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Dawoud Bey
Two American Projects
With a powerful juxtaposition of portraiture and landscape photography, this book explores Dawoud Bey’s vivid evocations of race, history, time, and place Dawoud Bey (b. 1953) is an American photographer...
Sahel
Art and Empires on the Shores of the Sahara
A comprehensive exploration, spanning 1,300 years, of the art and culture of the Sahel region of Africa This groundbreaking volume examines the extraordinary artistic and cultural traditions of the African...
Bill Brandt | Henry Moore
A close look at the work, relationship, and shared influences of two masterful 20th-century artists “The camera,” said Orson Welles, “is a medium via which messages reach us from another world.” It was the...
Eileen Gray, Designer and Architect
A smartly designed and beautifully illustrated look at the life and work of an elusive and influential designer and architect Eileen Gray (1878–1976) was a versatile designer and architect who navigated...
Proof
Photography in the Era of the Contact Sheet from the Collection of Mark Schwartz + Bettina Katz
A glimpse inside the darkroom—and into the strategies of renowned photographers This handsome volume offers an innovative perspective on the artistic processes of some of the most influential photographers...
Material Meanings
Selections from the Constance R. Caplan Collection
A fascinating gathering of modern and contemporary art that considers artworks from different media as material objects This book features 31 objects from Constance R. Caplan’s noted collection of 20th- and...
El Greco
Ambition and Defiance
A visually stunning examination of El Greco’s work that considers the artist’s constant reinvention and professional drive Renowned for a singular artistic vision, Domenikos Theotokopoulos, known as El...
They Were Her Property
White Women as Slave Owners in the American South
Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize in History: a bold and searing investigation into the role of white women in the American slave economy “Stunning.”—Rebecca Onion, Slate ...
Marie Cuttoli
The Modern Thread from Miró to Man Ray
One woman’s influential contribution to modernism, achieved through a fascinating revival of tapestry Marie Cuttoli (1879–1973) lived in Algeria and Paris in the 1920s and collected the work of avant-garde...
Homer | Remington
A groundbreaking comparison of two titans of American art Winslow Homer (1836–1910) and Frederic Remington (1861–1909) represent a distinct artistic strain of the American mythos: both were celebrated in...