The Arts books

An engaging history of painting as told through the eyes and hands-on insights of a practicing artist.  Read More >>

Delving into his biological imagery, Tara Lee shows how Blake articulates radical views about spirituality and embodiment,...  Read More >>

Explores the zoomorphic imagination and image-making of Eurasian nomads and their dynamic interactions with neighbouring...  Read More >>

Ballet Practice and History is a complete, inclusive resource on ballet training and history for the beginning teen-adult...  Read More >>

This gift book uncovers the broad variety of China’s plants, with luxury cloth and foil finish.  Read More >>

The arabesque, a crucial component of nineteenth-century aesthetics characterized by recurring patterns of interlocking...  Read More >>

A sweeping account of how we are at our most human when we turn away from the pains of the world. Why do we look...  Read More >>

From Monet's Waterlilies and Klimt's Flower Garden, to Cassatt's Lilacs in a Window and Hiroshige's Hibiscus, The...  Read More >>

Audrey Hepburn is the epitome of classic glamour-an icon of understated chic who left an indelible mark on both...  Read More >>

Frida Kahlo's life reimagined through the eyes of Nat, her talking spider monkey--an irreverent, magical realist...  Read More >>

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An in-depth account of the life and career of Minnesota's first modern architect 2024 Docomomo US Modernism in...  Read More >>

Liu Shiming (1926–2010) is a revered Chinese artist whose works have had a distinct impact on the course of modern...  Read More >>

A comprehensive study of Black women writers in the official journal of the African Methodist Episcopal Church  Read More >>

Illustrated with incredible detail by British artist Kev Gahan, this book is an interactive homage to one of cinema's...  Read More >>

Nestled at the bottom of the garden is a room that offers endless possibilities. A garden room is a space where...  Read More >>

In The Autobiography of Jane Brakhage, Jane Wodening-writer, naturalist, and longtime collaborator of legendary...  Read More >>

Ostia, the Roman settlement founded at the mouth of the river Tiber, was the port of the imperial capital and one...  Read More >>

This novel is about a psychiatrist, Jason Wallace, who becomes enraged upon discovering his wife Lisa's infidelity....  Read More >>

The arabesque, a crucial component of nineteenth-century aesthetics characterized by recurring patterns of interlocking...  Read More >>

This volume chronicles the history of 280 steamboats built between 1810 and 1936 along a 60-mile stretch of the...  Read More >>

An internationally acclaimed Grammy and Tony Award–winning conductor, John DeMain has been a fixture of Madison,...  Read More >>

Fifty Key Performance Artists is a critical introduction to some of the most influential and innovative performance...  Read More >>

Examining Netflix's global influence through its complex global-local dynamics in Korean media.  Read More >>

What makes some regional architecture more famous than others? The Making of Alpine Architecture investigates the...  Read More >>