Quick view 150 Years of Impressionism – The Netherlands Sees the Light MSRP: Now: $68.00 Was: In 1874, a group of artists held their first groundbreaking exhibition in Paris. With their vibrant, loose brushwork and focus on capturing fleeting moments of light and colour, the Impressionists revolutionised the art world. Critics initially had... MSRP: Now: $68.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view The Painter's Fire: A Forgotten History of the Artists Who Championed the American Revolution MSRP: Now: $32.95 Was: Told through the lives of three remarkable artists devoted to the pursuit of liberty, an illuminating new history of the ideals that fired the American Revolution. The war that we now call the American Revolution was not only fought in the colonies with... MSRP: Now: $32.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Flashes of Brilliance: The Genius of Early Photography and How It Transformed Art, Science, and History MSRP: Now: $35.00 Was: The story of the wildest experiments in early photography and the wild people who undertook them. Today it’s routine to take photos from an aeroplane window, use a camera under the sea or gaze at an X-ray. But the innovations more than a century... MSRP: Now: $35.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Print Making Bible Revised Edition MSRP: Now: $50.00 Was: Perfect for students and casual and professional artists, with lots of great reference information for print collectors as well, this is the ultimate guide to the ins and outs of every variety of printmaking practiced today. In addition to in-depth... MSRP: Now: $50.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view All-American Ads of the 90s MSRP: Now: $40.00 Was: From Game Boy to Gucci American advertising in the naughty 1990s From the Los Angeles riots to the Columbine High School massacre, Americans witnessed events and purchased items that reflected the best and worst of the decade. Bill Clinton’s presidency... MSRP: Now: $40.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Face with Tears of Joy: A Natural History of Emoji MSRP: Now: $19.99 Was: A vibrant exploration of the world's newest language—where it came from, how it works and where it's going. We are surrounded by emoji. They appear in politics, movies, drug deals, our sex lives and more. But emoji’s impact has never been explored... MSRP: Now: $19.99 Was: Quick view
Quick view Why the Museum Matters (Paperback) MSRP: Now: $18.00 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: $18.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Routed West: Twentieth-Century African American Quilts in California MSRP: Now: $65.00 Was: A celebration of the joyful power of African American quilts, featuring images of over 100 quilts, new research and essays The first publication dedicated to historical African American quilts in California, Routed West traces the flow and flourishing of... MSRP: Now: $65.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Screenprints: A History MSRP: Now: $50.00 Was: A celebration of the rich twentieth and twenty-first-century tradition of screen-printing as a means of artistic expression, from its commercial origins in 1920s America to the limited-edition screenprints of the postwar period and today. Screenprints: A... MSRP: Now: $50.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Blow Up!: The Explosion of Contemporary Art MSRP: Now: $24.95 Was: A nonfiction graphic novel that tells the story of a century of revolutionary contemporary art. How did a urinal become art? And a can of tomato soup, a tent, a pickled shark. . . . How did what seemed like a prank at the New York Armory Show of... MSRP: Now: $24.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view A Little History of Art MSRP: Now: $15.00 Was: A thrilling journey through 100,000 years of art, from the first artworks ever made to art’s central role in culture today. Art can help us see the world differently or understand our place in it a little more clearly. It can move us emotionally,... MSRP: Now: $15.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view A Travel Guide to the Middle Ages: The World Through Medieval Eyes MSRP: Now: $19.99 Was: A captivating journey of the expansive world of medieval travel, from London to Constantinople to the court of China and beyond. Europeans of the Middle Ages were the first to use travel guides to orient their wanderings, as they moved through a world... MSRP: Now: $19.99 Was: Quick view
Quick view Philadelphia, the Revolutionary City MSRP: Now: $29.95 Was: Philadelphia, the Revolutionary City explores the lived experiences of Philadelphians leading up to, during, and after the fight for independence, showcasing written documents as well as material culture, from diaries and journals to political cartoons,... MSRP: Now: $29.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view KAWS Handbook MSRP: Now: $18.95 Was: From New York street artist to pop culture sensation: the essential, accessible guide to KAWS The multidisciplinary artist KAWS is regarded as an emblem of postmodern art. Many consider him as the Andy Warhol of the 21st century. Throughout his... MSRP: Now: $18.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view All-American Ads of the 80s MSRP: Now: $40.00 Was: Massaging the Consumer The digital future of ads in the extravagant 1980s With the cold war ebbing, crime and inflation at record levels, and movie star-turned-President Ronald Reagan launching a Star Wars of his own, the 1980s did not seem likely to... MSRP: Now: $40.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view All-American Ads of the 70s MSRP: Now: $40.00 Was: Disco and Discovery Ads of the 1970s get funky and socially conscious Both eclipsed and influenced by television, American print ads of the 1970s departed from the bold, graphic forms and subtle messages that were typical of their sixties counterparts... MSRP: Now: $40.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view All-American Ads of the 60s MSRP: Now: $40.00 Was: Americana in Full Bloom To the moon and back with advertising in the 1960s With the consumerist euphoria of the fifties still going strong and the race to the moon at its height, the mood of advertising in the sixties was cheerful, optimistic, and at... MSRP: Now: $40.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view All-American Ads of the 50s MSRP: Now: $40.00 Was: Advertising in the Atomic Age From “The World’s Finest Automatic Washer” to the Cadillac which “Gives a Man a New Outlook” As McCarthyism swept across the United States and capitalism was king, white America enjoyed a feeling of pride and security that... MSRP: Now: $40.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Hebdomeros : A Novel - Ekphrasis Series MSRP: Now: $15.00 Was: This seminal 1929 surrealist novel by the painter Giorgio de Chirico merges the realms of dream and reality. In the artist’s only novel, de Chirico invites the reader into a world where language, time, space, and meaning are fluid, highlighting... MSRP: Now: $15.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view A Queer Little History of Art MSRP: Now: $21.99 Was: Alex Pilcher’s A Queer Little History of Art is a beautiful book that illustrates the wide variety of queer art from around the world exploring bodies and identity, love and desire, and prejudice and protest through drawing, painting, photography,... MSRP: Now: $21.99 Was: Quick view
Quick view Eventually Everything Connects: Mid-Century Modern Design in the US MSRP: Now: $89.95 Was: An expansive account of the ever-popular mid-century movement, from the place where it all began Embark on a surprising and joyful visual tour of American mid-century modernism through hundreds of photographs, drawings, and pieces of ephemera organized... MSRP: Now: $89.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Fracture: Japanese Graphic Design 1875 - 1975 MSRP: Now: $38.00 Was: The need-to-know names of Japanese graphic design from the late 19th century to the pre-digital decade, presented alongside more than 500 color images of vintage ephemera With Fracture, author Ian Lynam presents a survey of Japanese design across a... MSRP: Now: $38.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Botanical Inspirations: Nature in Art and Illustration MSRP: Now: $45.00 Was: A world without plants is a world without life, both literally and figuratively. Besides forming the very basis of human survival on Earth, they are also an important source of creative inspiration, ingenuity, and expression. From scientific explorers... MSRP: Now: $45.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view The Montiers : From Enslavement to Paul Robeson and Beyond MSRP: Now: $24.95 Was: This is the story of the African-American Montier family, which traces its roots to Philadelphia’s first mayor, a white Quaker named Humphrey Morrey, and includes generations of Black activists, artists and scholars. The important story of an... MSRP: Now: $24.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Thomas Sully’s Philadelphians: Painting the Athens of America MSRP: Now: $34.95 Was: Featuring nearly forty full-color reproductions of Thomas Sully’s portraits, and drawing upon previously unpublished archival material, Thomas Sully’s Philadelphians brings to life the people who participated in the history of early-nineteenth-century... MSRP: Now: $34.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Fighting for Freedom Black Craftspeople and the Pursuit of Independence MSRP: Now: $35.00 Was: As the companion to the exhibition, Fighting for Freedom places Black craftspeople at the forefront of American history, from before the Revolutionary War through the Civil War and beyond Reconstruction. Delving into diverse narratives of creativity,... MSRP: Now: $35.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Diego Rivera's America MSRP: Now: $60.00 Was: Diego Rivera’s America revisits a historical moment when the famed muralist and painter, more than any other artist of his time, helped forge Mexican national identity in visual terms and imagined a shared American future in which unity, rather than... MSRP: Now: $60.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Japan Style MSRP: Now: $49.95 Was: The authoritative and wide-ranging visual essay on the aesthetics of Japan, a classic volume now back in print with a stunning new cover design ‘Japan style’ is an aesthetic recognizable to everyone: a beautifully displayed flower, an elegant... MSRP: Now: $49.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view The Process Book MSRP: Now: $35.00 Was: No longer a catalog, but an intimate window into how and why Nakashima Woodworkers do what Nakashima Woodworkers do. THe Process Book acts a first step in understanding our foundations and identifying what you hope to achieve in working with us. Defined... MSRP: Now: $35.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view How to Cook a Wolf MSRP: Now: $19.00 Was: Written to inspire courage in those daunted by wartimes shortages, How to Cook a Wolf continues to rally cooks during times of plenty, reminding them that providing sustenance requires more than putting food on the table. M. F. K. Fisher knew that the... MSRP: Now: $19.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Bauhaus Graphic Novel Valentine Grande, Sergio Varbella (Illustrated by) MSRP: Now: $24.95 Was: The main character of this extraordinary graphic novel is not a person but an idea—the school of Bauhaus, which arose in the wake of World War I, and emerged as the fundamental reference point for virtually every avant-garde artistic movement that... MSRP: Now: $24.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view The Art Front by Rose Valland MSRP: Now: $55.00 Was: More than four decades after the passing of Monuments Woman Captain Rose Valland (1898–1980), one of the great heroines of World War II, the Monuments Men and Women Foundation released the first-ever English translation of her 1961 memoir, The Art Front:... MSRP: Now: $55.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Mid-Century Modern Designers MSRP: Now: $89.95 Was: An homage to the design pioneers who defined the Mid-Century aesthetic through their work in furniture, glassware, ceramics and textiles More than 50 years later, the fascination with mid-century design is stronger than ever before. Explore the popular... MSRP: Now: $89.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Charles and Ray Eames: Objects and Furniture Design MSRP: Now: $30.00 Was: Midcentury masterpieces from the inventors of the Eames chair Best known for their contributions to architecture, furniture design, industrial design, film and photography, Charles and Ray Eames remain among the most renowned American designers of the... MSRP: Now: $30.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Little Book of Balenciaga: The Story of the Iconic Fashion House (12th Edition) MSRP: Now: $16.95 Was: 'Haute couture is like an orchestra, whose conductor is Balenciaga. We other couturiers are the musicians and we follow the direction he gives' - Christian Dior The godfather of conceptual design, a master of shape, a true fashion game changer – all are... MSRP: Now: $16.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view domus 1940–1949 MSRP: Now: $40.00 Was: Forms on the front line Architecture and design in the context of WWII Founded in 1928 as a “living diary” by the great Milanese architect and designer Gio Ponti, domus has been hailed as the world’s most influential architecture and design journal. With... MSRP: Now: $40.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Patented: 1,000 Design Patents MSRP: Now: $49.95 Was: An unprecedented, substantial, and extraordinary celebration of more than a century of fascinating product and industrial design, as shown through their detailed original patent documents - the ultimate 'flick book' of modern design with hundreds of... MSRP: Now: $49.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Salon Culture in Japan Making Art, 1750 - 1900 MSRP: Now: $45.00 Was: In early modern Japan, cultural salons were creative spaces for people of all ages and social levels to pursue painting, poetry, and other artistic endeavors as serious but amateur practitioners. All using a pen- or art-name, individuals were able to... MSRP: Now: $45.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Medieval Cats: Claws, Paws, and Kitties of Yore MSRP: Now: $15.99 Was: A hilarious celebration of cats in artwork from medieval times. Look what the cat dragged in from the Middle Ages—a curious compendium of cats unlike any you’ve ever lapped up before. Here’s the purrfect bedside companion for cat... MSRP: Now: $15.99 Was: Quick view
Quick view Hokusai's Method MSRP: Now: $45.00 Was: An omnibus edition collecting fifteen volumes of Hokusai's dedicated drawing manuals, also known as e-tehon. Best known for woodblock prints such as The Great Wave off Kanagawa, the ninteenth-century artist Hokusai was prolific in other media. Of... MSRP: Now: $45.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Zen in Japanese Culture: A Visual Journey through Art, Design, and Life MSRP: Now: $35.00 Was: A visual journey through Zen’s influence on Japanese life, from calligraphy to the martial arts Formed by a convergence of the Buddha’s teachings with Taoism and local tradition, Zen has had a profound impact on the art and culture of Japan... MSRP: Now: $35.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Great Women Artists MSRP: Now: $69.95 Was: Five centuries of fascinating female creativity presented in more than 400 compelling artworks and one comprehensive volume The most extensive fully illustrated book of women artists ever published, Great Women Artists reflects an era where art made by... MSRP: Now: $69.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Monet: The Restless Vision MSRP: Now: $45.00 Was: Drawing on thousands of never-before-translated letters and unpublished sources, this biography reveals dramatic new information about the life and work of one of the late nineteenth century’s most important painters. Despite being mocked at the... MSRP: Now: $45.00 Was: Quick view
COLLAB Award-Winning Author Quick view Super Normal: Sensations of the Ordinary MSRP: Now: $28.00 Was: A window into the world of functional everyday design The designers Jasper Morrison and Naoto Fukasawa have compiled 204 everyday objects in search of “super normal design”: alongside examples of anonymous design like the Swiss Rex vegetable... MSRP: Now: $28.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Imagining Black Diasporas: 21st-Century Art and Poetics MSRP: Now: $49.95 Was: Examining aesthetic connections between the works of more than 50 Black artists from throughout the global diaspora This book was born out of frustration with art histories that emphasize Black artists’ resilience over the aesthetic impact of their... MSRP: Now: $49.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Impressionism and the Sea MSRP: Now: $40.00 Was: Capturing the natural beauty of coastal landscapes and the delicate play of light on water, this volume celebrates impressionist depictions of nautical and beachside life. The impressionists were forever inspired by the sea, which Claude Monet... MSRP: Now: $40.00 Was: Quick view
Local Author Quick view Exploring Philly Nature A Guide for All Seasons MSRP: Now: $17.95 Was: Billy Brown, 2023 winner of the Witmer Stone Award for Best Ornithological Book of the Year from the Delaware Valley Ornithological Club Do snakes and salamanders fascinate you or make you squeamish? Have you ever listened closely to the birds chirping... MSRP: Now: $17.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Morpho: Clothing Folds and Creases: Anatomy for Artists MSRP: Now: $16.95 Was: The must-have guide for all artists who need to realistically draw clothing! In Morpho: Clothing Folds and Creases, artist and teacher Michel Lauricella presents a unique approach to learning to draw clothing. By connecting the underlying anatomy to... MSRP: Now: $16.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Morpho: Face, Head, and Neck Anatomy for Artists MSRP: Now: $16.95 Was: The must-have guide for all artists who draw the human figure! This small, portable book presents a unique perspective on the head, face, and neck for artists to study and implement in their drawing work. In this book, artist and teacher Michel... MSRP: Now: $16.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Morpho: Hands and Feet Anatomy for Artists MSRP: Now: $16.95 Was: The must-have guide for all artists who draw the human figure! In Morpho: Hands and Feet, artist and teacher Michel Lauricella presents a unique approach to learning to draw the human body. In this book, Lauricella focuses exclusively on the hands and... MSRP: Now: $16.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Pissing Figures 1280 - 2014 - Ekphrasis Series MSRP: Now: $15.00 Was: Jean-Claude Lebensztejn’s history of the urinating figure in art, Pissing Figures 1280–2014, is at once a scholarly inquiry into an important visual motif, and a ribald statement on transgression and limits in works of art in general... MSRP: Now: $15.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Giotto and His Works in Padua by John Ruskin - Ekphrasis Series MSRP: Now: $15.00 Was: The Arena Chapel in Padua was completed in 1303; Giotto, then considered the preeminent painter in Italy, was commissioned to paint it in 1306. The resulting fresco cycle, detailing the history, birth, life, and death of Christ, ranks among the greatest... MSRP: Now: $15.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Salon of 1846 by Charles Baudelaire - Ekphrasis Series MSRP: Now: $15.00 Was: Charles Baudelaire, considered a father of modern poetry, wrote some of the most daring and influential prose of the nineteenth century. Prior to publishing the international bestseller Les Fleurs du mal (1857), he was already notable as a forthright... MSRP: Now: $15.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Dix Portraits by Gertrude Stein - Ekphrasis Series MSRP: Now: $15.00 Was: Written between 1913 and 1929, revolutionary years in art history, Dix Portraits conveys the deep human engagement between an artist and her subject. The artist book unites Stein’s ten portraits in prose with sketches by five artists: Pablo... MSRP: Now: $15.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Blue by Derek Jarman - Ekphrasis Series MSRP: Now: $15.00 Was: Derek Jarman's Blue weaves a sensory tapestry that serves as both a political call to action and a meditation on illness, dying, and love. “For Blue there are no boundaries or solutions.” —Derek Jarman Originally... MSRP: Now: $15.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Ramblings of a Wannabe Painter by Paul Gauguin - Ekphrasis Series MSRP: Now: $15.00 Was: “Criticism is our censorship . . .” So begins one of the greatest invectives against criticism ever written by an artist. Paul Gauguin wrote “Racontars de rapin” only months before he died in 1903, but the essay remained... MSRP: Now: $15.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Chardin and Rembrandt by Marcel Proust - Ekphrasis Series MSRP: Now: $15.00 Was: Long overlooked in Proust’s posthumously published writings, Chardin and Rembrandt, written when he was only twenty-four years old, not only reemphasizes the importance of visual art to his development, but contains the seeds of his later work... MSRP: Now: $15.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view On Contemporary Art by César Aira - Ekphrasis Series MSRP: Now: $15.00 Was: Translated into English for the first time, On Contemporary Art, a speech by the renowned novelist César Aira, was delivered at a 2010 colloquium in Madrid dedicated to bridging the gap between writing and the visual arts. On... MSRP: Now: $15.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Letters to A Young Painter (Balthus) by Rainer Maria Rilke - Ekphrasis Series MSRP: Now: $15.00 Was: Never before translated into English, Rainer Maria Rilke’s fascinating Letters to a Young Painter, written toward the end of his life between 1920 and 1926, is a surprising companion to his infamous Letters to a Young Poet, earlier correspondence... MSRP: Now: $15.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Gothic Modern: From Edvard Munch to Käthe Kollwitz MSRP: Now: $52.00 Was: How medieval Gothic art inspired a generation. Gothic Modern illuminates the pivotal discovery of medieval Gothic art for Edvard Munch, Käthe Kollwitz, and their artist contemporaries. It explores their deep attraction to the Gothic art of... MSRP: Now: $52.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view The Great Mughals: Art, Architecture and Opulence MSRP: Now: $70.00 Was: Showcases some of the most stunning treasures from the dynasty that created the Taj Mahal The Great Mughals presents, for the first time, the opulent, internationalist culture of Mughal Hindustan in the age of its greatest emperors: Akbar (r... MSRP: Now: $70.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Photography and Belief by David Levi Strauss - Ekphrasis Series MSRP: Now: $15.00 Was: In this exploration of contemporary photography, David Levi Strauss questions the concept that “seeing is believing”. Identifying a recent shift in the dominance of photography, David Levi Strauss looks at the power of the medium in the age of... MSRP: Now: $15.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Calling the Shots: A Queer History of Photography MSRP: Now: $60.00 Was: An accessible, inspirational, and engaging introductory survey of LGBTQIA+ photography, as told through the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. Drawing on one of the oldest and largest photography collections in the world, Calling the... MSRP: Now: $60.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Women in the Middle Ages: Illuminating the World of Peasants, Nuns, and Queens MSRP: Now: $45.00 Was: A magnificently illustrated oversized book that uses art to illuminate the lives of medieval women, from peasants to queens Medieval women ruled over kingdoms, abbeys, and households; produced stunning works of art and craft; and did the hard work that... MSRP: Now: $45.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Women Pioneers of the Arts and Crafts Movement MSRP: Now: $45.00 Was: A celebration of the work and ambition of the women who were at the heart of the Arts and Crafts Movement. Women Pioneers of the Arts and Crafts Movement is a celebration of the work and ambition of the women who were at the heart of the most influential... MSRP: Now: $45.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view An Opinionated Guide to Photography MSRP: Now: $20.00 Was: In a world of infinite images here is a guide to 65 of the best ever taken. From early experiments with light and form through Leica masterpieces and now artificially generated images, take it or leave it, this is our opinion as to why these particular... MSRP: Now: $20.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view An Opinionated Guide to Women Painters MSRP: Now: $20.00 Was: For as long as there’s been paint, there have been women painters – these are the painters you may not have heard of who have shaped the way we see. From artists at the forefront of the Dutch Golden Age to avant-garde radicals in Soviet Russia and... MSRP: Now: $20.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Digital Art: 1960s to Now MSRP: Now: $60.00 Was: A new history of digital art from the 1960s to the present day, with decade-by-decade essays exploring evolving digital art practices, alongside interviews with artists, gallerists, museum curators, and collectors. This new, image-led history of global... MSRP: Now: $60.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Lucy R. Lippard on Pop Art MSRP: Now: $16.95 Was: Explore the dynamic world of 1960s pop art through Lucy Lippard's insightful analysis of this groundbreaking international art movement. Surprising, questioning, challenging, enriching: the Pocket Perspectives series presents timeless works by... MSRP: Now: $16.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Acts of Resistance: The Power of Art to Create a Better World MSRP: Now: $17.99 Was: What is the purpose of art in a world on fire? Can it be a genuine form of political resistance? What is the purpose of art in a world on fire? In this exhilarating and deeply inspiring work, Amber Massie-Blomfield considers the work of artists,... MSRP: Now: $17.99 Was: Quick view
Quick view Ingenious: A Biography of Benjamin Franklin, Scientist MSRP: Now: $29.99 Was: The dramatic story of an ingenious man who explained nature and created a country. Benjamin Franklin was one of the preeminent scientists of his time. Driven by curiosity, he conducted cutting-edge research on electricity, heat, ocean currents,... MSRP: Now: $29.99 Was: Quick view
Quick view What To Draw and How To Draw It MSRP: Now: $16.00 Was: This step-by-step drawing guide from acclaimed cartoonist E.G. Lutz has helped budding artists hone their skills since 1913. E.G. Lutz provides simple, step-by-step instructions for constructing over one hundred distinct drawings, including lighthouses,... MSRP: Now: $16.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Soul of a Nation Art in the Age of Black Power MSRP: Now: $45.00 Was: African American art in the era of Malcolm X and the Black Panthers In the period of radical change that was 1963–83, young black artists at the beginning of their careers confronted difficult questions about art, politics and racial identity. How... MSRP: Now: $45.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view SEEN 007 MSRP: Now: $20.00 Was: Seen is a journal of film, art, and visual culture, dedicated to platforming nuanced and rigorous writing by and about Black, Brown, and Indigenous communities globally. Issue 007 highlights include: Ja’Tovia Gary and philosopher Dr. Joy James... MSRP: Now: $20.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Morpho: Mammals MSRP: Now: $16.95 Was: Improve your skills and techniques for drawing mammals! This small, portable book presents more than 500 drawings for 100 species of mammals, collected into categories of habitat—land, water, and air. In this book, artist and teacher Michel... MSRP: Now: $16.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Morpho: Simplified Forms MSRP: Now: $16.95 Was: The must-have guide for all artists who draw the human figure! This small, portable book presents a unique perspective on the human body for artists to study and implement in their drawing work. In this book, artist and teacher Michel Lauricella... MSRP: Now: $16.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view The Korean Myths: A Guide to the Gods, Heroes and Legends MSRP: Now: $25.95 Was: A fascinating introduction to the world of Korean myth and legend. The myths of Korea may seem a complex and intriguing mix of ghosts, spirits, and superstition, but they form the bedrock of one of the most vibrant global cultures today. In the... MSRP: Now: $25.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view This Morning, This Evening, So Soon: James Baldwin and the Voices of Queer Resistance MSRP: Now: $39.95 Was: Portrayals of James Baldwin and others in his circle highlight the iconic writer’s activism The American writer and activist James Baldwin (1924–87) considered himself a “witness” as he challenged perspectives on America and its history through his work... MSRP: Now: $39.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Latin American Artists: From 1785 to Now MSRP: Now: $69.95 Was: The essential survey showcasing the work of more than 300 modern and contemporary artists born or based in Latin America Latin American artists have gained increasing international prominence as the art world awakens to the area’s extraordinary art... MSRP: Now: $69.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Great Women Sculptors MSRP: Now: $69.95 Was: A celebration of more than 300 groundbreaking women sculptors that surveys 500 years of creative ingenuity from around the world Presenting a more expansive and inclusive history of sculpture, Great Women Sculptors surveys the work of more than 300... MSRP: Now: $69.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Paris in Ruins: Love, War, and the Birth of Impressionism MSRP: Now: $35.00 Was: The Pulitzer Prize–winning art critic’s gripping account of the “Terrible Year” in Paris and its monumental impact on the rise of Impressionism From the summer of 1870 to the spring of 1871, famously dubbed the “Terrible Year” by Victor Hugo, Paris and... MSRP: Now: $35.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Reframing the Black Figure MSRP: Now: $19.95 Was: This visual gift book introduces readers to the field of Black figuration by highlighting key works from the National Portrait Gallery exhibition The Time is Always Now: Artists Reframe the Black Figure. The selections included in this brief introduction... MSRP: Now: $19.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Sacred Sites The Library of Esoterica MSRP: Now: $40.00 Was: Spaces of Worship A Journey Through Spiritual Landscapes Taking us on a journey through the history of sacred art and architecture, Sacred Sites explores the myriads of ways in which we imbue our environments with profound and enduring meaning. From... MSRP: Now: $40.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Chinese Myths: A Guide to Gods and Legends MSRP: Now: $25.95 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: $25.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view 1000 Chairs - Bibliotheca Universalis Series MSRP: Now: $25.00 Was: Take a Seat An overview of exemplary chairs More than any other piece of furniture, the chair has been subjected to the wildest dreams of the designer. The particular curve of a backrest, or the twist of a leg, the angle of a seat or the color of the... MSRP: Now: $25.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view World Textiles - World of Art Series MSRP: Now: $24.95 Was: An updated edition of this indispensable reference, surveying the history of textiles from twenty-five thousand years ago to the present. The history of textiles, more than that of any other artifact, is a history of human ingenuity. From the... MSRP: Now: $24.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Mapplethorpe Flora MSRP: Now: $100.00 Was: The definitive collection of Robert Mapplethorpe’s flower photographs in a sophisticated new edition. Robert Mapplethorpe is one of the twentieth century’s most important artists, known for his ground-breaking and provocative work. He studied painting,... MSRP: Now: $100.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view About Face: Stonewall, Revolt and New Queer Art MSRP: Now: $65.00 Was: A unique survey of 350 artworks by a global and diverse array of LGBTQ+ artists – many underrecognized and overlooked – from the last 50 years Though the Stonewall Riots might now be shorthand for the start of the gay rights movement, so much of... MSRP: Now: $65.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view From Slave Ship to Harvard MSRP: Now: $26.95 Was: From Slave Ship to Harvard is the true story of an African American family in Maryland over six generations. The author has reconstructed a unique narrative of black struggle and achievement from paintings, photographs, books, diaries, court records,... MSRP: Now: $26.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Black History in the Philadelphia Landscape MSRP: Now: $18.95 Was: Black Philadelphians have shaped Philadelphia history since colonial times. In Black History in the Philadelphia Landscape, Amy Cohen recounts notable aspects of the Black experience in Philadelphia from the late 1600s to the 1960s and how this history... MSRP: Now: $18.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Kenya Hara: Designing Japan A Future Built on Aesthetics MSRP: Now: $35.00 Was: As Art Director for Muji since 2002, Japanese graphic designer Kenya Hara (born 1958) and his aesthetic of pared-back, beautifully functional objects have taken the world by (quiet) storm. With Kenya Hara: Designing Japan, the designer presents his... MSRP: Now: $35.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Any Day Now: Toward a Black Aesthetic - Ekphrasis Series MSRP: Now: $15.00 Was: Larry Neal, a poet, dramatist, and critic, was a founding figure of the Black Arts Movement in the 1960s and 1970s in New York. Writing as the arts editor for Liberator magazine, a radical journal published in Harlem, Neal called for Black artists to... MSRP: Now: $15.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view My Friend Van Gogh by Emile Bernard - Ekphrasis Series MSRP: Now: $15.00 Was: “I exaggerate, I sometimes make changes to the subject, but I still don’t invent the whole of painting; on the contrary, I find it ready-made—but to be untangled—in the real world.” —Vincent van Gogh to Émile... MSRP: Now: $15.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Never Broken: Visualizing Lenape Histories MSRP: Now: $29.99 Was: Through a focus on Lenape art, culture, and history and a critical examination of historical visualizations of Native and European American relationships, Never Broken explores the ways in which art can create, challenge, and rewrite history. This richly... MSRP: Now: $29.99 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 Basilius Besler: The Garden at Eichstatt MSRP: Now: $200.00 Was: The 367 exquisite hand-colored plates of the Hortus Eystettensis, published in 1613 with elaborate descriptions to record the palatial gardens in Eichstätt, Bavaria, were a landmark in botanical illustration. This facsimile edition, featuring... MSRP: Now: $200.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view An Indigenous Present MSRP: Now: $75.00 Was: This landmark volume is a gathering of Native North American contemporary artists, musicians, filmmakers, choreographers, architects, writers, photographers, designers and more. Conceived by Jeffrey Gibson, a renowned artist of... MSRP: Now: $75.00 Was: Quick view
Quick view Mythical Creatures Tiny Folio MSRP: Now: $12.95 Was: This miniature bestiary contains some 200 illustrations of more than 160 mythical beings: fire-breathing dragons, mysterious mermaids, sinuous sea serpents, mischievous yokai, and many other wondrous creatures drawn from global folklore and mythology... MSRP: Now: $12.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Kiki Man Ray Art Love and Rivalry in 1920's Paris MSRP: Now: $18.95 Was: In freewheeling 1920s Paris, Kiki de Montparnasse captivated as a nightclub performer, sold out gallery showings of her paintings, starred in Surrealist films, and shared drinks and ideas with the likes of Jean Cocteau and Marcel Duchamp. Her... MSRP: Now: $18.95 Was: Quick view
Quick view Vincent Van Gogh Creative Inspiration MSRP: Now: $16.95 Was: A beautiful and delightfully handy art book that is designed to inspire, this collection of 150 beautifully reproduced Vincent Van Gogh images makes a stylish gift. His writings have been edited and selected to create an enlightening, uplifting, and... MSRP: Now: $16.95 Was: Quick view