Human figures depicted in art books

To commemorate the 100th anniversaryof the birth of one of the most successful actresses and singers in the historyof...  Read More >>

The New York Times called the Speed Art Museum's Promise, Witness, Remembrance - centered around artist Amy Sherald's...  Read More >>

Tom of Finland undoubtedly counts among the great and truly influential artists of the latter 20th century. Through...  Read More >>

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This book explores how theories of embodiment, the gesture, hysteria and subjectivity can deepen our understanding...  Read More >>

Virginia Daisies represents the gorgeous women hailing from the State of Virginia, spotlighted for their appeal,...  Read More >>

Painting is not just about therapy and escape, it is a creative act and its product will be unique.  Read More >>

The portrait has historically been understood as an artistic representation of a human subject. Its purpose was...  Read More >>

"Latin Blackness in Parisian Visual Culture, 1852-1932 examines an understudied visual language used to portray...  Read More >>

Over the course of seven decades, Twinka Thiebaud has collaborated with thirty artists working in photography, painting,...  Read More >>

A fresh take on a beloved masterpiece of portraiture, focusing on the complex significance of the color pink in...  Read More >>

Future Bodies from a Recent Past brings to life a hitherto little-noticed phenomenon in art and sculpture in particular:...  Read More >>

Through systematic case studies of Faustina the Younger's and Marcus Aurelius' portraits on coins and in sculpture,...  Read More >>

Portraiture is one of the most well-established genres in art. Despite its huge popularity, however, portraiture...  Read More >>

This book makes it easy to create and admire wonderful Japanese-style paintings and portraits! Modern Japanese-style...  Read More >>

Catherine Elizabeth Clay was born on June 1st and lives in Los Angeles with her teenage son. She lives with a brain...  Read More >>

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""Constructive Anatomy"" is George B. Bridgman's excellent book of anatomical drawing instruction. Ideal for beginning...  Read More >>

Exquisitely elegant and delightfully daring pin-up portraits by Barbara Jensen. Her approach to good girl, glamor,...  Read More >>

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This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission...  Read More >>

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission...  Read More >>

Few things are more tantalizing than the forbidden fruit, and that may explain the enduring appeal of the Erotic...  Read More >>

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