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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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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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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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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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The Middle of Somewhere: An Artist Explores the Nature of VirginiaThere's no such thing as the middle of nowhere. Everywhere is the middle of somewhere for some living being. That was Suzanne Stryk's mantra as she journeyed through her home state on a mission inspired by the reflective, encyclopedic sensibility of Thomas Jefferson's book...
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How To Draw Animals: 100 Step By Step Drawings For KidsGive your little one the skills needed to become an amazing artist 100 amazing animals to draw Step by step illustrations that make drawing easy Large print pages that are easy on small eyes Plenty of space to practice your skills Contains instructions to...
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Address Book With TabsOur Address Book Offers: 99+ A-Z Alphabetical pages to easily find your contact Convenient, portable size: 6x9 inches 4 blank pages for every letter Extra blanks for personal notes In our Address Book you will be able to log: Addresses Phone Number (Home, Office,...
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Hand Lettering for Self-Care: Calligraphy Projects to Inspire Creativity, Practice Mindfulness, and Promote Self-LoveLetter from the heart with this first-ever calligraphy-meets-self-care guide packed with fun and easy projects each designed to soothe anxiety and decrease daily stress while creating beautiful art. Learning calligraphy and hand lettering is not only a fun hobby, but also a calming self-care...
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Jane Shull Beasley's for the Love of Birds Perpetual CalendarA timeless treasure with vibrant, detailed colored pencil illustrations of an assortment of birds. Beautifully scripted names of the species complement each page. Perpetual calendars make wonderful gifts year-round. The absence of year or day of the week make this a lovely and effective...
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Listening to Clay: Conversations with Contemporary Japanese Ceramic ArtistsThe first book to tell the stories of the most revered living Japanese ceramists of the century in their own words, tracing the evolution of modern and contemporary craft and art in Japan, and the artists' considerable influence, which far transcends national borders.This groundbreaking...
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Transgressive Devotion: Theology as Performance ArtAcademic theology is in need of a new genre. In Transgressive Devotion Natalie Wigg-Stevenson articulates a theological vision of that genre as performance art. She argues that theology done as performance art stops trying to describe who God is, and starts trying to make...
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The Shadow Drawing: How Science Taught Leonardo How to Paint"[The Shadow Drawing] reorients our perspective, distills a life and brings it into focus--the very work of revision and refining that its subject loved best." --Parul Sehgal, The New York Times (Editors' Choice)An entirely new account of Leonardo the artist and Leonardo the scientist,...
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The Future of the Museum: 28 DialoguesThe world's leading museum directors discuss the future of museums in the wake of 2020's pandemic and social upheavals2020 ushered in a new decade and with it a series of unforeseen events that have reoriented the future. As the coronavirus forced businesses and institutions...
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