History of art Books
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Native American Horse Gear
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Masterpieces of Haitian Art
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£41.39
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Under the Bridge
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£33.29
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.
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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.
£33.29
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Brushes with War Paintings and Drawings by the
Book SynopsisBrushes With War is a unique history of World War I in broad brush strokes. Over 230 original paintings, drawings, sculpture, and trench art by the combatants of World War I cover all aspects of the war and most major battles from Mons (1914) to the Meuse-Argonne (1918). The artists were American, Austrian, Australian, Belgian, British, Canadian, French, German, and Russian soldiers. These were not professional artists, but amateurs depicting their own daily struggles as they saw them. Just as snapshot photos are often more realistic than posed professional portraits, these works of art are more genuine impressions of the war than the official art and illustrations of the time.
£54.39
Schiffer Publishing Ltd A WeirdOh World
Book SynopsisEnjoy looking back over the career of this colorful artist in over 700 brilliant photos and witty prose!
£33.29
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Graffiti South Africa
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£36.89
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.
£28.79
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Detroit Graffiti
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£41.39
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Contemporary American Print Makers
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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.
£46.74
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Magnificent 19th Century Furniture
Book SynopsisThe Historicism movement in art (1830-1920) was perhaps the most democratic of all. European furniture makers sought to recapture the magic and affluence displayed in early, highly stylized and aristocratic pieces of the Gothic, Rococo, Renaissance, Baroque, and Classicism periods--but at a fraction of the cost. These artists brought a great deal to their reproductions, applying a contemporary practicality that resulted in pieces of crafty pomp, opulence, and exaggerated beauty that were priced to reach the growing bourgeoisie. Historicism furniture pieces are not only art history documents of the most diverse cultures and styles of the 19th century, but they are also individual collector''s items, their value not determined by objectively derived pricing factors alone. To that end, this book enlists the help of an international jury of furniture experts, from renowned art auction houses and antique dealer companies and restorers, to appraise and price over 15,000 featured pieces. Historicism is directly related to the strengthened bourgeoisie, to wealth and the newly rich, as well as to the foundation of nations. With this social and economic background, the furniture of the 19th century can be better comprehended and appreciated.
£91.19
Schiffer Publishing Ltd NonFigural Designs in Zuni Jewelry 5
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£20.69
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Indian Basketry of the Northeastern Woodlands
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£39.09
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Navajo Silversmith Fred Peshlakai His Life Art
Book SynopsisExplore the life and art of legendary Navajo silversmith Fred Peshlakai, and see how his masterful art began and evolved. Beginning with the history of the Navajo people, it follows world events impacting the American Southwest and the Navajo culture precipitating in the development of their unique expressions of art rendered with silver and stone. Nineteenth-century evolution of the art form is reviewed, shining a particular light on certain ambiguities regarding important interrelationships between its most famous figures. Fred Peshlakai hailed from one of the most recognized artistic bloodlines of his noble people. This book is the beginning catalogue of his beautiful silver artwork with hundreds of images and their individual technical and artistic expressions discussed. No longer mythical, Fred Peshlakai is shown to be one of the most, if not the most, influential Navajo artisan to impact the creation of Navajo Silver Art and his art the world-class art treasures that they truly are.
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Stiffs Skulls and Skeletons
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Arttitude 2
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.
£33.29
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Stars Stripes
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Painted Sky
Book SynopsisThe works of 106 contemporary artists provide a fresh look at the artistic vibrancy of the Rocky Mountain West region of the United States. More than 600 photos of these artists''works--in sculpture, mixed media, paint, photography, and other contemporary mediums--show us a stunning variety. Each artist also offers a personal description of his or her art. A perfect gift or reference, this resource changes the way we perceive the Rocky Mountain West region and the world. A foreword by Rose Fredrick, curator of the Coors Western Art Exhibit & Sale, contributes insights on Contemporary West: Myth, Truth, and What Lies Between.
£39.09
Schiffer Publishing Ltd 50 Landmark Cameras That Changed Photography
Book SynopsisThis lavishly illustrated book looks at the cameras that became landmarks and analyzes how and why they influenced future design.Trade ReviewThe chronological approach taken is both sensible and enjoyable, as it does give a flavour of how camera production and development occurred, incorporating changes in technology as it went. The text is both informed and informative, managing to give enough factual information that balances with Johns obvious enthusiasm and love for his subject(s). I love seeing cameras displayed with their occasionally mad accessories - cameras that I would not give houseroom to suddenly take on an allure (to me) when fully kitted out - you wonder what the design team from the American firm Univex were 'on' when they came up with some of the add ons for their already bonkers half frame camera the Mercury - the shot of this camera with i's Flash Gordon inspired lever wind, rangefinder and flash bulb unit is truly unforgettable. As with both of John's previous Schiffer titles (still available from the publisher) this is a wonderfully printed and illustrated book, and for me contains the essence of why I collect cameras and photographica - there's facts, anecdotes, a few mysteries and a decent serving of barminess... from the camera designers I mean, not from the author! - Timothy Campbell, 'Photographica World'
£46.74
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Encaustic Art in the TwentyFirst Century
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThe work of some of the finest practitioners of contemporary encaustic demonstrates how this versatile medium has evolved as a cross-disciplinary collaborator with every sphere of visual arts.--Richard Frumess, founder, R&F Handmade PaintsThe authors' eye for the encaustic medium and the artists presented give the reader important information all in one place -- Kaveh Mojtabai, Artscope magazine
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Jewish Treasures of the Caribbean
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThese photographs of modern day treasures bear witness to the legacy of New World Judaism and provide a visual record of this history for future generations. Wyatt Gallery's photographs of the Jewish Treasures of the Caribbean capture the dignity and grandeur of its Sephardic past, its deep root in Iberia, as well as its fragile present and uncertain future. He skillfully evokes the dramatic and largely unknown story of the dignity and perseverance of the Caribbean Jewish experience with an unerring eye for beauty and rich historical detail. -- Jane S. Gerber, Professor of History & Director at Institute for Sephardic Studies at The Graduate School of the City University of New YorkThrough these photographs of sacred sites, we witness the legacy of Judaism and a rarely explored facet of Caribbean history.—Monica Haim, Director of Awake ZionTo peruse these pages is to be drawn back into the Caribbean Jewish world of yesteryear, in all of its now-faded glory. -- Jonathan Sarna, Joseph H. & Belle R. Braun Professor of American Jewish History Brandeis University
£46.74
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Baltimore Graffiti
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£36.89
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Pinball Wizards Blacklight Destroyers
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£28.79
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Glass Art
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£39.09
Schiffer Publishing Ltd WPA Buildings
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£34.84
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Navajo Weavings with Ceremonial Themes
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£58.64
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Looted Beauty
Book SynopsisArtists are invited to color line-drawn interpretations of 30 masterpieces seized or destroyed by the Nazis during WWII. Combining the artistic skills of acclaimed artist and graphic novelist Karl Stevens with the art crime expertise of best-selling author Anthony M. Amore, the collection includes short storiesabout the lives of the artists, the people who owned the paintings, and how and where each piece disappeared.Readabout and interact with unforgettable works of art by luminaries such as Paul Klee, Claude Monet, and Franz Marc, considered the father of German Impressionism. In the years since the war ended, dedicated professionals have spent innumerable hours trying to locate and return the art to its rightful owners. The authors believe that by bringing the paintings'' stories to light, they can make a small contribution toward reminding the world of the problem of looting and the spoils of war.
£12.59
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Made for Walking
Book SynopsisTrade Reviewan extremely well researched and detailed analysis of the evolution of the fashion boot from the beginning of the twentieth century to the present day The strength of this work is the clever use of sources to show how fashion boots were conceived, designed, received, and worn. Overall, the accessible language and inclusion of references to boots worn by film, television, and pop stars means the book would appeal to the general reader. But it also adds to the history of footwear works that are already available and would be very useful for fashion historians focusing on dress and social history of mainly the 1960s and 1970s. - Pam Walker, Journal of Dress History, Winter 2020
£20.69
Schiffer Publishing Ltd The Fashion Shoe
Book SynopsisThis comprehensive survey of women''s fashion footwear, with more than 1,000 photos, includes every type of fashion shoe that has walked through the century, from the 1900s through the early 2000s. Along with a decade-by-decade photo timeline, with detailed information on each shoe''s design and craftsmanship, every aspect of shoes is also explained. Starting with a clear explanation of the fundamentals of shoe design and the parts of the shoe, this treasure trove of info goes on to cover the great shoe designers and well-known brands, and the many cultural and societal influences and trends that shoes reflected. Special sections explore the health of the fashionable foot, the care and preservation of antique and vintage footwear, and the role of the celebrity shoe designer.
£36.89
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Navajo Pictorial Weaving 18601950
Book SynopsisBack in print, expanded, and revised, the second edition of Navajo Pictorial Weaving is devoted to all categories of antique Navajo pictorial weaving. The second edition includes 92 new images of weavings discovered in the last three decades, many never before published or exhibited. Through these nearly 300 photos and short texts, both the novice and advanced collector can reach a better understanding of the enigmatic and unusual body of Navajo pictorial weaving. Also featured is a one-of-a-kind comprehensive chart of the Navajo ceremonial system. Offering the newest discoveries, this treasury reemphasizes that Navajo pictorial weaving is a truly American folk art. Significant pictorials are organized into eight chapters covering all major categories, including these and many others: Birds, Flora, Fauna & Livestock, Transportation, Technology, the Railroad and Its Influence, Yeis, Yeibichais, and Corn Yeis, and Kachinas, Masks, and Images from the Hopi.Trade Review"This book is an expanded and revised edition of the original 1991 publication. New images of weavings discovered in the intervening years are included, thus forming a comprehensive photographic collection of pictorial weaving by the Navajo weavers. Although intended for the collector of folk art textiles, it is also a fascinating resource book for any weaver looking to gain ideas and inspiration for their own work. Whether a collector of Navajo tapestries or a weaver interested in this pictorial style of the craft, both will marvel at the weavers skill and perception to translate an image they physically can see or visualise into a tapestry." - Jo Finlow, Hampshire and Online Guilds, Journal of Textiles and Weavers August 2020
£36.89
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Pueblo Bead Jewelry
Book SynopsisThe bead played a vital role in Pueblo Indian jewelry design, and its influence continues today in modernist American design. In these pages, featuring more than 250 breathtaking photos, renowned art expert Paula A. Baxter integrates her decades of research with updated findings. Beads were made in the prehistoric American Southwest by the ancestors of the Pueblo Indians, and survived into the historic era. Bead jewelry creations in shell, stone, and silver are important in the Native American jewelry marketplace. This book revisits some leading misconceptions about Pueblo jewelry-making in the existing literature. A survey of modern Pueblo jewelry innovation confirms that its design is second to none, and discusses how Pueblo design meshed with American mid-century modernist expression. Today's Pueblo jewelers, also featured here, continue to offer invention and originality.
£28.79
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Western Art of the TwentyFirst Century
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Dreaming in Silver SoÃar en Plata
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Brooklyn on My Mind
Book SynopsisThis new resource assembles 129 Black artists and their magnificent works, highlighting their important contributions to art worldwide. Beginning with the Brooklyn-based artists active during the Works Progress Administration years and continuing with artists approaching their prime today, the collection spans 80 years of art. From highly publicized artists to rising talent, each is tied to Brooklyn in their own way. Artists include Jacob Lawrence, Otto Neals, Onnie Millar, Kehinde Wiley, Dindga McCannon, Melvin Edwards, Dread Scott, Xenobia Bailey, Vivian Schuyler Key, Kay Brown, Russell Frederick, and many more. Seven chapters highlight overarching themes that connect the artists, besides their Brooklyn connections. A foreword by New York City''s first lady, Chirlane McCray, marks the importance of Brooklyn''s Black creators within the city''s art community.
£46.74
Schiffer Publishing Ltd 50 Contemporary Women Artists
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£36.89
Government of British Columbia Out of the Mist
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£20.85
Royal British Columbia Museum Unvarnished
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£17.05
Chartwell Books Pinups Around the World
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£22.49
Universe Publishing Isms Understanding Art
Book SynopsisRevised Edition, Updated 2017Isms: Understanding Art is the perfect pocket-sized guide for gallery and museum lovers who have a general interest in the arts, but not necessarily any formal education in the visual arts. With this portable and indispensable tool in hand, anyone can guide themselves through the world's prestigious museums and major art collections and recognize and intelligently discuss the significant movements that have shaped the world of art.Using an informative and engaging style with informal and direct tone, each of the numerous isms that are used to define-but often misleadingly cloud-art movements are explained in simple terms and made accessible to the casual art lover. Readers are encouraged to think of styles as useful tools for conversation and exploration rather than as hard and fast academic definitions, and to relate to the art itself rather than to a merely conceptual idea.Each spread is devoted to a single art h
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Universe Publishing Art From Cave Painting to Street Art 40000 Years
Book SynopsisThis is the perfect introduction to art history and the art world—rich with information and prolifically illustrated with reproductions of masterpieces from every era and from around the world. Extraordinarily compact yet richly written and extensively illustrated, this remarkable introduction to art traces the evolution of art movement by movement, throughout time and across the world. Filled with classic and iconic masterpieces as well as lesser-known marvels awaiting greater attention, it includes a thorough assessment of artists, movements, concepts, and key works. Among the distinctive features included are the timeline at the foot of each page positioning each work in time and place in relation to other masterpieces and artistic trends. Also included are boxed focal points exploring up-close unusual details in the work of art profiled; artist profiles allowing the reader to delve deeper into the life and work of key artists; and special in-depth features on related topics, Trade Review"With more than 1100 colour images of world famous artworks in every style,genre and medium imaginable, this impressive book fulfils its ambitiouspromise to tell "the whole story". By annotating each artwork withincontextual timelines, linking to parallel cultural and historical events andhighlighting particular details and symbois in each image, readers canswiftly navigate and digest a huge amount of information with ease. Aninformative future classic." ~The Bookseller (UK)
£31.50
Rizzoli All the Buildings in London
Book SynopsisThe follow-up to the hugely popular All the Buildings in New York, this is a charmingly illustrated journey through London, one building at a time. All the Buildings in London is a love letter to London, told through James Gulliver Hancock’s unique and charming drawings of the city’s diverse architectural styles and streetscapes. Hancock’s offbeat drawing style gives a sense of whimsical and delightful fun to his illustrations, while perfectly capturing each building’s architectural details. This unusual combination of the artistic and the technical presents London’s cityscape like never before. The book includes such beloved iconic buildings as St. Paul’s Cathedral and Buckingham Palace; the latest modern landmarks, such as the Shard and the London Eye; celebrated cultural institutions, such as the British Museum and Tate Modern; and other notable attractions, such as Piccadilly Circus and Trafalgar Square, as well as the bridges and Trade Review"Hancock’s illustrations are really pleasing to the eye, deftly capturing various iconic buildings around the city, and often supplying fun trivia tidbits alongside. It’s a really enjoyable way to discover or revisit iconic landmarks such as Buckingham Palace, the Shard, Piccadilly Circus, Trafalgar Square, and of course, Big Ben."-TYPO-GRAPHICAL.COM"For those who love to walk or bike, this book is a carry-along delight. Turn off Google Maps. Get lost in the book. Get found in the London you’ve never seen before. Hancock’s quirky, humorous, and artful travelogue is a journey through an illustrator’s wonderfully whacky mind." -NeenahPaperBlog.comI love the simple and stylized look that James has used for his drawings. . . [All the Buildings in London] is a wonderful book for sketchbook lovers. I hope to see more in the future."-ParkaBlogs.com"Hancock’s previous illustrative love letter to New York was so popular that the Australian artist elected to take his show across the pond — part Roald Dahl whimsy, part architectural study, Hancock’s offbeat style masterfully captures everything from Buckingham Palace to the London Eye. Impossible not to smile while reading." —Inside Hook
£10.96
Rizzoli International Publications Captain America
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Rizzoli International Publications The Incredible Hulk
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Cornell University Press Vikings Life and Legend
Book SynopsisThis book explores Viking culture from a global perspective, examining the influences of their varied contacts from around the world and how Viking Scandinavia drew from both Christian Europe and the Islamic world.Trade ReviewA beautiful, accessible book, with strong interpretive narration that will be enjoyed by Viking enthusiasts, medievalists, artists interested in material culture, and newcomers to the subject. * Library Journal *A rich and engaging work that offers insights about the worlds of the Viking Age, for both scholars and general readers, Vikings is a joy and a surprise to read.... Williams, Pentz and Wemhoff (as well as their museum staffs and other authors in text) are to be congratulated for putting together such a gorgeous and substantive work about the age of the Vikings. I am already imagining ways to use it in my World and Western history survey courses. * Itinerario *Much more than simply a lavish catalog to accompany the exhibition of the same name organized by the National Museum of Denmark, the British Museum, and the Museum für Vor- und Frühgeschichte, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin... this attractive, well-produced volume addresses a comprehensive array of subjects relevant to understanding the material and thought worlds of the Viking Age in northern Europe (roughly AD 750-1150). * Speculum *The book and the exhibition are visually stunning.... and the section on 'Belief and Ritual' is fascinating. * London Review of Books *The color photos provide a wonderfully close look at Viking artifacts but also move this exhibit catalog beyond the museum, with lush depictions of countrysides, archival photos of archaeological digs, and art from the era. Enthusiasts and amateurs alike will engage with this modern and cross-cultural take on the Viking age. * Booklist *This volume was written to accompany an exhibition organized by the national museums of Britain, Denmark, and Germany.... Contributor Neil Price does an excellent job interpreting belief and ritual for a subject always difficultto treat objectively. The writing is high quality as are the copious illustrations and publication standards. Filled with the latest scholarship, this book would be a valuable acquisition for college and university libraries. * Choice *
£42.33
Johns Hopkins University Press A Short History of Ancient Egypt From Predynastic
Book SynopsisAlthough Egypt fought to retain its independence, it succumbed at last under the conquests of Persia, Greece, and Rome.Trade ReviewA beautifully presented book which manages very successfully to encapsulate four thousand years of Egyptian history into two hundred and fifty four pages. So many histories of Egypt tend to briefly narrate the dynasties, picking out the highlights from particular reigns. This history however, flows smoothly from chapter to chapter under headings more appropriate to the chequered history of this great country. The maps presented at the commencement of each new section are particularly useful. The abscense of footnotes is a blessing, enabling one to read on without interruption. Beautifully coloured illustrations are chosen to complement the main content of the script and create an aura of Egypt which pervades every page of this book. This is a history which will stir the reader's imagination and leave a compulsive desire to delve more deeply into those areas suggested by the extensive reading list. InScription Journal of Ancient Egypt, Summer 1998
£40.00
Johns Hopkins University Press New York Modern The Arts and the City
Book SynopsisHandsomely illustrated and engagingly written, New York Modern documents the impressive collective legacy of New York's artists in capturing the energy and emotions of the urban experience.Trade ReviewThis history is as lively as its subject, clarifying the genealogy of the successive rebellions that marked the unfolding of modernism. It pays particular attention to the contributions of African Americans, helping us see, for example, the link between bebop and Abstract Expressionism. New Yorker New York Modern mirrors the bewildering welter of its subject-zigzagging through time to cover the evolution of different neighborhoods... expand[ing] our understanding of the city as the primary muse, site, and subject of 20th-century creative activity. The authors make this argument convincingly, through an accretion of innumerable details. -- Leslie Camhi VLS This is a wonderful survey of the artistic life of a great and complex city. It is like a panorama, a sweeping history of a century of artistic production, of cultural pretension and achievement. -- Serge Guilbaut Journal of American History Scott and Rutkoff explore the energy and vitality of the city from Greenwich Village to Harlem as a supportive (and destructive) environment for the arts. Like a nonfiction Ragtime, the book presents a cast of characters that is remarkable, from Robert Henri and his school of art at the beginning of the century through Steiglitz and O'Keefe to the happenings of Cunningham and Cage in the 1960s. While solidly based in scholarship, the lively, well-organized prose provides enough colorful detail to keep the pages turning. Library Journal (starred review) Scott and Rutkoff... distill an enormous range of scholarly work... The authors' clear vision of New York as the center of a plurality of modern arts, particularly after WWII, is bolstered by their minute attention to the social structures and political ideals that undergirded the polis and supported the artistic community. They are particularly astute in their scathing indictment of 1950 and '60s urban renewal, and in their documentation of Harlem's central role in all the arts. Publishers Weekly A demanding, spirited study of New York's engagement with Modernism... All students of New York City's artistic achievements will have to start with this book. -- Joel Schwartz New York History In their exceptionally well-researched study, William Scott and Peter Rutkoff explore the centrality of New York City in the development of a vibrant, modern American culture... Their's is a rich and satisfying chronicle of the seemingly impossible, a thorough account of New York cultural life between 1876 and 1976... Scott and Rutkoff capture the vitality of the city as well as the individuals and institutions that made possible a modern, democratic American culture by focusing on the multiple roles that New York City played in the lives of the artists and institutions they investigate. -- A. Joan Saab H-Urban, H-Net ReviewsTable of ContentsContents: List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction Prologue: Before the Modern: The New York Renaissance 1. Times Square: Urban Realism for a New New York 2. Paris and New York: From Cubism to Dada 3. Bohemian Ecstasy: Modern Art and Culture 4. New York Modern: Art in the Jazz Age 5. Rhapsody in Black: New York Modern in Harlem 6. Modernism versus New York Modern: MoMA and the Whitney 7. True Believers on Union Square: Politics and Art in the 1930s 8. Behind the American Scene: Music, Dance, and the Second Harlem Renaissance 9. New York Blues: The Bebop Revolution 10. Homage to the Spanish Republic: Abstract Expressionism and the New York Avant-Garde 11. Life without Father: Postwar New York Drama 12. Renovating the Modern: Monuments and Insurgents Notes Index
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