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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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Bees of California: Art, Science, and PoetryBees provide food through the simple but essential act of pollination. There are thousands of bee species in North America, but bees are dying. This book is a collaboration between student artists, scientists and writers at the University of California concerned with bee decline....
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Beautiful GeometryAn exquisite visual celebration of the 2,500-year history of geometry If you've ever thought that mathematics and art don't mix, this stunning visual history of geometry will change your mind. As much a work of art as a book about mathematics, Beautiful Geometry presents...
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A History of Art HistoryAn authoritative history of art history from its medieval origins to its modern predicaments In this wide-ranging and authoritative book, the first of its kind in English, Christopher Wood tracks the evolution of the historical study of art from the late middle ages through...
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Pictures of Nothing: Abstract Art Since PollockAn illuminating exploration of the meaning of abstract art by acclaimed art historian Kirk Varnedoe "What is abstract art good for? What's the use--for us as individuals, or for any society--of pictures of nothing, of paintings and sculptures or prints or drawings that do...
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Art for the Fun of It: A Guide for Teaching Young ChildrenEvery child is born with the power to create, to be original, spontaneous, and innovative. With this book, you can create the climate, provide the encouragement, and supply the material support needed for children to develop their innate creativity. Art for the Fun of...
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Homemade MistakesLife will not give you purpose laid out like a feast; you must seek it out (especially on the difficult days). I'm working on being intentional, I'm building better days, I'm pursuing the impossible, and I'm clearing out the excuses that I've let block...
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Beauty In The Let Go"The demons will feast on your chaos. Tell them to fuck off, there's love at your core." -This is the overall punch in the stomach type of writing that you get from author Tiffany Simone's second book, Beauty In The Let Go. Simone is...
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Chinese Art and the Reeves CollectionA unique collection of botanical, zoological, and entomological drawings depicting the natural history of ChinaThis collection is a selection of some of the finest examples of Chinese natural history drawings from the 18th and 19th centuries, many of which have never been published before....
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Sarees: Stories in Six YardsEvery saree has a story to tell.A celebration of the intricate art of the Saree in vivid photographs, interwoven with personal remembrances, cultural history and attentive description of this time-honored artisanal practice.The unique coffee table book, "Sarees - Stories in Six Yards", is a...
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Jorge El Curioso Construye Una Casa En Un Árbol/Curious George Builds Tree House: (Cgtv Reader)In this Spanish/English bilingual reader based on the Emmy Award-winning PBS TV show, George is tired of following the house rules. He wants a place of his own where he can draw on the walls and eat corn on the cob with his feet...
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When I Remember I See Red: American Indian Art and Activism in CaliforniaWhen I Remember I See Red: American Indian Art and Activism in California features contemporary art by First Californians and other American Indian artists with strong ties to the state. Spanning the past five decades, the exhibition includes more than sixty-five works in various...
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A Chinese Bestiary: Strange Creatures from the Guideways Through Mountains and SeasA Chinese Bestiary presents a fascinating pageant of mythical creatures from a unique and enduring cosmography written in ancient China. The Guideways through Mountains and Seas, compiled between the fourth and first centuries b.c.e., contains descriptions of hundreds of fantastic denizens of mountains, rivers,...
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The Hydrogen Jukebox: Selected Writings of Peter Schjeldahl, 1978-1990 Volume 2Baudelaire's famous description of "the best criticism" as "entertaining and poetic, not coldly analytic," lives in the essays of Peter Schjeldahl. Schjeldahl self-consciously continues the modern tradition of art criticism crafted by poet-critics, providing a sharp perspective on individual artists, their work, art-world events,...
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Bay Area Figurative Art: 1950-1965During the 1950s a few painters in the San Francisco Bay Area began to stage personal, dramatic defections from the prevailing style of Abstract Expressionism, creating what would come to be known as Bay Area Figurative Art. In 1949 David Park destroyed many of...
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Gateways to ArtA flexible structure that supports teaching and learning, a global perspective, and a focus on visual analysis have quickly made Gateways to Art the best-selling book for art appreciation. With an unmatched illustration program and a wealth of tightly integrated digital resources, the Third...
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Pocket Museum: Ancient EgyptThis magnificently illustrated book brings together 200 of the finest and most significant Ancient Egyptian treasures and artifacts preserved in museums in North America and around the world.Spanning some 5,000 years, Ancient Egyptian art was the product of a complex, interlinked series of beliefs...
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The Pursuit of Art: Travels, Encounters and RevelationsIn the course of a career thinking and writing about art, critic Martin Gayford has traveled all over the world both to see works of art and to meet artists. Gayford's journeys, often to fairly inaccessible places, involve frustrations and complications, but also serendipitous...
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The Pre-RaphaelitesSurveys the origins, development, techniques, approaches, principles, motifs, and major paintings of the nineteenth-century British school, relating the painters and their works to their society.Author: Timothy HiltonPublisher: Thames & HudsonPublished: 02/01/1985Pages: 216Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.04lbsSize: 8.29h x 5.86w x 0.60dISBN: 9780500201022This title is only...
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Anders Zorn, 101 EtchingsThe painters' painter, Anders Zorn (1860-1920) studied at the Stockholm Royal Academy of Art and took up residence in London and Paris, where he established an international roster of high-society clients. His striking portraits rivaled those of his contemporary John Singer Sargent in their...
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Creating Celtic Knotwork: A Fresh Approach to Traditional Design"The complex designs can be confusing, but I love how this book makes it simple to follow. The author offers two innovative -- and very simple -- approaches to designing unique celtic knot designs that make it easy enough for (almost) anyone to create...
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