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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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The Current: Poems for the Flow of LifeThe Current offers a captivating narrative about the natural currentthat runs through all of us, through life's tumultuous whitewatersto the still strong voltage that beats within. Let Connie Cruthirds, with a voice at times rebellious, mischievous, and tender, help you discover more about the...
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DC Poster Portfolio: J.H. Williams IIIThe iconic art of J.H. Williams III collected into a poster portfolio perfect for any fan! His iconic take on Batwoman has left an imprint on comics, his fantastic works in Sandman have left us in awe, and the mythical Promethea, J.H. Williams III...
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Noble Beings: Spiritual Handbook for Children (Of All Ages)Bursting with joy on every page, Noble Beings illumines our innate spiritual nature inspiring a deep and lasting awareness of: Who we truly areHow to liveHow to prayHow to treat othersDesigned to help children grasp and memorize these life-long gems of guidance, and to...
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Leon Polk Smith: Prairie MoonA half century of hard-edged abstraction: selected works by Polk SmithWhile recognized as a forerunner of American hard-edge painting, whose innovative abstractions of the 1950s were highly influential, Leon Polk Smith (1906-96) often went unappreciated during his lifetime. This publication chronicles the 2021 exhibition...
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The Writing of Where: Graffiti and the Production of Writing SpacesIn The Writing of Where, Charles Lesh examines how graffiti writers in Boston remake various spaces within and across the city. The spaces readers will encounter in this book are not just meaningful venues of writing, but also outcomes of writing itself: social spaces...
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From the Pot to the Earth at Rochester Square: Clay, Garden, and Food: A Composition of Artworks, Dinners, Words, and PeopleHow urban spaces are finding new life through communities of gardeners, cooks, ceramicists, and creatives. "Rochester Square is an oasis between the trundling traffic of Camden Road and busy York Way that welcomes people of all ages, at all hours and in all weathers,...
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Sweet Canadian Girls Abroad: A Transnational History of Stage and Screen ActressesBy the late nineteenth century, Canadian women had begun forging careers as professional actresses, appearing not just in Canada, but in the United States, Britain, Australia, and New Zealand. They played an integral role in theatrical networks and helped shape transnational middle-class culture. Taking...
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Cori TattooCori Tattoo is the first book published by the well-known tattoo artist Cori. The book contains flashes, paintings and drawings covering the artist's production from 2018 to 2021. Although Cori's style is traditional, he reinterprets the classics in unique ways, giving a personal and...
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Woven with Brown ThreadWoven with Brown ThreadThis anthology is the result of deep heart work. Seeing Woven with Brown Thread come alive is one of my greatest dreams realized. When I started the Khala Series writing mentorship program my hope was to sit in a room with...
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Home in an Island Garden: In Pursuit of an Artful LifeIn 1978 Nancy moved to an island off the coast of Washington state with her young family, where she and her husband Lewis naively planned to support themselves as artists. This is the story of their adventures together striving for an unlikely success.They worked...
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Living Matter: The Preservation of Biological Materials in Contemporary Art: An International Conference Held in Mexico City, June 3-5, 2019This innovative volume is the first to address the conservation of contemporary art incorporating biological materials such as plants, foods, bodily fluids, or genetically engineered organisms. Eggshells, flowers, onion peels, sponge cake, dried bread, breast milk, bacteria, living organisms--these are just a few of...
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Henry James Framed: Material Representations of the MasterHenry James Framed is a cultural history of Henry James as a work of art. Throughout his life, James demonstrated an abiding interest in--some would say an obsession with--the visual arts. In his most influential testaments about the art of fiction, James frequently invoked...
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Figure Drawings of Jeffrey R. Watts: Female QuicksketchThis book contains many quick pose figure drawings from Jeff Watts, founder of the Watts Atelier. It was created in the hopes that art students would have a resource to go to when looking to study the human figure.When Jeff was a student, there...
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The Everyday in Visual Culture: Slices of LivesThis book explores how the comparative analysis of visual cultural artefacts, from objects to architecture and fiction films, can contribute to our understanding of everyday life in homes and cities around the globe. Investigating the multiple facets of the everyday, this interdisciplinary collection generates...
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Arms and Armour: History, Conservation and AnalysisThis volume brings together papers written by curators, conservators and scientists who have worked very closely with European and Oriental arms and armor from some of the world's finest collections. The pieces, which have been examined in detail, include not only those made for...
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The Art of Diremption: On the Powerlessness of ArtAn engaging exploration of the meaning and power of art that looks at popular theories through the ages. One of the most astonishing aspects of the discourse on contemporary art is the firm and unwavering belief that art has the power to transform society...
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High Gothic: Christian Art and Iconography of the 13th-14th CenturyA splendid showcase of High Gothic art and iconography. Despite its provenance as a derogatory term, the word "gothic" is now understood to describe a distinct style of buildings and objects between the twelfth and fifteenth centuries. The Gothic period saw an increased emphasis...
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Athanasius Raczyński (1788-1874). Aristocrat, Diplomat, and Patron of the ArtsThis book depicts the long rich life and wide ranging work of Count Athanasius Raczyński (1788-1874). By exploring his complex personality, his processes of thought and his accomplishments, it reveals a man at once a wealthy aristocrat, a Pole in the Prussian diplomatic service,...
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Fiona Rae: Row PaintingsFiona Rae's (b. Hong Kong, 1963; lives and works in London) abstract paintings attracted the attention of broad audiences when she participated in the legendary exhibition Freeze at London's Docklands in 1988. It put her on the map as an early member of the...
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Catching the Moment: Contemporary Art from the Ted L. and Maryanne Ellison Simmons CollectionA dazzling array of contemporary American art acquired from Hall of Fame baseball catcher Ted Simmons and master printer and fine-art print publisher Maryanne Ellison Simmons. This exhibition catalog showcases the diversity and relevance of the exceptional collection acquired from St. Louis collectors Ted...
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