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  • Philadelphia Museum of Art Zaha Hadid Basic Architecture Philadelphia Museum of Art Zaha Hadid Basic Architecture

    Zaha Hadid - Basic Architecture Series

    $20.00
    Discover the audacious futurism of Zaha Hadid. As the first woman to win both the Pritzker Prize for architecture and the RIBA Royal Gold Medal,  Hadid broke the rules and re-defined the game, despite some saying her  designs were unbuildable...
    $20.00
  • Philadelphia Museum of Art F L Wright Basic Architecture Philadelphia Museum of Art F L Wright Basic Architecture

    F. L. Wright - Basic Architecture Series

    $20.00
    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 structures...
    $20.00
  • Philadelphia Museum of Art Le Corbusier Basic Architecture Philadelphia Museum of Art Le Corbusier Basic Architecture

    Le Corbusier - Basic Architecture Series

    $20.00
    Even in his unrealized projects, Le Corbusier redefined modern living, synthesizing functionalism, expressionism, and expansive urban thinking  from Switzerland to Chandigarh, India. This book provides a succinct  introduction to his...
    $20.00
  • Philadelphia Museum of Art Kandinsky Basic Art 2.0 Philadelphia Museum of Art Kandinsky Basic Art 2.0

    Kandinsky - Basic Art Series

    $20.00
    Over the course of his artistic career, Wassily Kandinsky (1866–1944) transformed not only his own style, but the course of art history. From early figurative and landscape painting, he went on to pioneer a  spiritual, emotive, rhythmic use of color...
    $20.00
  • Philadelphia Museum of Art Rothko Basic Art 2.0 Philadelphia Museum of Art Rothko Basic Art 2.0

    Rothko - Basic Art Series

    $20.00
    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...
    $20.00
  • Philadelphia Museum of Art Rivera Basic Art 2.0 Philadelphia Museum of Art Rivera Basic Art 2.0

    Rivera - Basic Art Series

    $20.00
    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...
    $20.00
  • Philadelphia Museum of Art Impressionism 1860 - 1920 Philadelphia Museum of Art Impressionism 1860 - 1920

    Impressionism 1860 - 1920

    $25.00
    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 upon water...
    $25.00
  • Vincent van Gogh The Complete Paintings Vincent van Gogh The Complete Paintings

    Vincent van Gogh: The Complete Paintings

    $50.00
    Meet Vincent van Gogh, one of the most famed tragic figures of 19th‑century art. This lush tome collects all his 871 paintings, alongside writings and essays, charting the life and work of a master who continues to tower over art. Today, the works of...
    $50.00
  •  Art Essentials: Abstract Art  Art Essentials: Abstract Art

    Art Essentials: Abstract Art

    $16.95
    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...
    $16.95
  •  Art Essentials: Street Art  Art Essentials: Street Art

    Art Essentials: Street Art

    $16.95
    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...
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  •  Art Essentials: Impressionism  Art Essentials: Impressionism

    Art Essentials: Impressionism

    $16.95
    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...
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  •  Art Essentials: Pop Art  Art Essentials: Pop Art

    Art Essentials: Pop Art

    $16.95
    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...
    $16.95
  • The Art of the Peales: Adaptations and Innovations The Art of the Peales: Adaptations and Innovations

    The Art of the Peales: Adaptations and Innovations

    $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...
    $65.00
  •  Art Essentials: Modern Art  Art Essentials: Modern Art

    Art Essentials: Modern Art

    $16.95
    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...
    $16.95
  •  Art Essentials: Looking at Pictures  Art Essentials: Looking at Pictures

    Art Essentials: Looking at Pictures

    $16.95
    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...
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  •  Eugene Atget: Paris  Eugene Atget: Paris

    Eugene Atget: Paris

    $25.00
    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...
    $25.00
  • Art Essentials Surrealism Art Essentials Surrealism

    Art Essentials: Surrealism

    $16.95
    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...
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  • Art Essentials Symbols In Art Art Essentials Symbols In Art

    Art Essentials: Symbols In Art

    $16.95
    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...
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  • Art Essentials Key Moments In Art Art Essentials Key Moments In Art

    Art Essentials: Key Moments In Art

    $16.95
    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...
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  • Beauty of Everyday Things Beauty of Everyday Things

    Beauty of Everyday Things

    $16.00
    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...
    $16.00
  • Drawn From Life Drawn From Life

    Drawn From Life

    $22.95
    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...
    $22.95
  •  Pontormo, Bronzino and  the Medici  Pontormo, Bronzino and  the Medici

    Pontormo, Bronzino and the Medici

    $45.00
    This book accompanied an exhibition of the same name held at the  Philadelphia Museum of Art upon the completion of conservation of  Pontormo's famous portrait of Duke Alessandro de' Medici. Centering on that painting and Agnolo Bronzino's...
    $45.00
  •  Tarot  Tarot

    Library of Esoterica: Tarot

    $40.00
    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...
    $40.00
  • On Sale
    Philadelphia Museum of Art Long Light: Photography by David Lebe Philadelphia Museum of Art Long Light: Photography by David Lebe

    Long Light: Photography by David Lebe

    Now: $17.49
    Was: $35.00
    Throughout the 1970s and 1980s David Lebe (b. 1948) pushed the boundaries of photography, creating nuanced and visually complex images using innovative techniques. Often enhancing his prints with hand-coloring, Lebe made experimental pinhole photographs,...
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    Was: $35.00
  • On Sale
    Philadelphia Museum of Art George Romney Shepherd Girl (Little Bo-Peep) Bookmark Philadelphia Museum of Art George Romney Shepherd Girl (Little Bo-Peep) Bookmark

    George Romney Shepherd Girl (Little Bo-Peep) Bookmark

    Now: $5.99
    Was: $14.00
    Little Bo-Peep may have lost her sheep but our bookmark will keep your place in a favorite book!   George Romney was an 18th century English portrait painter. He was the most fashionable artist of his day, painting many leading society figures...
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  •  Young Gifted and Black: A New Generation of Artists  Young Gifted and Black: A New Generation of Artists

    Young Gifted and Black: A New Generation of Artists

    $39.95
    This book surveys the work of a new generation of Black artists, and also features the voices of a diverse group of curators who are on the cutting edge of contemporary art. As mission-driven collectors, Bernard I. Lumpkin and Carmine D. Boccuzzi have...
    $39.95
  •  Alchemy & Mysticism  Alchemy & Mysticism

    Alchemy & Mysticism - Bibliotheca Universalis Series

    $20.00
    Fables, folklore, and fantasy—this compendium of all things alchemical  and mystical gathers centuries of esoteric mythology in the form of  writings, drawings, paintings, and prints. From early Christian mystics  to the illustrations of...
    $20.00
  •  Gustav Klimt (Taschen)  Gustav Klimt (Taschen)

    Gustav Klimt - Bibliotheca Universalis Series

    $25.00
    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...
    $25.00
  •  Bauhaus  Bauhaus

    Bauhaus - Bibliotheca Universalis Series

    $25.00
    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 technology,...
    $25.00
  • Philadelphia Museum of Art Leonardo: The Complete Drawings Philadelphia Museum of Art Leonardo: The Complete Drawings

    Leonardo: The Complete Drawings

    $25.00
    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 mechanic epitomized...
    $25.00
  • Philadelphia Museum of Art Industrial Design Philadelphia Museum of Art Industrial Design

    Industrial Design Bibliotheca Universalis Series

    $25.00
    If you take even the slightest interest in the design of your  toothbrush, the history behind your washing machine, or the evolution of  the telephone, you’ll take an even greater interest in this completely  updated edition of Industrial...
    $25.00
  •  Modern Art  Modern Art

    Modern Art - Bibliotheca Universalis Series

    $25.00
    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...
    $25.00
  • Philadelphia Museum of Art Dalí: The Paintings

    Dalí: The Paintings - Bibliotheca Universalis Series

    $25.00
    Painter, sculptor, writer, and filmmaker, Salvador Dalí (1904–1989)  was one of the century’s greatest exhibitionists and eccentrics—and was  rewarded with fierce controversy wherever he went. He was one of the  first to apply the insights...
    $25.00
  • Philadelphia Museum of Art Duchamp Basic Art 2.0 Philadelphia Museum of Art Duchamp Basic Art 2.0

    Duchamp - Basic Art Series

    $20.00
    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 the art world...
    $20.00
  • Philadelphia Museum of Art Marcel Duchamp Philadelphia Museum of Art Marcel Duchamp

    Marcel Duchamp

    $60.00
    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...
    $60.00
  • Lisa Roberts Mr. Waffles Loves Design Lisa Roberts Mr. Waffles Loves Design

    Mr. Waffles Loves Design

    $24.95
    By Lisa Roberts At four months old Mr. Waffles was rescued from a shelter by a family who collects contemporary design. Luckily for everyone involved - Mr. Waffles Loves Design! Take a tour through a history of design with this very smart and curious cat...
    $24.95
  • Off The Wall: American Art To Wear Off The Wall: American Art To Wear

    Off The Wall: American Art To Wear

    $30.00
    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...
    $30.00
  • Cy Twombly: Fifty Days At Iliam Cy Twombly: Fifty Days At Iliam

    Cy Twombly: Fifty Days At Iliam

    $45.00
    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...
    $45.00
  • Museum Exclusive
    Philadelphia Museum of Art Philadelphia Skyline Bookmark Philadelphia Museum of Art Philadelphia Skyline Bookmark

    Philadelphia Skyline Bookmark

    $16.00
    When you've got to put down that page-turner, you'll be glad to see the Philadelphia Skyline where you left off.  Museum Exclusive Solid brass, electro-plated with non-tarnishing silver finish, giclee print Bookmark measures 1" x 3 1/2";...
    $16.00
  • Philadelphia Museum of Art Marcel Duchamp: Étant donnés: Manual Of Instructions Philadelphia Museum of Art Marcel Duchamp: Étant donnés: Manual Of Instructions

    Marcel Duchamp: Étant donnés: Manual Of Instructions

    $25.00
    Out of print for a number of years, this facsimile of Marcel Duchamp’s Manual of Instructions was prepared by the artist for the disassembly of Étant donnés in his New York studio and its reassembly at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. First published more...
    $25.00
  •  642 Tiny Things To Draw  642 Tiny Things To Draw

    642 Tiny Things To Draw

    $9.95
    This pocket-sized drawing journal is packed with just as much clever, imaginative fun as the original bestselling 642 Things to Draw. All 642 drawing prompts invite doodlers to draw teeny-tiny things—from "a keyhole" and "a marble" to "an atom" and "your...
    $9.95
  •  Kahlo Basic Art 2.0  Kahlo Basic Art 2.0

    Kahlo - Basic Art Series

    $20.00
    The arresting paintings of Frida Kahlo were in many ways expressions of trauma. Through a near-fatal road accident at the age of 18, failing health, a turbulent marriage, miscarriage and childlessness, she transformed the afflictions into revolutionary...
    $20.00
  •  Drawn With Spirit: Pennsylvania German Fraktur  Drawn With Spirit: Pennsylvania German Fraktur

    Drawn With Spirit: Pennsylvania German Fraktur

    $54.00
    By Lisa Minardi, with an interview by Ann Percy Among the most beloved forms of American folk art, fraktur is a Germanic tradition of decorated manuscripts and printed documents noted for its use of bold colors and whimsical motifs. This publication...
    $54.00
  • Philadelphia Museum of Art A History Of Photography: From 1839 To The Present Philadelphia Museum of Art A History Of Photography: From 1839 To The Present

    A History Of Photography: From 1839 To The Present

    $25.00
    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,...
    $25.00
  • Philadelphia Museum of Art Rodin Museum Catalog Philadelphia Museum of Art Rodin Museum Catalog

    Rodin Museum Catalog

    $19.95
    Jennifer A. Thompson (Author) The official guide to the Rodin Museum, complete with full-color photos, illustrations, and illuminating essays.
    $19.95
  • Philadelphia Museum of Art The Book Of Symbols: Reflections On Archetypal Images Philadelphia Museum of Art The Book Of Symbols: Reflections On Archetypal Images

    The Book Of Symbols: Reflections On Archetypal Images

    $40.00
    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...
    $40.00
  • Philadelphia: Pictorial Map And Walking Guide Philadelphia: Pictorial Map And Walking Guide

    Philadelphia: Pictorial Map And Walking Guide

    $6.95
    This pictoral map of Philadelphia features detailed illustrations of points of interest, as well as historical information and sight seeing reccomendations. It incorporates antique imagery and architectural renderings of Philadelphias most renowened...
    $6.95
  •  Art Essentials: Women Artists  Art Essentials: Women Artists

    Art Essentials: Women Artists

    $16.95
    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...
    $16.95