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Discover the best-selling art books and insightful artist biographies at our online bookstore, featuring a curated selection of must-read books about art and artwork. Explore our collection to find the best books to read, from captivating artist biographies to beautifully illustrated artwork books.
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Leonardo Da Vinci: Renaissance MasterThe genius behind Leonardo da Vinci's artwork is introduced in this deluxe silkbound guide. Leonardo da Vinci's desire for accuracy and realism in his work drove him to take an almost forensic approach to recording the world around him, and to produce an enormous...
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The Official Peanuts Cookbook Collection: 150+ Recipes for Young Chefs and Their FamiliesThis colorful cookbook collection features kid-friendly recipes, classic comics, and original illustrations inspired by all your favorite characters from the Peanuts Gang. More than 150 recipes found throughout the three books featured in this giftable box set are the perfect way for kids to...
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Hockney to Himid: 60 Years of British PrintmakingA celebration of the extraordinary upsurge of printmaking in Britain from the 1960s to now Emerging from the post-war period, printmaking underwent a marked elevation in status and transition from specialist medium to one widely adopted by some of the foremost names in contemporary...
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Constance Dejong: ReaderThe first anthology of the multivocal, narrational, performative writings of the intermedia pioneer, who has quietly influenced generations of New York artists and writers from Kathy Acker to Ellie GaA leading figure of the 1970s and '80s downtown New York performance scene, Constance DeJong...
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Quick and Easy Crochet: 100 Little Crochet Projects to MakeA fabulous collection of 100 crochet projects that are quick and easy to make and perfect for crocheters of all abilities. NEW PAPERBACK EDITIONThis gorgeous book brings together 100 of the top crochet projects from the best-selling Twenty to Make series. With contributions from...
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A Time of One's Own: Histories of Feminism in Contemporary ArtIn A Time of One's Own Catherine Grant examines how contemporary feminist artists are turning to broad histories of feminism ranging from political organizing and artworks from the 1970s to queer art and activism in the 1990s. Exploring artworks from 2002 to 2017 by...
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Unspeakable Acts: Women, Art, and Sexual Violence in the 1970sThe 1970s was a time of deep division and newfound freedoms. Galvanized by The Second Sex and The Feminine Mystique, the civil rights movement and the March on Washington, a new generation put their bodies on the line to protest injustice. Still, even in...
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Art and Architecture of the Middle Ages: Exploring a Connected WorldArt and Architecture of the Middle Ages is a panoramic survey that focuses on the arts of medieval Europe, Byzantium, and the Islamicate world. From majestic monuments to exquisite tableware, Jill Caskey, Adam S. Cohen, and Linda Safran deftly guide readers over twelve centuries...
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Kew Pocketbooks: FungiA lushly illustrated gift book, revealing the strange and singular world of mushrooms, toadstools, and their kin. Rather more closely related to animals than plants, the Fungi occupy their own completely distinctive kingdom in the natural world. These spore-producing organisms--which have long been prized...
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Kinfolk 44Be it the subject of awkward small talk in the office or the call to arms at an international summit, the weather is a topic of perennial interest and importance: It's both daily life and global crisis, and the latest issue of Kinfolk takes...
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Doris Day: Images of a Hollywood IconTo commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of one of the most successful actresses and singers in the history of show business, Hermes Press is proud to announce the publication of DORIS DAY - IMAGES OF A HOLLYWOOD ICON, featuring rare and previously...
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The Textile Artist: Sculptural Textile Art: A Practical Guide to Mixed Media Wire SculptureTextile artistry ideas and inspiration for 3D sculpted projects, teaching the reader how to sculpt using wire; apply paper and fabrics to the frame, and decorate with embroidery stitch. Priscilla's contemporary mixed media artworks offer a refreshingly different approach to embroidery, taking stitch to...
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Traitor, Survivor, Icon: The Legacy of La MalincheThe first major visual and cultural exploration of the legacy of La Malinche, simultaneously reviled as a traitor to her people and hailed as the mother of Mexico An enslaved Indigenous girl who became Hernán Cortés's interpreter and cultural translator, Malinche stood at center...
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Transfixed by Prehistory: An Inquiry Into Modern Art and TimeAn examination of how modern art was impacted by the concept of prehistory and the prehistoric Prehistory is an invention of the late nineteenth century. In that moment of technological progress and acceleration of production and circulation, three major Western narratives about time took...
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Caravaggio. Obra Completa. 40th Ed.Caravaggio, or more accurately Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (1571-1610), was always a name to be reckoned with. Notorious bad boy of Italian painting, the artist was at once celebrated and controversial: violent in temper, precise in technique, a creative master, and a man on...
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Banksy: CompletedAuthor: Carol DiehlPublisher: MIT PressPublished: 10/26/2021Pages: 216Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 1.65lbsSize: 9.20h x 7.30w x 0.90dISBN: 9780262046244Review Citation(s): Choice 10/01/2022About the AuthorCarol Diehl is an artist, poet, and art critic. Formerly a longtime contributing editor to Art in America, she has written for ARTnews, Art...
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Godzilla: Asian American Arts NetworkA revelatory compendium of writings, art and ephemera on the '90s New York collective that fostered a social space for diasporic Asian artistsA New York Times critics' pick Best Art Books 2021 This anthology gathers writings, documentation and ephemera from Godzilla: Asian American Arts...
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Leyendas GriegasThe Greek myths are timeless classics, whose scenes and figures have captivated us since ancient times. The gods and heroes of these legends hold up a mirror to the human condition, embodying universal characteristics and truths - whether it be the courage of Perseus,...
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VermeerDespite numbering at just 35, his works have prompted a New York Times best seller; a film starring Scarlett Johansson and Colin Firth; record visitor numbers at art institutions from Amsterdam to Washington, DC; and special crowd-control measures at the Mauritshuis, The Hague, where...
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Tiny Tattoos of Berber Culture: Berber Tattoos Symbols and Meanings (The Amazigh Tattoos)Berber Tattoos, A Fading Tradition?Historically, the tattooing aided nomadic Amazigh tribes in distinguishing members of different groups. Symbols within the tattoos served as a unifying force, deeply rooted in each group's history and purpose. Beyond beautification, tattoos told the stories of tribes, tied women...
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