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Samuel Colt
Arms, Art, and Invention
The fascinating story of the American inventor and manufacturer who perfected the revolver Samuel Colt (1814–1862) first patented his “Colt” revolver in 1835 and thereby redefined the architecture of...
Harry Callahan
The Photographer at Work
A revelatory new study of the twentieth-century master Harry Callahan, offering insights into his often experimental process and his contribution to the history of photography Harry Callahan (1912–1999)...
Origins of European Printmaking
Fifteenth-Century Woodcuts and Their Public
The first comprehensive history of late medieval printmaking, which transformed image production and led to profound changes in Western culture This highly anticipated and beautifully illustrated book...
The Unknown Monet
Pastels and Drawings
Claude Monet (1840–1926) is one of the best-known and most beloved painters in the history of art, with myriad publications and exhibitions devoted to his oeuvre. And yet there remains a previously undiscovered...
The Clark Brothers Collect
Impressionist and Early Modern Paintings
Brothers Sterling and Stephen Clark—heirs to the Singer sewing machine fortune—were among the twentieth century’s most influential art collectors. This volume examines their magnificent collections, their personal lives and...
Drawings in Dialogue: Old Master through Modern
The Harry B. and Bessie K. Braude Memorial Collection
Dorothy Braude Edinburg has amassed one of the most important private collections of drawings in the United States. This book celebrates her gift of 240 drawings to the Art Institute of Chicago. Many of the 166 works featured...
Master Drawings from the Yale University Art Gallery
This beautiful and important book highlights the collection of European drawings at the Yale University Art Gallery, one of America’s premier university museums. From intimate studies to exquisite finished compositions, this...
William Wegman
Funney/Strange
A comprehensive and intriguing look at the witty and sophisticated art of William Wegman, beloved by the general public and held in critical esteem within the international art world This fascinating...
The Modern West
American Landscapes, 1890-1950
A fascinating and novel exploration of the transformative role played by the American West in the development of modernism in the United States Drawing extensively from various disciplines including...
Italian Paintings from the Richard L. Feigen Collection
Richard L. Feigen has amassed a collection of Italian paintings that is widely admired for its depth and quality, especially for the works it features by the principal masters of the early Italian Renaissance. This beautifully...