Art History and Criticism
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Reading Pictures
What We Think About When We Look at Art
Written by Alberto Manguel
Format: Trade Paperback, 352 pages
Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
On Sale: October 15, 2002
Price: $19.00
ISBN: 978-0-375-75922-2 (0-375-75922-0)
This profoundly illuminating, entertaining book could well change the way we "read" the visual world around us, and certainly help open our eyes and minds to its astonishing riches. The language in which we speak about art has become steadily more abstruse, a jargon that only art critics and con-artists can... Read more >
What We Think About When We Look at Art
Written by Alberto Manguel
Format: Trade Paperback, 352 pages
Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
On Sale: October 15, 2002
Price: $19.00
ISBN: 978-0-375-75922-2 (0-375-75922-0)
This profoundly illuminating, entertaining book could well change the way we "read" the visual world around us, and certainly help open our eyes and minds to its astonishing riches. The language in which we speak about art has become steadily more abstruse, a jargon that only art critics and con-artists can... Read more >
The Aesthetic Dimension
Toward A Critique of Marxist Aesthetics
Written by Herbert Marcuse
Format: Trade Paperback, 108 pages
Publisher: Beacon Press
On Sale: June 15, 1979
Price: $18.00
ISBN: 978-0-8070-1519-3 (0-8070-1519-9)
Developing a concept briefly introduced in Counterrevolution and Revolt, Marcuse here addresses the shortcomings of a Marxist aesthetic theory and explores a dialectical aesthetic in which art functions as the conscience of society. Marcuse argues that art is the only form of expression that can take up where religion and philosophy... Read more >
Toward A Critique of Marxist Aesthetics
Written by Herbert Marcuse
Format: Trade Paperback, 108 pages
Publisher: Beacon Press
On Sale: June 15, 1979
Price: $18.00
ISBN: 978-0-8070-1519-3 (0-8070-1519-9)
Developing a concept briefly introduced in Counterrevolution and Revolt, Marcuse here addresses the shortcomings of a Marxist aesthetic theory and explores a dialectical aesthetic in which art functions as the conscience of society. Marcuse argues that art is the only form of expression that can take up where religion and philosophy... Read more >
The Art of Video Games
From Pac-Man to Mass Effect
Written by Chris Melissinos
Foreword by Elizabeth Broun
Introduction by Mike Mika
Format: Hardcover, 216 pages
Publisher: Welcome Books
On Sale: March 5, 2012
Price: $40.00
ISBN: 978-1-59962-110-4 (1-59962-110-X)
This is the story of how video games capture our imaginations and influence our world.
While video games are still a relatively young medium, the industry has seen staggering progress in its forty-year history, both technologically and as an artistic form. The Art of Video Games: From Pac-Man to Mass Effect... Read more >
From Pac-Man to Mass Effect
Written by Chris Melissinos
Foreword by Elizabeth Broun
Introduction by Mike Mika
Format: Hardcover, 216 pages
Publisher: Welcome Books
On Sale: March 5, 2012
Price: $40.00
ISBN: 978-1-59962-110-4 (1-59962-110-X)
This is the story of how video games capture our imaginations and influence our world.
While video games are still a relatively young medium, the industry has seen staggering progress in its forty-year history, both technologically and as an artistic form. The Art of Video Games: From Pac-Man to Mass Effect... Read more >
Lost History
The Enduring Legacy of Muslim Scientists, Thinkers, and Artists
Written by Michael H. Morgan
Format: Hardcover, 320 pages
Publisher: National Geographic
On Sale: June 19, 2007
Price: $26.00
ISBN: 978-1-4262-0092-2 (1-4262-0092-7)
In an era when the relationship between Islam and the West seems mainly defined by mistrust and misunderstanding, we often forget that for centuries Muslim civilization was the envy of the world. Essential reading for any student seeking to understand the major role played by the early Muslim world in influencing... Read more >
The Enduring Legacy of Muslim Scientists, Thinkers, and Artists
Written by Michael H. Morgan
Format: Hardcover, 320 pages
Publisher: National Geographic
On Sale: June 19, 2007
Price: $26.00
ISBN: 978-1-4262-0092-2 (1-4262-0092-7)
In an era when the relationship between Islam and the West seems mainly defined by mistrust and misunderstanding, we often forget that for centuries Muslim civilization was the envy of the world. Essential reading for any student seeking to understand the major role played by the early Muslim world in influencing... Read more >
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Hearts of the City
The Selected Writings of Herbert Muschamp
Written by Herbert Muschamp
Introduction by Nicolai Ouroussoff
Format: Hardcover, 912 pages
Publisher: Knopf
On Sale: November 17, 2009
Price: $50.00
ISBN: 978-0-375-40406-1 (0-375-40406-6)
From the late Herbert Muschamp, the former architecture critic of The New York Times and one of the most outspoken and influential voices in architectural criticism, a collection of his best work.
The pieces here—from The New Republic, Artforum, and The New York Times—reveal how Muschamp’s views were both ahead of their... Read more >
The Selected Writings of Herbert Muschamp
Written by Herbert Muschamp
Introduction by Nicolai Ouroussoff
Format: Hardcover, 912 pages
Publisher: Knopf
On Sale: November 17, 2009
Price: $50.00
ISBN: 978-0-375-40406-1 (0-375-40406-6)
From the late Herbert Muschamp, the former architecture critic of The New York Times and one of the most outspoken and influential voices in architectural criticism, a collection of his best work.
The pieces here—from The New Republic, Artforum, and The New York Times—reveal how Muschamp’s views were both ahead of their... Read more >
Van Gogh
The Life
Written by Steven Naifeh and Gregory White Smith
Format: Trade Paperback, 976 pages
Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
On Sale: December 4, 2012
Price: $25.00
ISBN: 978-0-375-75897-3 (0-375-75897-6)
Steven Naifeh and Gregory White Smith, who galvanized readers with their Pulitzer Prize–winning biography of Jackson Pollock, have written another tour de force—an exquisitely detailed, compellingly readable portrait of Vincent van Gogh. Working with the full cooperation of the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, Naifeh and Smith have accessed a wealth... Read more >
The Life
Written by Steven Naifeh and Gregory White Smith
Format: Trade Paperback, 976 pages
Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
On Sale: December 4, 2012
Price: $25.00
ISBN: 978-0-375-75897-3 (0-375-75897-6)
Steven Naifeh and Gregory White Smith, who galvanized readers with their Pulitzer Prize–winning biography of Jackson Pollock, have written another tour de force—an exquisitely detailed, compellingly readable portrait of Vincent van Gogh. Working with the full cooperation of the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, Naifeh and Smith have accessed a wealth... Read more >
Van Gogh
The Life
Written by Steven Naifeh and Gregory White Smith
Format: Hardcover, 976 pages
Publisher: Random House
On Sale: October 18, 2011
Price: $40.00
ISBN: 978-0-375-50748-9 (0-375-50748-5)
A 2011 New York Times Notable Book
Steven Naifeh and Gregory White Smith galvanized readers with their astonishing Jackson Pollock: An American Saga, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for biography, a book acclaimed for its miraculous research and overwhelming narrative power. Now Naifeh and Smith have written another tour de force—an exquisitely... Read more >
The Life
Written by Steven Naifeh and Gregory White Smith
Format: Hardcover, 976 pages
Publisher: Random House
On Sale: October 18, 2011
Price: $40.00
ISBN: 978-0-375-50748-9 (0-375-50748-5)
A 2011 New York Times Notable Book
Steven Naifeh and Gregory White Smith galvanized readers with their astonishing Jackson Pollock: An American Saga, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for biography, a book acclaimed for its miraculous research and overwhelming narrative power. Now Naifeh and Smith have written another tour de force—an exquisitely... Read more >
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National Geographic Image Collection
Written by National Geographic
Foreword by Leah Bendavid-Val
Introduction by Michelle Delaney
Format: Hardcover, 512 pages
Publisher: National Geographic
On Sale: September 4, 2012
Price: $17.95
ISBN: 978-1-4262-0968-0 (1-4262-0968-1)
Behind National Geographic’s worldwide reputation as a powerhouse of photography lies one of the most extensive, valuable, and unique graphic resources on Earth: the National Geographic Image Collection. The book by the same name lets readers plumb the fascinating depths of this immense archive from the earliest photographs collected in the... Read more >
Written by National Geographic
Foreword by Leah Bendavid-Val
Introduction by Michelle Delaney
Format: Hardcover, 512 pages
Publisher: National Geographic
On Sale: September 4, 2012
Price: $17.95
ISBN: 978-1-4262-0968-0 (1-4262-0968-1)
Behind National Geographic’s worldwide reputation as a powerhouse of photography lies one of the most extensive, valuable, and unique graphic resources on Earth: the National Geographic Image Collection. The book by the same name lets readers plumb the fascinating depths of this immense archive from the earliest photographs collected in the... Read more >
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The Lady in Gold
The Extraordinary Tale of Gustav Klimt's Masterpiece, Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer
Written by Anne-Marie O'Connor
Format: Hardcover, 368 pages
Publisher: Knopf
On Sale: February 7, 2012
Price: $30.00
ISBN: 978-0-307-26564-7 (0-307-26564-1)
The spellbinding story, part fairy tale, part suspense, of Gustav Klimt’s Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer, one of the most emblematic portraits of its time; of the beautiful, seductive Viennese Jewish salon hostess who sat for it; the notorious artist who painted it; the now vanished turn-of-the-century Vienna that shaped it; and... Read more >
The Extraordinary Tale of Gustav Klimt's Masterpiece, Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer
Written by Anne-Marie O'Connor
Format: Hardcover, 368 pages
Publisher: Knopf
On Sale: February 7, 2012
Price: $30.00
ISBN: 978-0-307-26564-7 (0-307-26564-1)
The spellbinding story, part fairy tale, part suspense, of Gustav Klimt’s Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer, one of the most emblematic portraits of its time; of the beautiful, seductive Viennese Jewish salon hostess who sat for it; the notorious artist who painted it; the now vanished turn-of-the-century Vienna that shaped it; and... Read more >
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Glittering Images
A Journey Through Art from Egypt to Star Wars
Written by Camille Paglia
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Pantheon
On Sale: October 16, 2012
Price: $30.00
ISBN: 978-0-375-42460-1 (0-375-42460-1)
From the best-selling author of Sexual Personae and Break, Blow, Burn and one of our most acclaimed cultural critics, here is an enthralling journey through Western art’s defining moments, from the ancient Egyptian tomb of Queen Nefertari to George Lucas’s volcano planet duel in Revenge of the Sith.
America’s premier intellectual provocateur... Read more >
A Journey Through Art from Egypt to Star Wars
Written by Camille Paglia
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Pantheon
On Sale: October 16, 2012
Price: $30.00
ISBN: 978-0-375-42460-1 (0-375-42460-1)
From the best-selling author of Sexual Personae and Break, Blow, Burn and one of our most acclaimed cultural critics, here is an enthralling journey through Western art’s defining moments, from the ancient Egyptian tomb of Queen Nefertari to George Lucas’s volcano planet duel in Revenge of the Sith.
America’s premier intellectual provocateur... Read more >
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Glittering Images
A Journey Through Art from Egypt to Star Wars
Written by Camille Paglia
Format: eBook, 224 pages
Publisher: Pantheon
On Sale: October 16, 2012
Price: $15.99
ISBN: 978-0-307-90780-6 (0-307-90780-5)
From the best-selling author of Sexual Personae and Break, Blow, Burn and one of our most acclaimed cultural critics, here is an enthralling journey through Western art’s defining moments, from the ancient Egyptian tomb of Queen Nefertari to George Lucas’s volcano planet duel in Revenge of the Sith.
America’s premier intellectual provocateur... Read more >
A Journey Through Art from Egypt to Star Wars
Written by Camille Paglia
Format: eBook, 224 pages
Publisher: Pantheon
On Sale: October 16, 2012
Price: $15.99
ISBN: 978-0-307-90780-6 (0-307-90780-5)
From the best-selling author of Sexual Personae and Break, Blow, Burn and one of our most acclaimed cultural critics, here is an enthralling journey through Western art’s defining moments, from the ancient Egyptian tomb of Queen Nefertari to George Lucas’s volcano planet duel in Revenge of the Sith.
America’s premier intellectual provocateur... Read more >
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Sexual Personae
Art & Decadence from Nefertiti to Emily Dickinson
Written by Camille Paglia
Format: Trade Paperback, 736 pages
Publisher: Vintage
On Sale: August 20, 1991
Price: $20.00
ISBN: 978-0-679-73579-3 (0-679-73579-8)
Paglia seeks to demonstrate the unity and continuity of western culture. Accepting the canonical western tradition and rejecting the modernist idea that culture has collapsed into meaningless fragments, she argues that Judeo-Christianity did not defeat paganism, which, along with androgyny, sadism, and the aggressive western eye, continues to flourish in art... Read more >
Art & Decadence from Nefertiti to Emily Dickinson
Written by Camille Paglia
Format: Trade Paperback, 736 pages
Publisher: Vintage
On Sale: August 20, 1991
Price: $20.00
ISBN: 978-0-679-73579-3 (0-679-73579-8)
Paglia seeks to demonstrate the unity and continuity of western culture. Accepting the canonical western tradition and rejecting the modernist idea that culture has collapsed into meaningless fragments, she argues that Judeo-Christianity did not defeat paganism, which, along with androgyny, sadism, and the aggressive western eye, continues to flourish in art... Read more >
Mathew Brady and the Image of History
Written by Mary Panzer
Format: Trade Paperback, 232 pages
Publisher: Smithsonian Books
On Sale: June 17, 2004
Price: $19.95
ISBN: 978-1-58834-143-3 (1-58834-143-7)
Modern memory of the Civil War owes much to the lens of Mathew Brady, one of the most famous and paradoxical figures in American photography. During a career that spanned the 1840s to the 1890s, Mathew Brady consciously set out to capture the pivotal moments of the second half of the... Read more >
Written by Mary Panzer
Format: Trade Paperback, 232 pages
Publisher: Smithsonian Books
On Sale: June 17, 2004
Price: $19.95
ISBN: 978-1-58834-143-3 (1-58834-143-7)
Modern memory of the Civil War owes much to the lens of Mathew Brady, one of the most famous and paradoxical figures in American photography. During a career that spanned the 1840s to the 1890s, Mathew Brady consciously set out to capture the pivotal moments of the second half of the... Read more >
Elegance and Refinement
The Still-Life Paintings of Willem van Aelst
Written by Tanya Paul, James Clifton, Julie Berger Hochstrasser and Arthur K. Wheelock, Jr.
Format: Hardcover, 184 pages
Publisher: Skira Rizzoli
On Sale: March 6, 2012
Price: $60.00
ISBN: 978-0-8478-3821-9 (0-8478-3821-8)
The paintings of Willem van Aelst (1627—1683) are known for their fine finish, innovative compositions, sumptuous subject matter, and rich, jewel-toned palette. Published on the occasion of an unprecedented traveling exhibition, this book celebrates Van Aelst’s achievements and his significant impact on Dutch still-life painting.
Van Aelst masterfully depicted arrangements of... Read more >
The Still-Life Paintings of Willem van Aelst
Written by Tanya Paul, James Clifton, Julie Berger Hochstrasser and Arthur K. Wheelock, Jr.
Format: Hardcover, 184 pages
Publisher: Skira Rizzoli
On Sale: March 6, 2012
Price: $60.00
ISBN: 978-0-8478-3821-9 (0-8478-3821-8)
The paintings of Willem van Aelst (1627—1683) are known for their fine finish, innovative compositions, sumptuous subject matter, and rich, jewel-toned palette. Published on the occasion of an unprecedented traveling exhibition, this book celebrates Van Aelst’s achievements and his significant impact on Dutch still-life painting.
Van Aelst masterfully depicted arrangements of... Read more >
Nothing and Everything - The Influence of Buddhism on the American Avant Garde
1942 - 1962
Written by Ellen Pearlman
Format: Trade Paperback, 264 pages
Publisher: EVOLVER EDITIONS
On Sale: April 24, 2012
Price: $21.95
ISBN: 978-1-58394-363-2 (1-58394-363-3)
In America in the late 1950s and early 60s, the world–and life itself–became a legitimate artist’s tool, aligning with Zen Buddhism’s emphasis on “enlightenment at any moment” and living in the now. Simultaneously and independently, parallel movements were occurring in Japan, as artists there, too, strove to break down artistic boundaries... Read more >
1942 - 1962
Written by Ellen Pearlman
Format: Trade Paperback, 264 pages
Publisher: EVOLVER EDITIONS
On Sale: April 24, 2012
Price: $21.95
ISBN: 978-1-58394-363-2 (1-58394-363-3)
In America in the late 1950s and early 60s, the world–and life itself–became a legitimate artist’s tool, aligning with Zen Buddhism’s emphasis on “enlightenment at any moment” and living in the now. Simultaneously and independently, parallel movements were occurring in Japan, as artists there, too, strove to break down artistic boundaries... Read more >
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The Changing Face of Portrait Photography
From Daguerreotype to Digital
Text by Shannon Perich
Format: Hardcover, 176 pages
Publisher: Smithsonian Books
On Sale: October 18, 2011
Price: $35.00
ISBN: 978-1-58834-274-4 (1-58834-274-3)
A richly illustrated volume examines ten photographers’ portrait work and explores the power of the portrait and the role it plays in our personal and national identities.
The Changing Face of Portrait Photography explores ten groups of portraits selected from within the Smithsonian National Museum of American History’s Photographic History Collection. The... Read more >
From Daguerreotype to Digital
Text by Shannon Perich
Format: Hardcover, 176 pages
Publisher: Smithsonian Books
On Sale: October 18, 2011
Price: $35.00
ISBN: 978-1-58834-274-4 (1-58834-274-3)
A richly illustrated volume examines ten photographers’ portrait work and explores the power of the portrait and the role it plays in our personal and national identities.
The Changing Face of Portrait Photography explores ten groups of portraits selected from within the Smithsonian National Museum of American History’s Photographic History Collection. The... Read more >
Antoine's Alphabet
Watteau and His World
Written by Jed Perl
Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
Publisher: Vintage
On Sale: September 15, 2009
Price: $15.00
ISBN: 978-0-307-38594-9 (0-307-38594-9)
Antoine Watteau, one of the most mysterious painters who ever lived, is the inspiration for this delightful investigation of the tangled relationship between art and life. Weaving together historical fact and personal reflections, the influential art critic Jed Perl reconstructs the amazing story of this pioneering bohemian artist who, although he... Read more >
Watteau and His World
Written by Jed Perl
Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
Publisher: Vintage
On Sale: September 15, 2009
Price: $15.00
ISBN: 978-0-307-38594-9 (0-307-38594-9)
Antoine Watteau, one of the most mysterious painters who ever lived, is the inspiration for this delightful investigation of the tangled relationship between art and life. Weaving together historical fact and personal reflections, the influential art critic Jed Perl reconstructs the amazing story of this pioneering bohemian artist who, although he... Read more >
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New Art City
Manhattan at Mid-Century
Written by Jed Perl
Format: Trade Paperback, 656 pages
Publisher: Vintage
On Sale: February 13, 2007
Price: $18.95
ISBN: 978-1-4000-3465-9 (1-4000-3465-5)
A fascinating, panoramic exploration of art and culture in mid-twentieth-century New York City from one of our most important and influential art critics.
New Art City takes us from the solitude of the artist’s studio to the uproarious bars where artists gathered, from the ramshackle bohemian neighborhoods of downtown Manhattan to... Read more >
Manhattan at Mid-Century
Written by Jed Perl
Format: Trade Paperback, 656 pages
Publisher: Vintage
On Sale: February 13, 2007
Price: $18.95
ISBN: 978-1-4000-3465-9 (1-4000-3465-5)
A fascinating, panoramic exploration of art and culture in mid-twentieth-century New York City from one of our most important and influential art critics.
New Art City takes us from the solitude of the artist’s studio to the uproarious bars where artists gathered, from the ramshackle bohemian neighborhoods of downtown Manhattan to... Read more >
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The Art Prophets
The Artists, Dealers, and Tastemakers Who Shook the Art World
Written by Richard Polsky
Format: Hardcover, 272 pages
Publisher: Other Press
On Sale: October 25, 2011
Price: $24.95
ISBN: 978-1-59051-406-1 (1-59051-406-8)
In The Art Prophets, Richard Polsky introduces us to influential late twentieth-century dealers and tastemakers in the art world. These risk takers opened doors for artists, identified new movements, and resurrected art forms that had fallen into obscurity. In this distinctive tour, Polsky offers an insightful and engaging dialog between artists... Read more >
The Artists, Dealers, and Tastemakers Who Shook the Art World
Written by Richard Polsky
Format: Hardcover, 272 pages
Publisher: Other Press
On Sale: October 25, 2011
Price: $24.95
ISBN: 978-1-59051-406-1 (1-59051-406-8)
In The Art Prophets, Richard Polsky introduces us to influential late twentieth-century dealers and tastemakers in the art world. These risk takers opened doors for artists, identified new movements, and resurrected art forms that had fallen into obscurity. In this distinctive tour, Polsky offers an insightful and engaging dialog between artists... Read more >
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I Sold Andy, Warhol (Too Soon)
Written by Richard Polsky
Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
Publisher: Other Press
On Sale: April 26, 2011
Price: $15.95
ISBN: 978-1-59051-456-6 (1-59051-456-4)
"[Richard Polsky] weaves his personal story into the story of a business culture that has grown more venal and volatile in recent years…. Art dealers have played a pivotal role in this pricey shuffle, and Mr. Polsky paints them as an entertainingly infantile, manipulative bunch… That Mr. Polsky operates at the... Read more >
Written by Richard Polsky
Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
Publisher: Other Press
On Sale: April 26, 2011
Price: $15.95
ISBN: 978-1-59051-456-6 (1-59051-456-4)
"[Richard Polsky] weaves his personal story into the story of a business culture that has grown more venal and volatile in recent years…. Art dealers have played a pivotal role in this pricey shuffle, and Mr. Polsky paints them as an entertainingly infantile, manipulative bunch… That Mr. Polsky operates at the... Read more >
Symbolism
Written by Rodolphe Rapetti
Format: Hardcover, 320 pages
Publisher: Flammarion
On Sale: January 10, 2006
Price: $95.00
ISBN: 978-2-08-030492-6 (2-08-030492-5)
The result of over ten years of research, this work offers a new analysis of European Symbolist art. It situates the Symbolist artistic movement in its historical context-industrial Europe at the end of the nineteenth century-and retraces its links with the evolution of ideas, particularly in literature. This work includes new... Read more >
Written by Rodolphe Rapetti
Format: Hardcover, 320 pages
Publisher: Flammarion
On Sale: January 10, 2006
Price: $95.00
ISBN: 978-2-08-030492-6 (2-08-030492-5)
The result of over ten years of research, this work offers a new analysis of European Symbolist art. It situates the Symbolist artistic movement in its historical context-industrial Europe at the end of the nineteenth century-and retraces its links with the evolution of ideas, particularly in literature. This work includes new... Read more >
John James Audubon
The Making of an American
Written by Richard Rhodes
Format: Trade Paperback, 528 pages
Publisher: Vintage
On Sale: April 11, 2006
Price: $21.00
ISBN: 978-0-375-71393-4 (0-375-71393-X)
John James Audubon came to America as a dapper eighteen-year-old eager to make his fortune. He had a talent for drawing and an interest in birds, and he would spend the next thirty-five years traveling to the remotest regions of his new country–often alone and on foot–to render his avian subjects... Read more >
The Making of an American
Written by Richard Rhodes
Format: Trade Paperback, 528 pages
Publisher: Vintage
On Sale: April 11, 2006
Price: $21.00
ISBN: 978-0-375-71393-4 (0-375-71393-X)
John James Audubon came to America as a dapper eighteen-year-old eager to make his fortune. He had a talent for drawing and an interest in birds, and he would spend the next thirty-five years traveling to the remotest regions of his new country–often alone and on foot–to render his avian subjects... Read more >
John James Audubon
The Making of an American
Written by Richard Rhodes
Format: Hardcover, 528 pages
Publisher: Knopf
On Sale: October 12, 2004
Price: $30.00
ISBN: 978-0-375-41412-1 (0-375-41412-6)
From the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Richard Rhodes, the first major biography of John James Audubon in forty years, and the first to illuminate fully the private and family life of the master illustrator of the natural world.
Rhodes shows us young Audubon arriving in New York from France in 1803, his... Read more >
The Making of an American
Written by Richard Rhodes
Format: Hardcover, 528 pages
Publisher: Knopf
On Sale: October 12, 2004
Price: $30.00
ISBN: 978-0-375-41412-1 (0-375-41412-6)
From the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Richard Rhodes, the first major biography of John James Audubon in forty years, and the first to illuminate fully the private and family life of the master illustrator of the natural world.
Rhodes shows us young Audubon arriving in New York from France in 1803, his... Read more >
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A Life of Picasso
The Prodigy, 1881-1906
Written by John Richardson
Format: Trade Paperback, 560 pages
Publisher: Knopf
On Sale: October 16, 2007
Price: $30.00
ISBN: 978-0-375-71149-7 (0-375-71149-X)
As he magnificently combines meticulous scholarship with irresistible narrative appeal, Richardson draws on his close friendship with Picasso, his own diaries, the collaboration of Picasso's widow Jacqueline, and unprecedented access to Picasso's studio and papers to arrive at a profound understanding of the artist and his work.
“A powerhouse of a book... Read more >
The Prodigy, 1881-1906
Written by John Richardson
Format: Trade Paperback, 560 pages
Publisher: Knopf
On Sale: October 16, 2007
Price: $30.00
ISBN: 978-0-375-71149-7 (0-375-71149-X)
As he magnificently combines meticulous scholarship with irresistible narrative appeal, Richardson draws on his close friendship with Picasso, his own diaries, the collaboration of Picasso's widow Jacqueline, and unprecedented access to Picasso's studio and papers to arrive at a profound understanding of the artist and his work.
“A powerhouse of a book... Read more >
A Life of Picasso
The Cubist Rebel, 1907-1916
Written by John Richardson
Format: Trade Paperback, 512 pages
Publisher: Knopf
On Sale: October 16, 2007
Price: $32.50
ISBN: 978-0-375-71150-3 (0-375-71150-3)
In The Cubist Rebel, 1907–1916, the second volume of his Life of Picasso, John Richardson reveals the young Picasso in the Baudelairean role of “the painter of modern life”—a role that stipulated the brothel as the noblest subject for a modern artist. Hence his great breakthrough painting, Les Demoiselles d’Avignon, with... Read more >
The Cubist Rebel, 1907-1916
Written by John Richardson
Format: Trade Paperback, 512 pages
Publisher: Knopf
On Sale: October 16, 2007
Price: $32.50
ISBN: 978-0-375-71150-3 (0-375-71150-3)
In The Cubist Rebel, 1907–1916, the second volume of his Life of Picasso, John Richardson reveals the young Picasso in the Baudelairean role of “the painter of modern life”—a role that stipulated the brothel as the noblest subject for a modern artist. Hence his great breakthrough painting, Les Demoiselles d’Avignon, with... Read more >
