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The City Lost and Found
Capturing New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles, 1960–1980
An unprecedented exploration of the relationship between art, architecture, social history, and public policy in New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles in the 1960s and '70s American cities underwent seismic...
Monet | Kelly
Early in his career, Ellsworth Kelly (b. 1923) spent six formative years (1948–54) in France, where he discovered the late work of the Impressionist painter Claude Monet (1840–1926). Visits to the remote island of Belle-Île off the...
Cast for Eternity
Ancient Ritual Bronzes from the Shanghai Museum
Showcasing more than thirty ancient bronzes from the exceptional holdings of the Shanghai Museum, this generously illustrated book offers a compelling overview of the beauty of Chinese bronzes and the fascinating traditions...
Make It New
Abstract Painting from the National Gallery of Art, 1950–1975
Featuring thirty-five outstanding abstract paintings made between 1950 and 1975 from the collection of the National Gallery of Art, Washington, this fascinating book casts a new glance at a renowned period in the history of art,...
Raw Color
The Circles of David Smith
Raw Color addresses the relationships between landscape, industry, and the works David Smith (1906–1965) realized between 1961 and 1963. The Circle series was his most ambitious attempt to pair painting and...
Paul Strand
Master of Modern Photography
A fresh account of the career of one of the most important photographers of the 20th century Through his amazing variety of innovative images, photographer Paul Strand (1890–1976) played a crucial role in...
Revolution of the Eye
Modern Art and the Birth of American Television
An engaging exploration of the relationship between avant-garde art and American network television from the 1940s through the 1970s The aesthetics and concepts of modern art have influenced American...
Full Circle
Works on Paper by Richard Pousette-Dart
Richard Pousette-Dart (1916–1992) is best known as an American painter of mid-20th-century Abstract Expressionism, although his work was distinct for its spiritual content and his elaborate layering of materials. His works on paper...
National Gallery Technical Bulletin
Volume 35, Joshua Reynolds in the National Gallery and the Wallace Collection
This volume is dedicated to the study of the techniques and materials used by British painter Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723–1792). Some of Reynolds’s pictures contain notoriously unstable paint mixes, prone to serious color...
Sculpture Victorious
Art in an Age of Invention, 1837–1901
Sculpture Victorious highlights the diversity, originality, and ubiquity of sculptural production during the reign of Queen Victoria. This lavishly illustrated book examines how colorful marbles, bronzes, finely wrought...