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Women of Abstract Expressionism
The celebrated survey of female Abstract Expressionist artists revealing the richness and lasting influence of their work The artists Jay DeFeo, Helen Frankenthaler, Grace Hartigan, Elaine de Kooning, Lee...
Indecent Exposures
Eadweard Muybridge's "Animal Locomotion" Nudes
A revelatory look at how Muybridge's photographs of nudes in motion propelled crucial scientific and cultural advancements of the modern era Photographer Eadweard Muybridge (1830–1904), often termed the...
The World Atlas of Tattoo
"A grand tour of the world's great tattoos"—Atlas Obscura "This book—part global art historical tome, part coffee-table book of visual wonders—is a valuable corrective to many silly things that we assume about...
Ink and Gold
Art of the Kano
An exquisite tribute to the group of artists who elevated Japanese painting to the level of internationally renowned fine art The Kano lineage of painters—the most important in Japan—was established in the...
Architecture and Empire in Jamaica
Through Creole houses and merchant stores to sugar fields and boiling houses, Jamaica played a leading role in the formation of both the early modern Atlantic world and the British Empire. Architecture and Empire in...
Picturing the Americas
Landscape Painting from Tierra del Fuego to the Arctic
A bold and richly illustrated survey of the traditions and stylistic evolution of landscape painting in the Americas As nations in the Americas gained independence in the early 19th century, a pictorial...
What Can and Can't Be Said
Race, Uplift, and Monument Building in the Contemporary South
“A noted authority on architectural history and American cities . . . engages with the ongoing debate over interpretations of race in public art.”—Glenn T. Eskew, American Historical Review “Thorough, insightful,...
Run of the Red Queen
Government, Innovation, Globalization, and Economic Growth in China
Few observers are unimpressed by the economic ambition of China or by the nation's remarkable rate of growth. But what does the future hold? This meticulously researched book closely examines the strengths and weaknesses of the...
Feeling Jewish
(A Book for Just About Anyone)
In this sparkling debut, a young critic offers an original, passionate, and erudite account of what it means to feel Jewish—even when you’re not. Self-hatred. Guilt. Resentment. Paranoia. Hysteria....
Winslow Homer and the Camera
Photography and the Art of Painting
A revelatory exploration of Winslow Homer’s engagement with photography, shedding new light on his celebrated paintings and works on paper One of the greatest American painters of the 19th century, Winslow...