Exhibition catalogues and specific collections Books
British Museum Press Living with Art The Alexander Walker collection
Book SynopsisA catalogue of the unique collection of modern and contemporary prints and drawings of film critic and author Alexander Walker (19302003).
£17.00
British Museum Press Look Here
Book SynopsisThe ultimate picture book â packed with wonderful, quirky, amusing and delightful images from the British Museum. There is no text at all: the pictures, and combinations of pictures, speak for themselves
£9.49
British Museum Press A Little Gay History Desire and Diversity across
Book SynopsisHow old is the oldest chat-up line between men? Who was the first lesbian? Were ancient Greek men who had sex together necessarily gay? And what did Shakespeare think about cross-dressing? This title deals with these questions.
£9.89
British Museum Press Watches Paperback anglais
Book SynopsisThe British Museum watch collection is unsurpassed anywhere in the world, and this brilliant book tells the story of the watch which spans an incredible 500 years.
£15.29
British Museum Press Hieroglyphs
Book SynopsisPraise for the exhibition ***** The Telegraph ***** The Times ***** Daily Telegraph **** The Evening Standard âœPlunge into the infinity pool of ancient Egyptian history with this dizzying array of artworksâ - Waldemar Januszczack, Sunday Times Culture magazine Today the history of ancient Egypt is known around the world, recognisable in precious museum collections and countless retellings from popular culture. Yet for hundreds of years, from the late Roman Empire to the 19th century, the wonders of this ancient civilisation were frozen in time, locked in artefacts that could not be understood due to the loss of the ancient Egyptian language. In 1799 the discovery of the Rosetta Stone, a slab inscribed in three scripts, hieroglyphs, demotic and Greek, changed the course of history, unlocking thousands of years of ancient culture and eventually becoming one of the worldâs most famous museum artefacts. The British Museumâs exhibition Hieroglyphs: unlocking ancient Egypt and thisTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. The truth in translation: the journey to understanding Egyptian hieroglyphs 2. The race to decipherment 3. Legacy and impact 4. The future of Egyptology Notes and select bibliography List of contributors Acknowledgements and credits Index
£32.00
Phaidon Press Ltd Speaking of Art
Book SynopsisOutstanding interviews with 43 towering figures of recent art history.Trade Review"The epic career of William Furlong is summed up in this not-to-be-missed book, a vast, brilliant anthology of transcripts from some of his most important recorded interviews with artists over the last forty years."—Mousse "There is no better way to help inform your appreciation and understanding of an artist's work and philosophy than to hear what they themselves think about what they do. This excellent book focuses on that very point: it brings together in print some 43 artist interviews taken from one of the most impressive sound archives in the world, Audio Arts."—The Artist "We should probably see Furlong as a peculiarly English autodidact figure scrupulously orchestrating a record of the international art world over the last 40 years... We begin with a bang, with Marcel Duchamp [...] his spiky presence as a provocateur and dandy exactly preserved... Some of the earliest interviewees, such as John Cage, Tadeusz Kantor and Philip Glass, suggest a programme accommodating figures on the margins of a traditional definition of a visual arts discourse. This inclusiveness is a trace of the early Conceptual Art mindset out of which Furlong's project originally emerged... These are, however, evocative historical documents in more ways than simply as records of artists' speech and thought. The 1980s interviews are a window into an era... One of the advantages of reading interviews sequentially is that the particularities of language employed by the artists are highlighted by difference... When [Joseph] Beuys's English slips a little [...], the loss of the original sound is irrelevant as his unmistakeably hypnotic Germanic tones rise through the transcripts. The editing is sensitive enough to establish thematic threads; for example, in the sequential cluster of Wolgang Tillmans, Gilbert & George, Jeff Wall and Thomas Demand, effectively blocking in a workable set of parameters for contemporary art photography."—Art Monthly "Phaidon Press has now published Speaking of Art, a small sampling of the immense undertaking that resulted from that dissatisfaction. Beginning in 1973, with the help of a few collaborators, Mr. Furlong created Audio Arts, a no-budget 'magazine' composed solely of cassette recordings of interviews with artists Mr. Furlong found interesting. He mailed them to friends and subscribers, at first hundreds and then thousands. [...] Speaking of Art is made to resemble a cassette, with an "A" side and a flip-over "B" side and shiny dark-brown endpapers to evoke magnetic tape. It presents edited transcripts of 43 artists from the archive. [...] The excerpts from their conversations skew more toward the academic (Mr. Furlong has been an art professor most of his life) than toward the breezy tone of Paris Review interviews. But they never veer far from Mr. Furlong's guiding principle that he is talking with artists, not interviewing them."—New York TimesTable of ContentsSpeaking of Art collects the 40 best interviews from the Audio Arts archive - Joseph Beuys, John Cage, Frank Stella, Richard Serra, Ed Ruscha, Marina Abramovic, Damien Hirst and Thomas Demand, among many others.
£36.18
Phaidon Press Ltd Lili ReynaudDewar
Book SynopsisThe first-ever monograph on Reynaud-Dewar, one of today’s most celebrated multimedia artists
£29.75
Phaidon Press Ltd Honar
Book SynopsisThe first and only book on one of the finest private collections of contemporary Iranian artTrade Review"[a] handsome tome... The art is varied... Afkhami has clearly balanced his purchases of little-known or emerging artists with internationally renowned figures... The wider Iranian art context is explained in a hugely informative essay by Venetia Porter... [Afkhami] has certainly assisted Iranian artists in gaining a broader presence. These artists need long-term support amid a still fragile political landscape."—Art Quarterly"A wealth of vital pieces reflecting a vibrant country that is producing some of the world's most insightful, impacting and aesthetically considered pieces of work... The text is an unprecedented source of enrichment for readers - for those who have read widely on the topic or those looking to find out more about a country which has often been overshadowed by media-fuelled scrutiny."—AestheticaMagazine.com"Once largely hidden from Western view, the contemporary art scene is Iran is now flourishing as a powerful social and cultural force... Honar: The Afkhami Collection is a new book from Phaidon celebrating the best in modern and postmodern Iranian art. Showcasing a wide range of styles from new media to sculpture and calligraphy, it's a fascinating insight into a new generation of creative talents from the Middle East."—HungerTV.com"Charts a country's history from the 1950s to today through 250 artworks from the collection, alongside a glimpse into the Afkhamis' own family history, revealing that his great-grandmother, Effat al-Muluk Khwajeh Nouri, was the first female artist in Iran to set up a private painting school for girls."—Harper's Bazaar Arabia"A lavishly illustrated and informative book... Honar captures the finest works of Iranian artists from the 1950's to the present... An invaluable addition to any library and an important book in relation to modern Iranian Art."—Les Scott, BBC Radio Stoke"[A]n incredible journey through a foreign Middle East world that is, for many Americans, veiled in taboo, fear, and misunderstanding... Presents a contextual bridge to the complex Iranian political, social, cultural, foreign, unsettling, and confusing fringes. Readers are escorted along the way, from artwork to artwork, toward an understanding of the rich and humanely meaningful world of Iran."—New York Journal of Books"An unparalleled look at the finest contemporary art being made by artists working within Iran and in the West... Vibrant."—Mayfair Times Magazine"An important glimpse at [Iran's] burgeoning contemporary art scene."—House & Garden
£60.00
Phaidon Press Ltd Songs for Sabotage
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£36.00
James Clarke & Co Ltd The Shining Sands
Book SynopsisThis is the remarkable story of the colony of artists who were inspired by the people, landscape and light of West Cornwall. Now internationally celebrated, they are forever to be associated with the small fishing ports of Newlyn and St Ives. Arriving from the artists'' colonies of France, the Barbizon and Pont-Aven, and the painting schools of London and Paris, they set up their studios in the cottages and net lofts overlooking the sea. Here they painted; their subjects centred on the working life and conditions of the people they lived amongst, and the stark beauty of the rugged Cornish landscape. Challenging the accepted styles of the Victorian masters, their bold work, full of light and colour, often drew upon the working life of the fishermen and their families, recording the tragedies and simple pleasures of their lives.In The Shining Sands, Tom Cross records the life and work of these artists, from the earliest arrivals in the 1870s through to the decade preceding the Second WorTable of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction Chapter 1: The Pursuit of Realism Chapter 2: Artists from the Midlands Chapter 3: 'A Breath of Fresh Air' Chapter 4: Friends from the Slade Chapter 5: An International Community Chapter 6: The Royal Academy and the New English Art Club Chapter 7: Changes in Newlyn Chapter 8: A Romantic Vision Chapter 9: The Lamorna Valley Chapter 10: Modernism Chapter 11: A Holiday Paradise Chapter 12: A Meeting in St Ives Index
£30.38
Manchester University Press The Independent Group
Book SynopsisThis study looks at the artists, designers and writers who formed the Independent Group in the early 1950s including such influential figures as Richard Hamilton, Eduardo Paolozzi, Nigel Henderson, William Turnball, Rayner Banham and Alison and Peter Smithson. As a group they aimed to raise the status of popular objects and icons within modern visual culture. The development of the Independent Group is mapped out against the changing nature of modernism during the Cold War era, as well as the impact of mass consumption on post-war British society. In this book, Massey examines the cultural context of the formation of the Group, covering the founding of the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London, the meanings of modernism, and the creation of a national identity. Key exhibitions such as Parallel of Life and Art and This Is Tomorrow are also examined.Table of ContentsThe myth of the Independent Group - historiography and hagiology; welfare state culture; Modernism and the ICA; growth and form - the founding of the Independent Group; aesthetic problems in contemporary art; Cold War culture; the expendable aesthetic and America; this is tomorrow and beyond; the knowing consumer - the Independent Group and Postmodernism.
£19.99
Manchester University Press Politics and Painting at the Venice Biennale
Book SynopsisChallenging the dominant view that American Abstract Expressionism triumphed in Western Europe in the immediate post-war period, this book considers the proliferation of gesture painting there from a European perspective. -- .Table of ContentsAcknowledgementsList of figuresAbbreviationsIntroduction: the Idea of Europe1 The Abstraction-Realism Debate and its background, 1938-19482 Communism, anti-Communism, and government intervention at the Venice Biennale, 1948-19523 The Biennali of 1954-1956: the politics of Realism4 The 1958 Biennale: the collapse of the Ente and the rise of Gesture Painting as the ‘European Idea’5 The Biennali of 1960 and 1962: from European to global cultural policy6 Gesture Painting in Communist Europe7 Gesture Painting in Africa, Asia and Latin America8 Epilogue: the 1964 Biennale: the end of Gesture PaintingBibliography
£76.50
Manchester University Press The Library and Archive Collections of the
Book SynopsisA lavishly illustrated, expertly written and perspicaciously edited volume that showcases one of the oldest continually-evolving academic library collections of the Anglophone world. From papyri to modern first editions, Renaissance portraits to C20th abstracts, this book will be a benchmark in academic publishing.Trade Review'beautiful, with varied and exquisite illustrations'Karen Attar, Library & Information History, Vol. 29 No. 1, March 2013 -- .Table of ContentsIntroductionEssaysAppendix: Notes on the University Libraries, P.J.Anderson Bibliography Notes on Contributors AcknowledgementsIndex
£76.50
Arcadia Publishing Williamsport The Grit Photograph Collection
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£19.99
University Press of America Ethical Theories and Moral Narratives in Art A
Book SynopsisThis book is a practical study of the forest industrial complex composed in analogical narratives of prosaic discourse and poetic themes presented in a gallery tour through the corporate moral forest. Its focus is on the changing of management by objectives policies to management by ethics philosophies and managing moralities.Trade ReviewFr. Richard H. Guerrette founded EquiPax Gallery and Retreat Center in Newport, Vermont. This gallery is devoted to works that promote an environmental sensitivity in a corporate industrial economy. -- Marci Whitney-Schenck, Founder and Editor of Christianity and the ArtsRichard Guerrette seems to be on the real cutting edge of helping the scholarly community redefine and understand a number of important issues in the area of corporate ethics. -- Christopher Reaske, associate dean of Yale Divinity School and associate director of Corporate and Foundation Relations, Yale UniversityTable of ContentsAesthetic Acknowledgements The Mission of the Equipax Art Gallery THE EQUIPAX GALLERY COLLECTION THE LOWER GALLERY THE UPPER GALLERY Academic Epilogue Appendix A: The God Who Planted Seeds Appendix B: The Woman Who Mourns For Trees and Ecological Immorality Appendix C: Archetypal Poetry and Architectural Literacy Appendix D: Sculptural Artistry and Mystical Poetry Conclusion: Sexuality and Eternal Ecstasies Personal Historical Epilogue: Liturgical Arts and Historical Memories Pastoral Historical Epilogue: An Artistic Model of the Paleontological Ministry Of References Gallery Artists’ Profiles Author and Artist Theme Index
£75.59
Running Press,U.S. The Vatican All The Paintings
Book SynopsisThe Vatican is one of the most visited sites in the world. It encompasses numerous museums and palaces, and houses one of the finest art collections known to man. Amassed by popes throughout the centuries, including several of the most renowned Roman sculptures and important masterpieces of Renaissance art in the world, the Vatican is a perennial source of awe and fascination. From Michelangelo''s Sistine Chapel and his Pieta, to the Raphael frescoes, to the works of Giotto, Fra Angelica, Titian, and Caravaggio, The Vatican: All the Paintings is an unprecedented celebration of this great collection. The book is organized into 22 sections representing the museums and areas of the Vatican, including the Pinacotea, the Sistine Chapel, the Raphael Rooms, the Borgia Apartments, the Vatican Palaces, and St. Peter''s Basilica. Each one of the 976 works of art represented in this book -- including the 661 classical paintings on display in the permanent painting collection and 315 other masterpieces -- is annotated with the name of the painting and artists, the date of the work, the birth and death of the artist, the medium that was used, the size of the work, and the catalog number (if applicable). In addition, 180 of the most iconic paintings, sculptures, and other pieces of art are highlights with 300-word essays by art historian Anja Grebe and bestselling author Ross King. Here you will find information such as the key attributes of the work, what to look for when viewing it, the artist''s inspirations and techniques, biographical information on the artist, and the artist''s impact on history.
£36.00
Schiffer Publishing Ltd World Designs
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£23.79
Schiffer Publishing Ltd The World of Wade Ireland
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£23.79
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Classic Perfume Advertising 19201970
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£31.44
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Contemporary Cape Cod Artists
Book SynopsisThis book features 45 Cape Cod artists working in abstraction, displaying more than 400 images of their work. Based on her interviews with the artists, the author writes about their aspirations and approaches. The art, which include paintings, photographs, sculpture, and prints, show a range of approaches to abstraction, from those that include an interpreted element of the real world to others that are completely non-objective. Learn about the artists' lives, their inspirations, how they proceeded on the path to abstraction, and the ideas behind their works. Abstraction's place in art history is explored, as well as its relationships to other movements. The narrative gives insight into the creative talents of the artists and provides an understanding of abstract art in relationship to the world art scene.
£43.99
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Colorado Quilting
Book SynopsisThis book is the culmination of more than 125 years of tradition and countless Documentation Days, during which quilting council members record the block technique, age, batting, backing, and color of each quilt their fellow quilters trust them to preserve. Thirteen chapters explore important historical quilting moments, traditional and modern quilting themes, and the beginnings of the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum and the Quilter''s Newsletter magazine. Different council members researched, photographed, and recorded the most significant events, memories, quilters, and quilts that have influenced the progress of quilting in Colorado. Early Coloradans picked their own cotton, saved every scrap of used fabric, and made quilts from scratch to support their families and for therapy as they recovered from serious injuries and illnesses. Many of these sacred stitches are still works in progress and continue to illustrate what''s important to these dedicated craftspeople.
£25.59
Schiffer Publishing Ltd 100 Plein Air Painters of the MidAtlantic
Book SynopsisThis is a sumptuous catalog of regional landscape paintings and the talented, living artists who create them, including Robert J. Barber, Denise Dumont, Michael Godfrey, Hai-Ou Hou, Abigail McBride, and Sam Robinson. It is packed with over 400 eye-catching color reproductions of work by some of today''s finest plein air artists, including spectacular beach scenes, pastorals, cityscapes, and harbor scenes. This informative volume also includes a concise history of landscape painting in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, and Virginia, showing examples of great art of the past by some outstanding Mid-Atlantic painters, including the Pennsylvania Impressionists, the New Jersey Manasquan Art Colony, the Egelis, and much more. This volume fills an empty niche in the rich history of American art. It is an ideal book for anyone, who loves plein air landscape painting, and a wonderful introduction to traditional art of the region. It will appeal to art historians, dealers, and collectors alike.
£36.79
Schiffer Publishing Ltd ARTtitude Contemporary Graphic Art
Book SynopsisDrawing is not a crime!? The bold and brash ARTtitude is back with another look at some of the most iconic and unusual artists of the moment. Representing countries as far-reaching and distinct as Colombia, Germany, Canada, Italy, France, and the U.S. (to name a few), the 36 international artists featured in this collection reveal the richness and diversity of contemporary graphic arts. The artists again pay tribute to the muses of their creativity, with appreciative nods to their predecessors and track lists of the music that inspires their work. ARTtitude 2 highlights some of the unique and diverse artists working today: Amanda Mocci, Jim Phillips, Conrad Roset, Cricket Press, Robert Proch, Ron Guyatt, T-Bone & Ajax, The Arcade Company, and many more.
£31.44
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Hopi Gold Hopi Silver 12 Contemporary Jewelers
Book SynopsisNearly 200 photographs chronicle the evolution of Hopi jewelry over the last four decades and illustrate, through the Kópavi collection, the innovative and often stunning creations of twelve well-known Hopi artists. Included are Victor Coochwytewa, Phillip Honanie, and Michael Kabotie, as well as Ricky Coochwytewa, Sidney Sekakuku, Sharold Nutumya, Watson Honanie, Bradley Gashwazra, Norman Honie Sr., John Coochyumptewa, Beauford Dawahoya, and Jason Takala Sr. The artists incorporate gold, platinum, diamonds, and rare turquoise into a tradition previously identified predominantly with silver, while expanding the range of designs to include narrative and ceremonial representations. Some of the iconography speaks to the merging of two cultures: ancient Hopi and contemporary commodity. These objects have a historical voice and represent a major change not only in jewelry styles, but in Hopi culture.
£27.19
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Contemporary Cape Cod Artists People and Places
Book SynopsisThis book features 45 Cape Cod artists working in abstraction, displaying more than 400 images of their work. Based on her interviews with the artists, the author writes about their aspirations and approaches. The art, which include paintings, photographs, sculpture, and prints, show a range of approaches to abstraction, from those that include an interpreted element of the real world to others that are completely non-objective. Learn about the artists' lives, their inspirations, how they proceeded on the path to abstraction, and the ideas behind their works. Abstraction's place in art history is explored, as well as its relationships to other movements. The narrative gives insight into the creative talents of the artists and provides an understanding of abstract art in relationship to the world art scene.
£43.99
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Behind the Easel
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£43.99
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Robin Woods Cores Recycled
Book SynopsisInitially, they were the waste product of wooden bowls turned in an ancient technique by Robin Wood of the United Kingdom, an expert pole-lathe turner and author. Known for his historical and functional objects made on a foot-powered lathe, Wood keeps the tradition of pole turning alive. The leg-powered process Wood uses results in thousands of solid, round chunks Cores that get broken out of the center of the bowl at the last moment. Wood donated 100 Cores, which ranged in size from 2 x 2 to 3 x 4 to The Center for Art in Wood in Philadelphia. The Center sent Cores to two-score artists who agreed to the challenge of reworking them into new pieces of art. These works, shown here in more than 240 color photos, formed the exhibition Robin Wood's CORES Recycled by The Center for Art in Wood.
£22.39
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Your Personal Hangups
Book SynopsisI am interested in your personal hang-ups: Not your lifetime neuroses but your (ideal) hat, coat and/or clothes tree or hanger, wall hooks, free standing pole, rack, stand or small wall system. With this invitation Gail M. Brown, an independent curator, challenged artists to create inventive forms for an exhibition at The Center for Art in Wood in Philadelphia. The resulting sculptures by 38 artists ranged from a straightforward coat rack to a four-foot apartment house riding on a fish, from a scepter-like paean to Joan Miro to a four eyes nun-backed chair, and from a bird house to a wall-mounted seat and desktop. The artists used a wide range of woods, from the ordinary to the exotic, as well as rubber, steel, and gold-plated brass. The works project grace, intelligence, whimsy, humor, and serious craft.
£17.09
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Contemporary Cape Cod Artists On Abstraction 3
Book SynopsisThis book features 45 Cape Cod artists working in abstraction, displaying more than 400 images of their work. Based on her interviews with the artists, the author writes about their aspirations and approaches. The art, which include paintings, photographs, sculpture, and prints, show a range of approaches to abstraction, from those that include an interpreted element of the real world to others that are completely non-objective. Learn about the artists' lives, their inspirations, how they proceeded on the path to abstraction, and the ideas behind their works. Abstraction's place in art history is explored, as well as its relationships to other movements. The narrative gives insight into the creative talents of the artists and provides an understanding of abstract art in relationship to the world art scene.
£43.99
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Art From Cape Cod Selections from the Cape Cod
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£43.99
Schiffer Publishing Ltd From Storage to Studio
Book SynopsisWhat inspiration awaitswithin a museum?In this rare venture, a group of 14 Resident Artists from TheClay Studio worked with 7 curators to explore the PhiladelphiaMuseum of Art's art storage vaults.This catalogand its accompanying exhibition at The Clay Studioreveals the thoughts, inspirations, and creative drive shared by the artists and curators. After researching and handling artifacts in an art museum's storage, each artist chose a museum object and went back to their studio to create a new work of art in response. The resulting artworks, beautifully photographed here, are accompanied by the artists' thoughtful reactions to the experience, along with candid views of theworks in progress in their studios. The curators, too, describe their aha moments in three luminous essays. For both artists and curators, this journey from storage to studio in Philadelphia has been revelatory and points the way to exciting future possibilities for artists, curators, museums, and gallery visitors eve
£23.99
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Icons Symbols of the Borderland
Book SynopsisWall or no wall? View the US-Mexico borderland saga through the eyes of artists who've lived it, including some of the children held in detention camps. More than 100 artworks represent a variety of mediums, from large paintings to mixed-media collage, neon, photography, and sculpture. Based on a traveling exhibit by members of the El Pasobased Juntos Art Association, the images explore the region's animal and plant ecosystems, food and religious culture, and history. The artists reflect deep roots both north and south of the border and the inherent mestizaje, a blend of indigenous, Mexican, and American heritage across the length of the bicultural, binational landscape. Their work makes vibrant personal and political statements that speak constructively about how to move forward in this fraught region. Combined with accompanying essays, this book shares a rare, close-up view of the US-Mexico crossroads at a critical point in US history.
£34.84
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Birds in the Barnes Foundation
Book SynopsisWinner of the MSA Buyer's Choice Award A playful room-by-room bird-watching guide to the Albert C. Barnes galleries. Rumor has it that Dr. Barnes put a bird in every room of his famed collection. But is this really true, and if so, why? The Barnes Foundation collection offers an astounding array of art, focusing on post-impressionist and early modern masters: Renoir, Cézanne, Picasso, and Matisse.However, interspersed among these notable greats is a different kind of collection that incorporates folk art, pottery, furniture, and ironwork from cultures around the world. The instructional collection is built around a philosophy of individual interpretation, and following the birds from one room to another offers you an accessible starting point for uncovering the educational methods Dr. Barnes used to encourage students to look at art. This lighthearted tour weaves art, history, and lessons on the collection into a delightful search for birds hiding in the gallery.
£17.09
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Birds in the Barnes 12 Folded Notecards
Book SynopsisThese high-quality boxed notecards feature reproductions of 6 of the most beloved works of artfrom the bookBirds in the Barnes Foundation. Includes 12 folded cards and 12 envelopes.
£15.71
Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. Birds in the Barnes 1000Piece Puzzle
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£18.46
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Loaded
Book SynopsisNo matter your opinions about guns, these fascinating works by top artists will make you think in new ways about what guns mean.Table of ContentsContents Introduction Shooting Gallery Playing with Fire Killer Portraits Disarmed Firearms Gunned Down Gun License The Armory Index of Artists
£20.99
Government of British Columbia Out of the Mist
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£19.76
John Wiley & Sons Spaces and Places for Art Making Art
Book SynopsisA pioneering study of art museums in western Canada and their relationship to federal cultural institutions.Trade Review"Spaces and Places for Art is a fascinating read. I recommend it to anyone interested in the development of museums and galleries and the evolution of cultural policy in Canada." Joyce Zemans, York University
£34.20
John Wiley & Sons Obsession Sir William Van Hornes Japanese
Book SynopsisA revelatory study of a forgotten collection and the most remarkable collector in Montreal's Golden Square Mile.
£49.60
McGill-Queen's University Press Obsession
Book SynopsisUne étude révélatrice portant sur une collection tombée dans l’oubli et le plus remarquable collectionneur du Mille carré doré de Montréal.
£55.80
McFarland & Co Inc The Anatomy of Body Worlds
Book Synopsis Since its Tokyo debut in 1995, Gunther von Hagens'' Body Worlds exhibition has been visited by more than 25 million people at museums and science centers across North America, Europe, and Asia. Preserved through von Hagens'' unique process of plastination, the bodies shown in the controversial exhibit are posed to mimic life and art, from a striking re-creation of Rodin''s The Thinker, to a preserved horse and its human rider, a basketball player, and a reclining pregnant woman--complete with fetus in its eighth month. This interdisciplinary volume analyzes Body Worlds from a number of perspectives, describing the legal, ethical, sociological, and religious concerns which seem to accompany the exhibition as it travels the world.
£27.54
Abbeville Press Inc.,U.S. Frank Lloyd Wright
Book SynopsisThis diminutive survey features all aspects of Wright''s art, from lowslung Prairie houses to the dramatic, seminal Fallingwater, to larger projects such as his two homes, Taliesin and Taliesin West, culminating in that icon of modernism, New York''s Guggenheim Museum. This satisfying volume is complete with drawings and rarely seen works from Wright''s own Asian art collection.Trade Review"Based on sound scholarship ... set[s] forth Wright's ideas about buildings, people, nature and their interaction... Warm, radiant pictures of his famous interiors will especially appeal to decorators... All the pictures are of the highest quality." --Roanoke Times, 10/18/98Table of Contents7 | INTRODUCTION: AMERICA'S MASTER ARCHITECT 21 | FORMATIVE YEARS (1887-1899) 45 | PRAIRIE PERIOD (1900-1910) 99 | JAPAN AND CALIFORNIA (1911-1924) 139 | REGENERATION AND RENEWAL (1925-1936) 167 | USONIAN PERIOD (1937-1947) 219 | LATE WORKS (1948-1959) 257 | WRIGHT'S ART COLLECTION 274 | CHRONOLOGY 277 | SUGGESTIONS FOR FUTURE READING 281 | INDEX
£18.55
Abbeville Press Inc.,U.S. A Museum of Their Own
Book SynopsisAn inspiring memoir relating how Wilhelmina Cole Holladay succeeded in founding and establishing the best-known museum devoted to women in the arts.Trade ReviewPraise for A Museum of Their Own: "Museums acquire such gravitas, it seems as though they've always been here, so it's instructive to be reminded of how much vision and work is involved... [The National Museum of Women in the Arts] changed the status of women artists and the life of its founder, who now tells the museums success story in an entertainingly anecdotal, inspiring, and beautifully illustrated memoir." -- Booklist "Aside from the story of her and the institution's life, Holladay considers hundreds of pieces in all mediums...Readers will find this richly rewarding, whether they're interested in the personal story of this National Medal of Arts winner or the fine art she's collected." -- PublishersWeekly.com "A Museum of Their Own includes some gorgeous works from the museum's collection, art by women you may have never heard of, but now have an opportunity to appreciate." -- BookPage "The lavish and plentiful illustrations...reveal many carefully selected paintings, sculptures, prints, and pottery by women around the globe...The museum and this splendid book will serve as a focal point for rescuing the works and reputations of extraordinary women artists who otherwise might be obscured by time." -- Library JournalTable of ContentsTable of Contents from: A Museum of Their Own Introduction: Raison d'Etre: For the Love of Art 1: Links in a Golden Chain 2: Preparing the Canvas for My Life's Work 3: NMWA--A Rose Called by Another Name 4: From the Temple of the Masons to the Temple of Women Artists 5: The Early Tours, The Library, The Membership Campaign, The State Committees and The Monthly Luncheons 6: The Grand Acquisitions 7: The Shows That Went On-The First Ten Years 8: More Room of Our Own 9: Special Gifts, Special Friends 10: Pursuing Our Mission-The Major Exhibitions of the Second Decade 11: The Legacies and The Future Appendix Chronology of Exhibitions: NMWA Publications
£28.79
Abbeville Press Inc.,U.S. Treasures of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston 29
Book SynopsisThe collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, encompasses more than 450,000 works of art, from ancient coins, gems, and mummies to work by some of today''s most celebrated contemporary artists, and everything in between. This attractive little volume illustrates a selection of these remarkable holdings, including highlights of the museum''s famous Impressionist and Post-Impressionist paintings, its unrivaled collection of Asian art, and spectacular works from all eras of American history. The perfect memento of the MFA, this best-selling Tiny FolioTM has been updated throughout and features all-new color photography.Art of the Americas Art of Europe Contemporary Art Prints, Drawings, and Photographs Art of the Ancient World Art of Asia, Africa, and Oceania Textile and Fashion Arts Musical InstrumentsTable of ContentsArt of the Americas * Art of Europe * Contemporary Art * Prints, Drawings, and Photographs * Art of the Ancient World * Art of Asia, Africa, and Oceania * Textile and Fashion Arts * Musical Instruments
£9.49
Abbeville Press Inc.,U.S. Watercolor A History
Book Synopsis The most comprehensive and best-illustrated history of watercolour painting ever published. The term watercolour calls to mind atmosphere, luminosity, and immediacy - qualities that derive directly from the quick-drying, translucent nature of water-based pigments. In Watercolor: A History, Louvre curator Marie-Pierre Salé provides an authoritative and beautifully illustrated account of this versatile and widely beloved artistic medium. Salé''s incisive text traces the development of watercolour from the 13th to the 20th century in Europe and the United States, encompassing every type of work - from plein-air sketches to finished studio pieces - and a wide variety of artists. Here are Dürer''s detailed animal studies, Turner''s landscapes, Cézanne''s tireless explorations, Sargent''s light-dappled sketches, O''Keeffe''s pioneering abstractions. This handsome volume features more than 300 full-colour illustrations, specially printed onTrade Review"More than 300 examples are gorgeously displayed in this large-scale volume in magnificent reproductions offering spectacular detail and enabling full appreciation of watercolor’s most remarkable quality, its translucency.” -- Booklist;
£93.50
Abbeville Press Inc.,U.S. Uncorked A Corkscrew Collection
Book Synopsis A splendid (and giftable) visual guide to the beautifully convoluted world of corkscrews. Ever since the standardised wine bottle came into use in the 18th century, thirsty people have sought a convenient means of removing its cork stopper. At first they employed whatever was at hand - including the helical gun screws used to clean out firearms - but the patent corkscrew emerged by 1795 and soon multiplied into more permutations than the proverbial better mousetrap. In Uncorked, Marilynn Gelfman Karp uses her own collection of corkscrews - carefully chosen both for their inventiveness and for their decorative qualities - to trace the history and evolution of this curious tool. She establishes a taxonomy of the corkscrew, based on the fundamental characteristics of handle, shaft, and screw, and then presents more than 650 individual specimens by category. They range from the simplest ''basic T'' models to the most whimsical flights of fancy (a foTrade Review"Tap the history of an object, no matter how small or specialized, and it will open up the universe...The historian Marilynn Gelfman Karp ... is drawn to variations on ingenuity, patina, functionality and 'eccentricity of design'". -- The New York Times; "This catalog of her collection will surprise and amaze with the imaginative technology and artistry that have gone into the manufacture of so basic a device." -- Booklist; "...is a museum-like tour from clunky, cast steel bar top contraptions to ornate silver and ivory screw pulls to a four-part novelty corkscrew depicting the corpse of Prohibition... Uncorked is an irresistible page turner for any lover of the grape.” -- Foreword Reviews;
£19.00
Abbeville Press Inc.,U.S. Wristwatch Annual 2021 The Catalog of Producers
Book SynopsisWith Wristwatch Annual, collectors have at hand a wealth of information on the latest offerings from today's most important watch producers, from Swiss mainstays like Rolex and Patek Philippe to the maverick independent brands springing up across Europe and the U.S. The book is arranged alphabetically by producer, and the movement, functions, case, band, price, and variations of each pictured watch are fully described. This year's edition, like its predecessors, will feature a variety of additional articles on independent watchmaking, key personalities in the watch world, and the technical aspects of horology. An illustrated glossary and a primer on watch care help acclimate the reader to the world of fine timepieces.
£26.09
Abbeville Press Inc.,U.S. Leo Lionni
Book SynopsisThis beautiful book reminds me that I was one of many whom Leo Lionni took by the hand, leading me into the world of writing and illustrating picture books. Micha Archer, author and illustrator of Wonder Walkers, Daniel Finds a Poem, and the forthcoming What''s New, Daniel?He had amazing breadth and depth, all on display in this volume.Paula Scher, graphic designer and partner, PentagramThroughout Leo Leonni's varied and eclectic work one can see his wit as well as his mid-century design sensibility; formal and geometric, but softened by his warmth and playfulness... Marc Rosenthal, New York Times bestselling illustratorThis first survey of Lionni's legacy comes out in conjunction with a retrospective of his work at the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, Mass Lionni had a rare ability to change shades and retain his sTrade Review"For those who came to know Leo Lionni through his children’s books as I did, this book is an introduction to Lionni as a fine artist and as an art director where he recruited and befriended such luminaries as Calder, DeKoonig, Ben Shahn, and Eric Carle, encouraging them to infuse the commercial design world with “capital A” art... This beautiful book reminds me that I was one of many whom Leo Lionni took by the hand, leading me into the world of writing and illustrating picture books." - Micha Archer"As a young working professional, I was inspired by Lionni’s Fortune magazine covers and his advertising design, and later genuinely surprised by his children’s stories and illustrations. He had amazing breadth and depth, all on display in this volume." - Paula Scher"Throughout Leo Leonni’s varied and eclectic work one can see his wit as well as his mid-century design sensibility; formal and geometric, but softened by his warmth and playfulness. The breadth of his career is wonderfully shown in the images and informed writing in this book." - Marc Rosenthal"This first survey of Lionni’s legacy comes out in conjunction with a retrospective of his work at the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, Mass… Suddenly, it becomes clear that, like the chameleons in “A Color of His Own,” Lionni had a rare ability to change shades — and retain his signature vibrancy — while moving, seemingly effortlessly, from one realm to another." - New York Times"The children’s book author who was also an artist: Leo Lionni’s wide-ranging practice was kaleidoscopic and rooted in a strong sense of justice." - Hyperallergic"How children’s book author Leo Lionni urged his readers to be change makers. The multidisciplinary artist wanted us to imagine how we can shape society and uplift our communities." - Smithsonian Magazine
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