Quick view Monet: The Triumph of Impressionism MSRP: Now: $20.00 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: $20.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Impressionism: 1860 - 1920 MSRP: Now: $20.00 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: $20.00 Was: Quick view
Special Offer Quick view Arms and Armor: Highlights from the Philadelphia Museum of Art MSRP: Now: $45.00 Was: Celebrate the Philadelphia Museum of Art’s world class Arms and Armor collection and the release of our new book with a special offer for Members only. For a limited time, members will receive a free enamel helmet pin with the purchase of Arms... MSRP: Now: $45.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view American Furniture: 1650-1840 Highlights from the Philadelphia Museum of Art MSRP: Now: $50.00 Was: 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: $50.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Observe, Collect, Draw: A Visual Journal MSRP: Now: $18.95 Was: This is the perfect book for anyone who likes to keep a diary or journal. Start your journey into the world of personal documentation. Broken into three sections: 'Learning to See,' 'Observing, Collecting, Drawing!.' and 'Crafting Your Visual Language,'... MSRP: Now: $18.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view What They Didn't Teach You in Art School MSRP: Now: $19.99 Was: A career guide for artists, covering everything they need to know about building a successful business after graduating. You have the artistic talent, but do you know how to make a success of it? The thing they don't teach you in art school is just... MSRP: Now: $19.99 Was: Quick view
Quick view Berthe Morisot MSRP: Now: $9.95 Was: Berthe Morisot (1841-1895) was the first female representative of Impressionism. Her early works are mostly watercolors and pastels, but she later progressed to oils. She developed a technique of transcribing her drawings onto her canvases and then... MSRP: Now: $9.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view In Wildness is the Preservation of the World MSRP: Now: $24.95 Was: Eliot Porter masterfully created color photographs of the New England woods to pair with the writings of Henry David Thoreau. Both Porter and Thoreau, although they lived a century apart, worked endlessly to preserve nature and protect it from man... MSRP: Now: $24.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Vincent's Gardens MSRP: Now: $19.95 Was: A beautifully produced gift book for gardeners and art lovers everywhere: a selection of Vincent van Gogh’s garden and flower paintings and drawings. Vincent van Gogh never owned a garden, but throughout his career he painted and drew outdoor... MSRP: Now: $19.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Vincent's Trees MSRP: Now: $19.95 Was: A beautifully produced book for art lovers and nature enthusiasts illuminating van Gogh’s belief that painting should “celebrate the finest qualities of nature” Vincent van Gogh felt a profound empathy with the natural environment and... MSRP: Now: $19.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Renoir MSRP: Now: $9.95 Was: Pierre-Auguste Renoir put people into the center of his painting. His compositions showed people embracing the pleasures of life, dancing, and enjoying outings in Paris. He created special atmospheres full of summer warmth and lightness,... MSRP: Now: $9.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view A Is For Art Museum MSRP: Now: $12.95 Was: By Katy Friedland and Marla K. Shoemaker An art museum is a magical place. What will you find inside? This playful primer features 37 full-color illustrations of paintings, sculpture, tapestries, prints, photographs, and installations from the... MSRP: Now: $12.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Vincent van Gogh: A Life in Letters MSRP: Now: $39.95 Was: This captivating collection of Vincent van Gogh’s letters opens a window into the mind of one of history’s greatest artists. Giving rare insight into his complicated relationships with family, friends, and other fellow artists, the letters... MSRP: Now: $39.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Where Will You Be Five Years From Today? MSRP: Now: $19.00 Was: Over the next five years, what do you really want to do? Who do you really want to be? Filled with examples from past and present leaders, thought-provoking activities, and real-life examples, this book offers fuel for embracing the possibilities in... MSRP: Now: $19.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view 365 Days of Creativity: Inspire Your Imagination With Art Every Day MSRP: Now: $19.99 Was: 365 days of creativity and exercises to help you look at the world differently and open up your imagination to what could be. Filled with creative goals and colorful daily exercises that you can complete right in the book. Learn new techniques and be... MSRP: Now: $19.99 Was: Quick view
Quick view A Big Important Artist: A Womanual MSRP: Now: $16.99 Was: By Danielle Krysa Unleash your inner artist with this beautiful guided sketchbook, full of brand new creative projects, blank work pages, and illuminating bios of female artists, from the author of A Big Important Art Book (Now with Women). Full of... MSRP: Now: $16.99 Was: Quick view
Quick view A Life Made By Hand: The Story Of Ruth Asawa MSRP: Now: $17.95 Was: By Andrea D'Aquino Ruth Asawa (1926-2013) was an influential and award-winning sculptor, a beloved figure in the Bay Area art world, and a devoted activist who advocated tirelessly for arts education. This lushly illustrated book by collage artist Andrea... MSRP: Now: $17.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view A Million Dots MSRP: Now: $17.95 Was: By Sven Volker We start with a single tree: 1. As we turn the page, we are presented with a sum doubling the number on the page before it: 1+1 = 2; 2+2 = 4; 4+4 = 8. In this way, we reach a million (actually 1,048,576) within 40 pages... MSRP: Now: $17.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Almost Lost Arts: Traditional Arts and the Artisans Keeping Them Alive MSRP: Now: $35.00 Was: Almost Lost Arts features the stories of 20 artisans who have devoted their lives to preserving traditional techniques. From globe makers and book menders to cassette tape manufacturers and neon sign makers, the profiled artisans represent a... MSRP: Now: $35.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view American Utopia MSRP: Now: $24.00 Was: A joyful collaboration between old friends David Byrne and Maira Kalman, American Utopia offers readers an antidote to cynicism, bursting with pathos, humanism, and hope, it features his words and lyrics brought to life with more than 150 of her... MSRP: Now: $24.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view An Atlas of Rare & Familiar Colour MSRP: Now: $38.00 Was: The Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies at the Harvard Art Museums encompasses over 2,500 of the world’s rarest pigments. Museum director Edward Forbes started the collection at the turn of the 20th century, in order to preserve... MSRP: Now: $38.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Anni Albers: Notebook 1970-1980 MSRP: Now: $30.00 Was: Enjoy a rare glimpse into the actions of a working artist. Beginning in 1970, Anni Albers filled her graph-paper notebook regularly until 1980. This previously unpublished document of her working process contains intricate drawings for her large body of... MSRP: Now: $30.00 Was: Quick view
Museum Exclusive Quick view Armor For Use On Horseback In The Field Bookmark MSRP: Now: $14.00 Was: This bookmark, complete with red tassel, keeps your page while you read about knights in shining armor. This bookmark is based on one of the few complete, or reasonably complete, European field armors surviving from the beginning of the sixteenth century... MSRP: Now: $14.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Art & Queer Culture MSRP: Now: $39.95 Was: In a compact, reader-friendly format, this volume traces a spectacular history of queer life and creativity in the modern age. It traces the rich visual legacy of art's relationship to Queer culture, from the emergence of homosexuality as an identity in... MSRP: Now: $39.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Art A World History MSRP: Now: $24.95 Was: This lavishly illustrated and super-condensed history of world art is the perfect gift for any art lover. A pocket-sized book bursting with 900 illustrations, it takes the reader from the beginnings of art in prehistory to the... MSRP: Now: $24.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Art Essentials: Abstract Art MSRP: Now: $16.95 Was: While it is considered by many artists to be a pure and simplistic form of expression, abstract art is also often thought of as vague or exceedingly theoretical. This new installment in the Art Essentials series demystifies the concept and history... MSRP: Now: $16.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Art Essentials: Impressionism MSRP: Now: $16.95 Was: It is often forgotten just how provocative and unsettling impressionist canvases seemed when they were first exhibited in 1874. Critics, professional artists, and gallery visitors alike were shocked to encounter the unorthodox paintings on... MSRP: Now: $16.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Art Essentials: Key Moments In Art MSRP: Now: $16.95 Was: Art lovers can list history’s most important art objects, but what many don’t know are the dramatic, funny, and sometimes bizarre stories behind these most famous works. Spanning the last 500 years of art history, this book revisits... MSRP: Now: $16.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Art Essentials: Looking at Pictures MSRP: Now: $16.95 Was: Looking at pictures can be an exciting or moving experience, but some pictures—often the most rewarding—require some explanation before they can be fully understood. Delving into the origins, designs, and themes of over one hundred... MSRP: Now: $16.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Art Essentials: Modern Art MSRP: Now: $16.95 Was: Modern Art guides the reader through individual movements from Impressionism to Conceptual Art, situated within five broader chronological eras. Starting with Impressionism in 1860, art historian Amy Dempsey explains the essentials of... MSRP: Now: $16.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Art Essentials: Pop Art MSRP: Now: $16.95 Was: Pop Art refers to a post-war movement connecting art with popular culture. Billboard signs, comic books, and movie stars were just some of the subjects chosen by pop artists, such as Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, James Rosenquist, and... MSRP: Now: $16.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Art Essentials: Street Art MSRP: Now: $16.95 Was: Street art is a phenomenon and subculture movement that reaches from the darkest urban backstreets to the most glamorous international art fairs. Despite having earned a place in the canon of twentieth-century art history, its qualifications... MSRP: Now: $16.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Art Essentials: Surrealism MSRP: Now: $16.95 Was: Surrealism was launched as a literary and artistic movement by French poet Andre Breton in 1924, and by the time of his death in 1966 it had become one of the most popular and recognizable art movements of the twentieth century... MSRP: Now: $16.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Art Essentials: Symbols In Art MSRP: Now: $16.95 Was: Iconography, or the study of symbols—be they animals, artifacts, plants, geometric shapes, or gestures—is an essential aspect of interpreting art. One of the most consistent features of human society throughout time has been the use of... MSRP: Now: $16.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Art Essentials: Women Artists MSRP: Now: $16.95 Was: By Flavia Frigeri In 1971, in an essay that has now become one of the touchstones of feminist art history, Linda Nochlin raised the question heard round the world: “Why have there been no great women artists?” Since the 1970s, as a result of this kind of... MSRP: Now: $16.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Artful Cats MSRP: Now: $24.95 Was: Cats, cats, and more cats! Expressive or aloof, affectionate or enigmatic, cats have complicated characters that make them compelling artists' muses. Artful Cats explores the quirky and charming relationships of artists with their cats in 130 rarely seen... MSRP: Now: $24.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Barkley L. Hendricks: Works on Paper MSRP: Now: $25.00 Was: This first installment in Skira and Jack Shainman Gallery's five-volume publication project on Barkley L. Hendricks (1945–2017) presents for the first time the artist's works on paper. These images—of flowers and plants, bananas, a... MSRP: Now: $25.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Beauty of Everyday Things MSRP: Now: $16.00 Was: Our lives are filled with objects. Everyday things used in everyday settings, they are our constant companions. As such, writes Soetsu Yanagi, they should be made with care and built to last, treated with respect and even affection. They should be... MSRP: Now: $16.00 Was: Quick view
On Sale Quick view Brancusi & Duchamp: The Art of Dialogue MSRP: Now: $41.99 Was: $60.00 By Paul Franklin Brancusi & Duchamp: The Art of Dialogue explores the aesthetic dialogue between Constantin Brancusi (1876–1957) and Marcel Duchamp (1887–1968), two of the most inimitable artists of the 20th century. Brancusi and... MSRP: Now: $41.99 Was: $60.00 Quick view
Quick view Breuer: Basic Architecture MSRP: Now: $15.00 Was: In 1956, TIME magazine called him one of the defining “form-givers of the 20th century.” Today, Marcel Breuer remains a locus classicus of modernism for architects and designers alike. From his landmark tubular furniture to “binuclear”... MSRP: Now: $15.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Cats by Kuniyoshi: Ukiyo-e Paper Book MSRP: Now: $29.95 Was: Imagine life in Edo, Tokyo, from the 17th-19th century. In the early modern period there were many Ukiyo-e shops which sold woodblock prints displaying then-current styles and fashions much like our fashion photography and magazines today. Each Ukiyo-e... MSRP: Now: $29.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Cloth Lullaby: The Woven Life Of Louise Bourgeois MSRP: Now: $18.95 Was: By Amy Novesky and Isabelle Arsenault Louise Bourgeois (1911–2010) was a world-renowned modern artist noted for her sculptures made of wood, steel, stone, and cast rubber. Her most famous spider sculpture, Maman, stands more than 30 feet high. Just as... MSRP: Now: $18.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Color: A Visual History From Newton to Modern Color Matching Guides MSRP: Now: $40.00 Was: MSRP: Now: $40.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Craft Capital Philadelphia's Cultures of Making MSRP: Now: $39.99 Was: How can a broken artifact represent a city? The Liberty Bell cracked on the very first attempt to make it sound, and had to be recast twice and remolded with additional copper to improve its alloy. Today, it hangs in Independence Hall, where it... MSRP: Now: $39.99 Was: Quick view
Quick view Cy Twombly: Making Past Present MSRP: Now: $65.00 Was: Cy Twombly's first visit to Italy as a young man ignited a lifelong passion for classical culture that is everywhere present in his art. Taking on myths and heroes as personal guides, he created a psychologically complex dialogue with... MSRP: Now: $65.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Designs For Different Futures MSRP: Now: $40.00 Was: Designs for Different Futures records the concrete ideas and abstract dreams of designers, artists, academics, and scientists exploring how design might reframe our futures, socially, ethically, and aesthetically. Encompassing nearly one hundred... MSRP: Now: $40.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Draw Paint Print Like the Great Artists MSRP: Now: $10.99 Was: By Marion Denchars Draw or paint your self-portrait like Frida Kahlo, or learn how to crayon etch and make art inspired by Paul Klee. This book is filled with artist biographies and exercises based on countless artists. Draw, paint, and collage right in... MSRP: Now: $10.99 Was: Quick view
Quick view Draw: A Graphic Guide to Life Drawing MSRP: Now: $11.95 Was: In a series of simple but beautifully illustrated steps, and with a focus on drawing the human form, our expert author describes and demonstrates all the essentials and more. You will discover how to plan your studies and plot your equipment;... MSRP: Now: $11.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Drawn From Life MSRP: Now: $22.95 Was: One of our customer favorites, Drawn from Life is finally back in print! This ideally shaped and sized book offers bite-size lessons that will help anyone master the classic practice of life drawing. Over 100 pieces of art by contemporary artists... MSRP: Now: $22.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Duchamp MSRP: Now: $15.00 Was: By Janis Mink When is a urinal no longer a urinal? When Marcel Duchamp (1887–1968) declared it to be art. The uproar that greeted the French artist’s Fountain (1917), a porcelain urinal installed in a gallery, sent shock waves through... MSRP: Now: $15.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Duchamp: By Hand, Even MSRP: Now: $25.00 Was: By Helen Molesworth In this essay, curator Helen Molesworth pinpoints the significance of the return of the handmade in the later years of Duchamp’s oeuvre, positioning this paradigmatic shift away from the readymade as the focal point... MSRP: Now: $25.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Eames: Basic Architecture MSRP: Now: $15.00 Was: The creative duo Charles Eames and Ray Kaiser Eames transformed the visual character of America. Though best known for their furniture, the husband and wife team were also forerunners in architecture, textile design, photography, and film. The... MSRP: Now: $15.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Eugene Atget: Paris MSRP: Now: $20.00 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: $20.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view F. L. Wright: Basic Architecture MSRP: Now: $15.00 Was: Acclaimed as the “father of skyscrapers,” the quintessentially American icon Frank Lloyd Wright was an architect of aspiration. He believed in giving cultivated American life its fitting architectural equivalent and applied his idealism to... MSRP: Now: $15.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Fashion and Armour in Renaissance Europe MSRP: Now: $30.00 Was: Of all the riches of the sixteenth-century European nobleman, none spoke more powerfully of his heroism, wealth, and taste than his armor, clothing, and weapons. Drawing on the Victoria and Albert Museum’s popular arms and armor... MSRP: Now: $30.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Feck Perfuction MSRP: Now: $19.95 Was: Renowned designer and professional hell-raiser James Victore wants to drag you off your couch and throw you headfirst into a life of bold creativity. He'll guide you through all the twists, trials, and triumphs of starting your creative career,... MSRP: Now: $19.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Fortune-Telling Book of Colors MSRP: Now: $9.95 Was: This pocket-size book divines auspicious signs and offers whimsical insights into all things color. Those hoping to brighten their fortunes will learn the portents of chromatic combinations, the meaning behind color auras, and the astrology of various... MSRP: Now: $9.95 Was: Quick view
On Sale Quick view History of Chivalry and Armor Kottenkamp and Rev Lowy MSRP: Now: $9.99 Was: $22.95 A visual and literary feast, The History of Chivalry and Armour is a study of medieval knights in all their grandeur, fully displaying their instruments of siege, ornaments, and entertainments. Reproduced from a rare... MSRP: Now: $9.99 Was: $22.95 Quick view
Quick view Hollywood Arensberg: Avant-Garde Collecting in Mid-Century LA MSRP: Now: $65.00 Was: This comprehensive reconstruction and interpretation of Louise and Walter Arensberg’s groundbreaking collection of modern and pre-Columbian art takes readers room by room, wall by wall, object by object through the couple’s Los Angeles home... MSRP: Now: $65.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Horace Pippin, American Modern MSRP: Now: $50.00 Was: By Anne Monahan West Chester, PA's own Horace Pippin was arguably the most successful African American artist of his day. Pippin (1888–1946) taught himself to paint in the 1930s and quickly earned international renown for depictions of World War I,... MSRP: Now: $50.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view How to Be Yourself MSRP: Now: $12.95 Was: An irreverent book of radically honest advice by renowned fashion arbiter and legendary window dresser Simon Doonan. Through his unconventional wisdom and singular storytelling, Simon Doonan is the ideal instructor to help readers find - and... MSRP: Now: $12.95 Was: 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
Museum Exclusive Quick view Iznik Bookmark MSRP: Now: $14.00 Was: A bookmark perfect for holding the pages in your cookbook. This Iznik floral is a detail taken from a 17th century Turkish dish in the collection. Iznik pottery, named after the town of Iznik in western Anatolia where it was made,... MSRP: Now: $14.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Japanese Woodblock Prints: 1680-1940 MSRP: Now: $200.00 Was: The Japanese woodblock print is a phenomenon with no Western equivalent, one where breathtaking landscapes exist alongside blush-inducing erotica; where demons and otherworldly creatures torment the living; and where sumo wrestlers,... MSRP: Now: $200.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view King of the Golden River MSRP: Now: $19.95 Was: The King of the Golden River tells the tale of the Black brothers: the kind-natured eleven-year-old Gluck and his two nasty older brothers, Hans and Schwartz. For Gluck, play is cleaning the floors, and his education consists of a wholesome... MSRP: Now: $19.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Knight the Medieval Warrior's Unofficial Guide MSRP: Now: $16.95 Was: The knight is the supreme warrior of the Middle Ages. Fully armored and mounted on a magnificent charger, he seems invincible. Honor and glory await him as, guided by the chivalric code, he fights with lance and sword. This carefully... MSRP: Now: $16.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Knight Who Saved England: William Marshal and the French invasion, 1217 MSRP: Now: $17.95 Was: This is the fascinating story William Marshal who negotiated the brutal realities of medieval warfare and the conflicting demands of chivalric ideals, and who against the odds defeated the joint French and rebel forces in arguably the... MSRP: Now: $17.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Krishna's Earthly Paradise MSRP: Now: $10.00 Was: This elegant monograph was published on the occasion of the opening of the new galleries of South Asian art, October, 2016. Two shrine hangings, called pichhwais, and depicting scenes from the life of Krishna were a focal point of the new galleries... MSRP: Now: $10.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Let's Talk About Modern Art MSRP: Now: $20.00 Was: By Alisa Wismer The world is filled with all kinds of different art! In this book we're going to take a closer look at modern art. From the bright colors to bold and modern shapes, we'll learn about some of the most famous modern... MSRP: Now: $20.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Lewis W. Hine: America at Work MSRP: Now: $20.00 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: $20.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Louise Bourgeois: The Spider and the Tapestries MSRP: Now: $40.00 Was: Louise Bourgeois' tapestry and needlepoint work deals with reparation in both a literal and metaphorical sense. In many of the works, fragmented tapestries are pieced together and repaired to create new sculptural forms. The recurring... MSRP: Now: $40.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Make Art Every Day: A Weekly Planner for Creative Thinkers MSRP: Now: $19.99 Was: Do you find yourself wanting to make art every day, but too busy to make it happen? If yes, then this is the book for you. This weekly planner will help motivate and get you into the habit of creating daily, with fifty-two weeks of tutorials and... MSRP: Now: $19.99 Was: Quick view
Quick view Marcel Duchamp MSRP: Now: $60.00 Was: Editor: Anne D'Harnoncourt Published in connection with the 1973 retrospective exhibition "Marcel Duchamp," co-curated by Anne d'Harnoncourt of the Philadelphia Museum of Art and Kynaston McShine of The Museum of Modern Art. This... MSRP: Now: $60.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Marcel Duchamp: 100 Questions. 100 Answers. MSRP: Now: $60.00 Was: Edited by Susanne M.I. Kaufmann and Stefan Banz As the inventor of the Readymade and a founder of conceptual art, Marcel Duchamp’s work is still provoking discussions about what defines art. Accompanying the first exhibition of... MSRP: Now: $60.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Marcel Duchamp: Boîte-en-valise (or of Marcel Duchamp or Rrose Selavy) Facsimile MSRP: Now: $240.00 Was: By Mathieu Mercier "Everything important that I have done can be put into a little suitcase," Duchamp said in 1952: finally that suitcase is available to all. One of the most important and enigmatic pieces of modernist art,... MSRP: Now: $240.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Marcel Duchamp: Étant Donnés (hardcover) MSRP: Now: $60.00 Was: 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: $60.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Marcel Duchamp: Étant Donnés (paperback) MSRP: Now: $45.00 Was: 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: $45.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Marcel Duchamp: Porte-bouteilles MSRP: Now: $45.00 Was: Edited by Alessandra Bellavita, Jose Castañal, Oona Doyle, Joachim Pflieger. Text by Paul B. Franklin, Cécile Debray This monograph on Duchamp’s Porte-bouteilles, or Bottle Rack, presents the Porte-bouteilles from Robert Rauschenberg’s... MSRP: Now: $45.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Marcel Duchamp: The Art of Chess MSRP: Now: $45.00 Was: By Francis M. Naumann, Bradley Bailey and Jennifer Shahade Marcel Duchamp was both an artist and a chess player, but until now, little was known of his chess activities. In analyzing Duchamp's games--seeing how he reacted in specific... MSRP: Now: $45.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Meier: Basic Architecture MSRP: Now: $15.00 Was: Ever since his self-proclamation as part of the “New York Five,” Richard Meier has risen through one top commission after another to the dizzy heights of architectural stardom. From Madison Square Garden to Shenzhen, China, his sleek, luminously... MSRP: Now: $15.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Mini French Masters Boxed Set MSRP: Now: $19.99 Was: By Julie Merberg and Suzanne Bober This keepsake collection of board books from the bestselling Mini Masters series brings the world's great French masterpieces down to size. Each title pairs simple verse with some of the most beloved... MSRP: Now: $19.99 Was: Quick view
Quick view Munch: Basic Art 2.0 MSRP: Now: $15.00 Was: A hairless, ghostly figure on a bridge. The sky orange-red above him. His hands raised to his ears, his mouth wide in a haunting wail. In painting The Scream, Edvard Munch created Mona Lisa for our times. The shriek of his iconic figure... MSRP: Now: $15.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Off The Wall: American Art To Wear MSRP: Now: $45.00 Was: Edited by Dilys E. Blum; with essays by Dilys E. Blum and Mary Schoeser, and a contribution by Julie Schafler Dale This is the first publication to consider art to wear, also known as wearable art, as a discrete American movement that mirrored the... MSRP: Now: $45.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view One Hundred Aspects of the Moon: Japanese Woodblock Prints by Yoshitoshi MSRP: Now: $36.95 Was: Yoshitoshi (1839–1892) was the last great woodblock print master of the Ukiyo-e tradition, and One Hundred Aspects of the Moon is regarded as his greatest achievement. The only complete set of the series, in the collection of the Museum of International... MSRP: Now: $36.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Paul Klee: Life and Work MSRP: Now: $55.00 Was: The first artist to "take a line for a walk"! Paul Klee: Life and Work, draws on a wealth of new resources including the Klee family’s archives, much of which is published here for the first time. Life and work are truly... MSRP: Now: $55.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Philadelphia: Portraits of the City MSRP: Now: $65.00 Was: "Our Philadelphia, as is all our history, is made of these moments: photographs and stories. And in our effort to find and delineate these moments we also recognized that we approached a sense of place. Circling ever closer to a shared... MSRP: Now: $65.00 Was: Quick view
On Sale Quick view Phone Detox MSRP: Now: $7.99 Was: $16.00 A tool to bring sanity to our most intense technological relationship. The dark truth is that it has become very hard to find anyone (and certainly anything) more interesting than one’s smartphone. This perplexing and troubling realization has for most... MSRP: Now: $7.99 Was: $16.00 Quick view
Quick view Protest! A History of Social and Political Protest Graphics MSRP: Now: $39.95 Was: Throughout history, artists and citizens have turned to protest art as a means of demonstrating social and political discontent. From the earliest broadsheets in the 1500s to engravings, photo-lithographs, prints, posters, murals, graffiti, and political... MSRP: Now: $39.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Rachel Rose: Wil-o-Wisp; The Future Fields Commission in Time-based Media MSRP: Now: $20.00 Was: The publication will feature new, unpublished material related to the concept, filming, post-production, and installation of a new work by artist Rachel Rose (American, b. 1986). This new work, jointly commissioned and acquired by the Philadelphia Museum... MSRP: Now: $20.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Renaissance Treasures From the Edmond Foulc Collection MSRP: Now: $15.00 Was: In 1930, the Philadelphia Museum of Art acquired the collection of medieval and Renaissance sculpture and decorative arts assembled by Edmond Foulc (1828–1916). Foulc’s beautiful Paris residence was an important gathering place for... MSRP: Now: $15.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Rivera: Basic Art 2.0 MSRP: Now: $15.00 Was: Painter, and Marxist activist, Diego Rivera was not just the husband of Frida Kahlo. He is renowned as much for his active politics as for his monumental mural paintings. This introduction explores his unique and visionary renderings of a modern... MSRP: Now: $15.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Rodin MSRP: Now: $9.95 Was: Considered by many to be the founder of modern sculpture, Rodin created sculptures that would enjoy a lasting renown, including The Kiss, The Thinker, and The Burghers of Calais. Philadelphia's own Benjamin Franklin Parkway is graced by a museum... MSRP: Now: $9.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Rothko: Basic Art 2.0 MSRP: Now: $15.00 Was: Shimmering, pulsating color masses characterize the Abstract Expressionist masterpieces of Mark Rothko. Like no other artist in his generation, Rothko developed his own stylistic vocabulary, creating ceiling-high canvases that were to be experienced as... MSRP: Now: $15.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Sean Scully: The Shape of Ideas MSRP: Now: $45.00 Was: By Timothy Rub and Amanda Sroka In a sustained exploration of the possibilities of abstraction, Sean Scully (b. 1945) has created a rich body of work throughout his 50-year career. Sean Scully: The Shape of Ideas sets his entire output... MSRP: Now: $45.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Staatliches Bauhaus in Weimar 1919-1923 MSRP: Now: $85.00 Was: In 1919, the state art school in Weimar was reopened as the Bauhaus, under the direction of Walter Gropius and with a radical new teaching approach. Four years later, the first Bauhaus exhibition was held, presenting the school’s novel... MSRP: Now: $85.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Tarot MSRP: Now: $40.00 Was: To explore the Tarot is to explore ourselves, to be reminded of the universality of our longing for meaning, for purpose and for a connection to the divine. This 600-year-old tradition reflects not only a history of seekers, but our... MSRP: Now: $40.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Templars by Dan Jones MSRP: Now: $18.00 Was: In 1119, a small band of knights seeking a purpose in the violent aftermath of the First Crusade set up a new religious order in Jerusalem, which was now in Christian hands. These were the first Knights Templar, elite warriors who swore vows... MSRP: Now: $18.00 Was: Quick view
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Quick view The ABC'S of Bauhaus: The Bauhaus and Design Theory MSRP: Now: $29.95 Was: The Bauhaus, the legendary school in Dessau, Germany, transformed architecture and design around the world. This book broke new ground when first published in 1991 by introducing psychoanalysis, geometry, early childhood education, and popular... MSRP: Now: $29.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view The Art of the Peales: Adaptations and Innovations MSRP: Now: $65.00 Was: 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: $65.00 Was: Quick view