Art
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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Baroque & RococoThis new title in the highly regarded Art & Ideas series presents a thorough introduction to the Baroque and Rococo styles. Encompassing architecture, interior design, furniture, ceramics, garden landscaping and theatrical spectaculars, as well as the masterpieces of this prolific period in the Fine...
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24 Shades of Business: An Adult Coloring Book24 Shades of Business is an Adult Coloring Book which features images of beautiful, boss women who are bloggers, doctors, makeup artists, teachers, yoga instructors, etc. It also contains crossword puzzles, activities and inspirational quotes. This adult coloring book celebrates the beauty of melanin...
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Why a Painting Is Like a Pizza: A Guide to Understanding and Enjoying Modern ArtThe first time she made a pizza from scratch, art historian Nancy Heller made the observation that led her to write this entertaining guide to contemporary art. Comparing modern art not only to pizzas but also to traditional and children's art, Heller shows us...
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Protest!: A History of Social and Political Protest GraphicsAn authoritative, richly illustrated history of six centuries of global protest art Throughout history, artists and citizens have turned to protest art as a means of demonstrating social and political discontent. From the earliest broadsheets in the 1500s to engravings, photolithographs, prints, posters, murals,...
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Drawing on the Artist WithinWhether you are a business manager, teacher, writer, technician, or student, you'll find Drawing on the Artist Within the most effective program ever created for tapping your creative powers. Profusely illustrated with hundreds of instructional drawings and the work of master artists, this book...
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Yamoshi - The Legendary Super SaiyanImagine you find yourself in an environment where everyone around you is heading down the wrong path. This is exactly the position Yamoshi found himself in a thousand years before the events of Dragon Ball Super. Motivated by his righteous heart, Yamoshi will go...
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The Bird King: An Artist's Notebook: An Artist's NotebookA new book of sketches, artwork, and personal reflection from the brilliant mind of award-winning, bestselling author and illustrator Shaun Tan."I'm often wary of using the word 'inspiration' to introduce my work -- it sounds too much like a sun shower from the heavens,...
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Emma's Poem: The Voice of the Statue of LibertyA celebration of our nation's melting pot, this beautifully illustrated origin story of the Statue of Liberty honors a poet who has advocated for the voiceless. "Give me your tired, your poor Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free . . . " In...
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Pen & Ink DrawingAn inspiring sourcebook for art students and hobbyists at all skill levels, this guide provides a wide variety of subjects and ideas for sketching. More than 140 of author Frank J. Lohan's own drawings illustrate a variety of topics in a half-dozen categories: nostalgic...
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Flash of the Spirit: African and Afro-American Art and PhilosophyThis landmark book shows how five African civilizations--Yoruba, Kongo, Ejagham, Mande and Cross River--have informed and are reflected in the aesthetic, social and metaphysical traditions (music, sculpture, textiles, architecture, religion, idiogrammatic writing) of black people in the United States, Cuba, Haiti, Trinidad, Mexico, Brazil...
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Mysteries of the Middle Ages: And the Beginning of the Modern WorldFrom the national bestselling author of How the Irish Saved Civilization--a fascinating look at how medieval thinkers created the origins of modern intellectual movements. "Intoxicating.... Cahill's command of rich historical detail makes medieval cities and their colorful characters come to alive." --The Los Angeles...
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Leonardo: Revised EditionThis fascinating exploration of Leonardo da Vinci's life and work identifies what it was that made him so unique, and explains the phenomenon of the world's most celebrated artistic genius who, 500 years on, still grips and inspires us. Martin Kemp offers us exceptional...
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Animal Anatomy for Artists: The Elements of FormFrom the author of the classic Human Anatomy for Artists comes this user-friendly reference guide featuring over five hundred original drawings and over seventy photographs. Designed for painters, sculptors, and illustrators who use animal imagery in their work, Animal Anatomy for Artists offers thorough,...
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The Stones of FlorenceA journey through the glorious Italian city's scenery, history, and culture, from the New York Times best-selling author of Venice Observed and The Group.Renowned for her sharp literary style, essayist and fiction writer Mary McCarthy offers a unique history of Florence, from its inception...
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Norman the DoormanFrom the author of perennial favorite Corduroy comes a charming tale of a marvelously talented mouse Norman is a doorman. He is also a mouse. Most important of all, he is a sculptor, particularly gifted in his manipulation of mousetraps into mobiles. This story,...
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Matthias Brunner: Magnificent Obsessions Saved My LifeThe Swiss film curator's visual autobiography, with guest appearances from Fassbinder, Warhol, Waters and many moreSet against the backdrop of his generation's experiences of sexual liberation and his personal experience of two deadly pandemics, AIDS and Covid 19, this visual autobiography traces milestones in...
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African Modernism in AmericaA groundbreaking examination of modern African artists and their relationships with American artists and cultural institutions in the mid-twentieth century Between 1947 and 1967, institutions such as the Harmon Foundation, the Museum of Modern Art, New York, and historically Black colleges and universities collected...
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Draw Stuff Real EasyIf you can make a mark on a piece of paper... you can draw! If you can write your name... you can draw!Millions of people watch Shoo Rayner's drawing tutorials on his award-winning YouTube channels - ShooRaynerDrawing and DrawStuffRealEasy.This book shows you how complicated...
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Art of the News: Comics JournalismThe Art of the News - Comics Journalism is the first museum exhibition and catalogue devoted to the remarkable international emergence of comics journalism in the two decades since Joe Sacco first published Palestine in 1993. Fittingly, this project and the scholarship it represents...
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Easy Oil Painting: Beginner Tutorials for Small Still LifeIf you've always wanted to try your hand at still life oil painting, this comprehensive guide is the book for you! A complete introduction to oil painting for beginners, award-winning and professional artist, Estelle Day, will walk you through everything you need to know...
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