing on Philadelphia's prominent role in the history of Colonial America, this exhibition catalogue surveys the decorative and fine arts produced during... MSRP: Now: $35.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view BLK ART: The Audacious Legacy of Black Artists and Models in Western Art MSRP: Now: $34.99 Was: Elegant. Refined. Exclusionary. Interrupted. The foundations of the fine art world are shaking. Beyoncé and Jay-Z break the internet by blending modern Black culture with fine art in their iconic music video filmed in the Louvre. Kehinde Wiley powerfully... MSRP: Now: $34.99 Was: Quick view
Quick view Encyclopedia of 5,000 Spells: The Ultimate Reference Book for the Magical Arts MSRP: Now: $34.99 Was: For serious readers and dabblers alike, the acclaimed author of the Encyclopedia of 5000 Spells offers the essential book for working with supernatural beings. Spirits permeate every corner of our culture, and the Encyclopedia of Spirits explains who... MSRP: Now: $34.99 Was: Quick view
Quick view Surrealists in New York MSRP: Now: $34.95 Was: An absorbing group biography revealing how exiles from war-torn France brought surrealism to America, sparking the movement that became abstract expressionism. In 1957 the American artist Robert Motherwell made an unexpected claim: "I have only known... MSRP: Now: $34.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view The Guardians of Art Conversations with Major Collectors MSRP: Now: $33.00 Was: In The Guardians of Art, DC-based collector Dani Levinas brings together 34 of the most outstanding names in contemporary art collecting, embracing a diverse range of characters who talk with him about the motivations behind their drive... MSRP: Now: $33.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Remarks on Color Eve Wood MSRP: Now: $32.95 Was: Artist, critic and poet Eve Wood has a ribald sense of humor and for decades has had a distinctive presence in the Southern California art world. This is her first monograph, featuring a collection of off-beat, imaginative color studies populated with... MSRP: Now: $32.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Invitation to A Banquet: The Story of Chinese Food MSRP: Now: $32.50 Was: Chinese was the earliest truly global cuisine. When the first Chinese laborers began to settle abroad, restaurants appeared in their wake. Yet Chinese has the curious distinction of being both one of the world’s best-loved culinary traditions and one of... MSRP: Now: $32.50 Was: Quick view
On Sale Quick view The Art of the Peales: Adaptations and Innovations MSRP: Now: $32.50 Was: $65.00 Active from the late 1700s through the early twentieth century, the Peale family was America’s first artistic dynasty. This overview of the art of the Peales presents more than 160 works in a variety of media from the renowned collection of the... MSRP: Now: $32.50 Was: $65.00 Quick view
On Sale Quick view The Enchanted World Of German Romantic Prints: 1770 - 1850 MSRP: Now: $32.50 Was: $65.00 John Ittmann (Editor), Cordula Grewe (Editorial Consultant) From the 1770s through the 1840s, German, Austrian, and Swiss artists used the medium of printmaking to create works that synthesized poetry, literature, music, and the visual arts in new and... MSRP: Now: $32.50 Was: $65.00 Quick view
Quick view Massimo Listri: Cabinet of Curiosities MSRP: Now: $30.00 Was: Cabinets of curiosities fascinated people of the 16th and 17th centuries. They offered a glimpse into a world full of natural wonders and treasures that aimed to reflect the order of the universe. This volume takes us through the world’s most... MSRP: Now: $30.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Fashion Designers A-Z T40 MSRP: Now: $30.00 Was: Celebrating over a century of fashion’s greatest talents, from Azzedine Alaïa and Coco Chanel to Alexander McQueen and Yves Saint Laurent. From Azzedine Alaïa, Cristóbal Balenciaga, and Coco Chanel to Alexander McQueen, Yves Saint Laurent, and... MSRP: Now: $30.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Big Type MSRP: Now: $30.00 Was: ‘Big Type’ explores graphic design and identity work where the emphasis is on typography. The visual landscape in which today’s designers are contributing to is very cluttered and the digital world alone is so vast, that sometimes it... MSRP: Now: $30.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Renegade Edo and Paris MSRP: Now: $30.00 Was: A critical look at the renegade spirit that permeates Japanese prints and the posters of fin-de-siècle Paris. Both the Edo period (1603–1868) in Japan and the late nineteenth century in France witnessed a multitude of challenges to the status quo from... MSRP: Now: $30.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Essays on Landscape MSRP: Now: $30.00 Was: One of the most renowned landscape architects in practice today, Laurie Olin has created designs for the grounds of the Washington Monument, the National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden, and Bryant Park in New York City. His recent projects... MSRP: Now: $30.00 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 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
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 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
On Sale Quick view Jasper Johns: Mind/Mirror MSRP: Now: $30.00 Was: $60.00 Jasper Johns (b. 1930) is one of the most influential artists living today . Over the past 65 years, he has produced a radical and varied body of work marked by constant reinvention. Inspired by the artist’s long-standing fascination with mirroring and... MSRP: Now: $30.00 Was: $60.00 Quick view
Quick view Lewis W. Hine America at Work MSRP: Now: $30.00 Was: More than 300 photographs by Lewis W. Hine, whose trailblazing documentary images of early 20th-century working conditions helped to transform United States labor laws. This book covers all eras of Hine’s work, including his pictures of child... MSRP: Now: $30.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Handbuilt: A Modern Potter's Guide to Handbuilding with Clay MSRP: Now: $29.99 Was: Covering the oldest and most traditional ways to make pots, Handbuilt is a beginner's guide to hand building with clay – no pottery wheel required. This book will teach you the building blocks to working with clay and how to apply a professional finish... MSRP: Now: $29.99 Was: Quick view
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 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
On Sale Quick view Marcel Duchamp: Étant Donnés (paperback) MSRP: Now: $29.99 Was: $40.00 Michael R. Taylor (Author) with essays by Andrew Lins, Melissa S. Meighan, and Beth A. Price, Ken Sutherland, Scott Homolka, and Elena Torok In his early thirties, Marcel Duchamp convinced everyone that he had abandoned making art in favor of playing... MSRP: Now: $29.99 Was: $40.00 Quick view
Quick view Berthe Morisot MSRP: Now: $29.95 Was: Berthe Morisot won over the Impressionists with her talent and became the first woman of the group alongside Monet, Degas, Renoir, Pissarro, and Sisley. Likewise, she was heralded by the greatest writers of her time; in this tribute to her, an anthology... MSRP: Now: $29.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Feminist Designer: On the Personal and the Political in Design MSRP: Now: $29.95 Was: Feminist Designer brings together a constellation of voices and perspectives to examine the intersection of design and feminist theory. For decades, the feminist refrain within design has hinged on the representation and inclusion of women in the field... MSRP: Now: $29.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Vine of the Soul: Medicine Men, Their Plants and Rituals in the Colombian Amazonia MSRP: Now: $29.95 Was: Vine of the Soul is an exceptional photographic essay accompanied by detailed descriptions of the Amazonians' use of medicinal and other sacred plant substances. Over 160 documentary photos, some of the most significant ever taken on the subject, bring... MSRP: Now: $29.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Philadelphia City of Homes MSRP: Now: $29.95 Was: Philadelphia: City of Homes is an affectionate homage to Philadelphia by architect David Traub, which reveals his deep and intimate knowledge of the city’s streets and buildings. His third book about Philadelphia’s architecture and... MSRP: Now: $29.95 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 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 Extra Bold: A Feminist, Inclusive, Anti-racist, Nonbinary Field Guide for Graphic Designers MSRP: Now: $29.95 Was: Extra Bold is the inclusive, practical, and informative career handbook for designers that we've all been waiting for. Written collaboratively by a diverse team of authors, the book opens with critical essays that rethink design principles and practices... MSRP: Now: $29.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Home Computers: 100 Icons that Defined a Digital Generation MSRP: Now: $29.95 Was: Today, people carry powerful computers in our pockets and call them “phones.” A generation ago, people were amazed that the processing power of a mainframe computer could be contained in a beige box on a desk. This book is a celebration of... MSRP: Now: $29.95 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 Mondrian A-Z MSRP: Now: $28.00 Was: Pivotal in modern art's move towards abstraction, Piet Mondrian's oeuvre is extraordinarily versatile and complex. Not only did he paint and draw, he also wrote extensively about his thoughts and theories on art and life. Moving from traditional Dutch... MSRP: Now: $28.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Hopper A-Z MSRP: Now: $28.00 Was: The distinctive melancholy found in Edward Hopper’s (1882–1967) paintings often leads viewers to wonder about the more intimate details of the artist’s life. Where exactly did this master of loneliness live and work? What influenced him most while he was... MSRP: Now: $28.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Cezanne A-Z MSRP: Now: $28.00 Was: Paul Cezanne’s incomparable, architectonic rendering of light and color provided the foundation of his reputation as a forerunner of modernism. Which specific locations left such vivid impressions on this scion of a provincial banker’s family? What and... MSRP: Now: $28.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Cranach A-Z MSRP: Now: $28.00 Was: Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472–1553) created around 500 works during his lifetime. With his portraits of Martin Luther and Philipp Melanchton, and in his position as court painter to Frederick the Wise, Cranach quickly became one of the most sought-after... MSRP: Now: $28.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Papier Tigre Color Inspiration Book: Volume II MSRP: Now: $28.00 Was: Discover 300 pages of color inspiration with 450 as rich as they are surprising, combinations inspired by 150 destinations. Reflecting the diversity and beauty of our animal world. This book is a great combination to the volume 1, still with CMYK and... MSRP: Now: $28.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Edible Wild Plants MSRP: Now: $27.99 Was: "Wild spinach about 7 feet tall and fully mature. Well-fed wild spinach is well-branched and produces a huge quantity of seeds when mature. The leaves are still edible at this stage but are reduced in quality, taking on a somewhat... MSRP: Now: $27.99 Was: Quick view
Quick view All the Beauty in the World MSRP: Now: $27.99 Was: A fascinating, revelatory portrait of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and its treasures by a former New Yorker staffer who spent a decade as a museum guard. Millions of people climb the grand marble staircase to visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art every... MSRP: Now: $27.99 Was: Quick view
Quick view Wildscape MSRP: Now: $27.50 Was: Master naturalist Nancy Lawson takes readers on a fascinating tour of the vibrant web of nature outside our back door—where animals and plants perceive and communicate using marvelous sensory abilities we are only beginning to understand. Organized into... MSRP: Now: $27.50 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 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 Queer X Design 50 Years of Signs, Symbols, Banners, Logos MSRP: Now: $27.00 Was: Beginning with pre-liberation and the years before the Stonewall uprising, spanning across the 1970s and 1980s and through to the new millennium, Queer X Design celebrates the inventive and subversive designs that have powered the resilient and... MSRP: Now: $27.00 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 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 Why the Museum Matters MSRP: Now: $26.00 Was: Art museums have played a vital role in our culture, drawing on Enlightenment ideals in shaping ideas, advancing learning, fostering community, and providing spaces of beauty and permanence. In this thoughtful and often personal volume, Daniel H. Weiss... MSRP: Now: $26.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view On the Turtle's Back MSRP: Now: $25.95 Was: The Lenape tribe, also known as the Delaware Nation, lived for centuries on the land that English colonists later called New Jersey. But once America gained its independence, they were forced to move further west: to Indiana, then Missouri, and finally... MSRP: Now: $25.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view How to Be A Design Student MSRP: Now: $25.95 Was: Designer, artist, and educator Mitch Goldstein's experience as student and teacher gives guidance and inspiration to help students get the most out of design school. Life as a design student is filled with questions. Rochester Institute of... MSRP: Now: $25.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Ruben's Spirit from Ingenuity to Genius MSRP: Now: $25.00 Was: Peter Paul Rubens was the most inventive and prolific northern European artist of his age. This book discusses his life and work in relation to three interrelated themes: spirit, ingenuity, and genius. It argues that Rubens and his reception were pivotal... MSRP: Now: $25.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Michelangelo and the Viewer in his Time MSRP: Now: $25.00 Was: Today most of us enjoy the work of famed Renaissance artist Michelangelo by perusing art books or strolling along the galleries of a museum—and the luckier of us have had a chance to see his extraordinary frescoes on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel... MSRP: Now: $25.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Leonardo da Vinci Self, Art and Nature MSRP: Now: $25.00 Was: This incisive and illuminating biography follows the three themes that shaped the life of Leonardo da Vinci and, through him, forever changed Western art and imagination: nature, art, and self-fashioning. Nature and art helped form Leonardo. He spent... MSRP: Now: $25.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Jan van Eyck within His Art MSRP: Now: $25.00 Was: Jan van Eyck (1390–1441) was one of the most inventive and influential artists in the entire European tradition. The realism of his paintings continues to astound observers more than six centuries on, even though our world is saturated by high-resolution... MSRP: Now: $25.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Illustrator the Best from Around the World MSRP: Now: $25.00 Was: For all those who thought digital heralded the end of an era: illustration is alive and kicking, and new tools have given the art renewed vigor and the illustrator greater stamina. Steven Heller & Julius Wiedemann present a snapshot of “the new... MSRP: Now: $25.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Botticelli: Artist and Designer MSRP: Now: $25.00 Was: In this vivid account, Ana Debenedetti reexamines the life and work of Renaissance artist Sandro Botticelli through a novel lens: his business acumen. Focusing on the organization of Botticelli’s workshop and the commercial strategies he devised to make... MSRP: Now: $25.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Albrecht Durer Art and Autobiography MSRP: Now: $25.00 Was: The Italian Renaissance birthed the modern sense of self, and no artist from the period compares with Albrecht Dürer (1471–1528) in terms of the almost obsessive interest he displayed in his own life. Dürer’s works are filled with personal details from... MSRP: Now: $25.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view 100 Manga Artists MSRP: Now: $25.00 Was: Discover the latest and the greatest of Japan’s manga scene. This revised and updated edition features classic maestros like Osamu Tezuka (creator of Astro Boy) and Katsuhiro Otomo (creator of Akira) as well as the most exciting... MSRP: Now: $25.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Donatello and the Dawn of Renaissance Art MSRP: Now: $25.00 Was: The Italian sculptor known as Donatello helped to forge a new kind of art—one that came to define the Renaissance. His work was progressive, challenging, and even controversial. Using a variety of novel sculptural techniques and innovative... MSRP: Now: $25.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Future of the Museum: 28 Dialogues MSRP: Now: $25.00 Was: The world’s leading museum directors discuss the future of museums in the wake of 2020’s pandemic and social upheavals. 2020 ushered in a new decade and with it a series of unforeseen events that have reoriented the future. As the coronavirus forced... MSRP: Now: $25.00 Was: Quick view
Philly Made Quick view 50 First (Tree) Dates Volume 2 Zine MSRP: Now: $25.00 Was: A guide to going on dates with people to visit trees in Philadelphia, PA. There are 25 more tree-dates out there! What is our social relationship to plants? Can we create a feeling of belonging within a landscape? Tree Dates provide an opportunity... MSRP: Now: $25.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Winslow Homer: Force of Nature MSRP: Now: $25.00 Was: A fresh exploration of the work of iconic American painter Winslow Homer (1836–1910) through the lens of conflict, a recurring theme in his prolific career. A persistent fascination with struggle permeates Homer’s art—from emblematic images of the Civil... MSRP: Now: $25.00 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
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 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 Monet: The Triumph of Impressionism MSRP: Now: $25.00 Was: Few artists tried as hard as Claude Monet (1840–1926) to capture light itself on canvas. The painter of whom Cézanne said “only an eye, but my God what an eye!” he stayed true to the principle of absolute fidelity to the visual sensation, painting... MSRP: Now: $25.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Impressionism 1860 - 1920 MSRP: Now: $25.00 Was: It was a dappled and daubed harbor scene that gave Impressionism its name. When Impression, Sunrise by Claude Monet was exhibited in April 1874, critics seized upon the work’s title and its loose stylistic rendering of light and motion... MSRP: Now: $25.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Eugene Atget: Paris MSRP: Now: $25.00 Was: Take an intimate promenade through Paris with some 500 images from Eugène Atget. Down main streets and side streets, through courtyards, arcades, and the city’s 20 arrondissements, we find a unique portrait of a beloved city and the making... MSRP: Now: $25.00 Was: Quick view
On Sale Quick view American Furniture: 1650-1840: Highlights from the Philadelphia Museum of Art MSRP: Now: $25.00 Was: $50.00 American Furniture, 1650–1840: Highlights from the Philadelphia Museum of Art is the first publication dedicated to one of the finest collections of its type in the country. Best known for furniture by artisans from Philadelphia and southeastern... MSRP: Now: $25.00 Was: $50.00 Quick view
Quick view How to Read European Armor MSRP: Now: $25.00 Was: This engaging book offers an introduction to and overview of armor in Europe from the Middle Ages through the 17th century, focusing in particular on the 16th century when plate armor reached its peak of stylistic beauty and functional... MSRP: Now: $25.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Gustav Klimt (Taschen) MSRP: Now: $25.00 Was: Fall under the spell of Gustav Klimt. A century after his death, the Viennese artist still startles with his unabashed eroticism, dazzling surfaces, and artistic experimentation. Master of 19th-century Viennese art and pioneer of the Secessionist... MSRP: Now: $25.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Hiroshige: One Hundred Famous Views of Edo MSRP: Now: $25.00 Was: A dazzling reprint of Hiroshige's views of Edo (modern-day Tokyo), one of the masterpieces of the ukiyo-e woodblock tradition and a paradigm of the Japonisme that inspired Impressionist, Post-Impressionist and Art Nouveau artists, from Vincent van Gogh... MSRP: Now: $25.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Bauhaus MSRP: Now: $25.00 Was: In a fleeting 14-year period between two world wars, Germany’s Bauhaus school of art and design changed the face of modernity. With utopian ideas for the future, the school developed a pioneering fusion of fine art, craftsmanship, and... MSRP: Now: $25.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Photographers A to Z MSRP: Now: $25.00 Was: Arranged alphabetically, this biographical encyclopedia features every major photographer of the 20th century alongside her or his most significant monographs. From the earliest representatives of classical Modernism right up to... MSRP: Now: $25.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Florilegium: The Book of Plants MSRP: Now: $25.00 Was: In 367 exquisite plates, this treasure of botanical literature records the flowers of the palatial grounds at Eichstätt, Bavaria, once some of the most beautiful gardens in history. The illustrations are organized by season and, following the... MSRP: Now: $25.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Leonardo: The Complete Drawings MSRP: Now: $25.00 Was: One of the most accomplished human beings who ever lived, Leonardo da Vinci remains the quintessential Renaissance genius. Creator of the world’s most famous paintings, this scientist, artist, philosopher, inventor, builder, and... MSRP: Now: $25.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Modern Art MSRP: Now: $25.00 Was: Most art historians agree that the modern art adventure first developed in the 1860s in Paris. A circle of painters, whom we now know as Impressionists, began painting pictures with rapid, loose brushwork. They turned to everyday street... MSRP: Now: $25.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Impressionism And Post-Impressionism: Highlights From The Philadelphia Museum Of Art MSRP: Now: $25.00 Was: By Jennifer A. Thompson with contributions by Joseph J. Rishel and Eileen Owens Featuring ninety highlights from the Philadelphia Museum of Art’s stellar collection of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist art, this handsome volume includes iconic works... MSRP: Now: $25.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view A History Of Photography: From 1839 To The Present MSRP: Now: $25.00 Was: George Eastman’s career developed in a particularly American way. The founder of Kodak progressed from a delivery boy to one of the most important industrialists in American history, and a crucial innovator in photographic history. Eastman died in 1932,... MSRP: Now: $25.00 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 Garden Apothecary MSRP: Now: $24.99 Was: A practical guide to plant-based remedies but also an inspiring and joyful ode to the world of plants. The Garden Apothecary shows us how to harvest and use commonly found plants, weeds and herbs to create our own healing home apothecaries. With... MSRP: Now: $24.99 Was: Quick view