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Coming of Age
American Art, 1850s to 1950s
A sumptuous catalogue that traces the evolution of a uniquely American aesthetic identity From the 1850s to the 1950s, American art and culture progressed from provincial status to international prominence,...
Perfect Likeness
European and American Portrait Miniatures from the Cincinnati Art Museum
Diminutive marvels of artistry and fine craftsmanship, portrait miniatures reveal a wealth of information within their small frames. They can tell tales of cultural history and biography, of people and their passions, of...
Dreaming in Black and White
Photography at the Julien Levy Gallery
An exquisite volume celebrating one of America’s premier collections of modern photography Julien Levy (1906–1981) was one of the most influential proponents of photography and Surrealism during the second...
Lions, Dragons, & other Beasts: Aquamanilia of the Middle Ages
Vessels for Church and Table
This fascinating book explores the history, techniques, and cultural significance of medieval aquamanilia, cast metal objects used to pour water for hand washing in religious and secular contexts. Usually created in appealing...
Britannia and Muscovy
English Silver at the Court of the Tsars
This superbly illustrated book accompanies an exhibition of thirty objects from the exceptional collection of English silver in the Moscow Kremlin Museums, where the world’s greatest surviving group of English sixteenth- and...
Painting Summer in New England
An insightful and beautiful look at how New England’s summers have inspired American artists for decades With its stunning coastlines, mountains, lakes, forests, and scenic villages, New England has been an...
Xul Solar
Visions and Revelations
In 1949, Jorge Luis Borges characterized the art of Alejandro Xul Solar (1887--1963) as both “monumental and delicate at the same time, like a blend of invention and rigor, of ambition and modesty.” This beautiful book brings...
Sun, Wind, and Rain
The Art of David Cox
Born in Birmingham, England, in 1783, David Cox was destined to become a major figure in the linked worlds of landscape painting and watercolor painting in the first half of the nineteenth century. Remarkably, no...
Jennifer Bartlett
Early Plate Work
In 1968 artist Jennifer Bartlett (b. 1941) began painting in what would become her celebrated and trademark style––colored dots on gridded steel plates and canvas. Focusing on the single and multi-plate pieces that began in...
Van Gogh's Sheaves of Wheat
Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890) viewed wheat as a central metaphor of the cycle of life and the creative process. As such, it was a theme that he consistently explored throughout his career. This book examines the artist’s...