Exhibition catalogues and specific collections

Claude Lorrain (1600-1682), an eminent seventeenth-century landscape painter, was an equally talented graphic artist.

The stunning, specially commissioned cover illustrations are one of the great joys of the New Naturalist series, lending it a distinctive style which has inspired nature enthusiasts for many decades.

Qu'est-ce que l'art?

Only thirty-nine when he took over the National Gallery in 1955, Jarvis already had an extraordinary record of achievement and social mobility at home and in England: he had trained with Canada's greatest artists, won a Rhodes scholarship, lunched at the Algonquin Round Table in New York, managed an aircraft factory, written a bestseller, produced films, run a slum settlement, and moved in a London social circle that included Noel Coward and Vivien Leigh.

Spectacular, scientific, and educational cultural practices were used to establish and define public identities in the British colonies of nineteenth-century Canada.

The Secret Museum is a unique treasure trove of the most intriguing artifacts hidden away in museum archives from all over the world - curated, brought to light, and brought to life by Molly Oldfield in a beautifully illustrated collection.

This book explores the collaborations, during the mid-20th century, between the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Book-of-the-Month Club.

This book explores the collaborations, during the mid-20th century, between the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Book-of-the-Month Club.

Folk art proves that producing utilitarian objects can provide an opportunity for self-expression.

For novices and experienced collectors alike, Collecting and Care of Fine Art is a thorough examination of the intricacies of the art market.

Continuing its distinguished tradition of focusing on central political, sociological, and cultural issues of Jewish life in the last century, Volume XXVI of the annual Studies in Contemporary Jewry examines the visual revolution that has overtaken Jewish cultural life in the twentieth century onwards, with special attention given to the evolution of Jewish museums.

This book examines the way common people saw and interpreted paintings produced for - and placed in - public settings in fourteenth-century Florence.

Si le texte évangélique de l’Apocalypse est une des thématiques les plus représentées en histoire de l’art, ce n’est pas tant pour faire allégeance au texte sacré que pour sa représentation : celle de l’humanité en tant que telle.

A spectacular overview of one of the most highly acclaimed art collections on the West Coast, which greets travelers at Vancouver International Airport (YVR) as they journey between land, sea, and sky.

The fullest catalogue of the drawings by and after Michelangelo in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford.

The sharks, ancient or modern, real or imaginary, have always been with us, and will probably remain with us forever.

Adrian Ghenie is one of the most acclaimed artists of his generation.

This companion is a collection of newly-commissioned essays written by leading scholars in the field, providing a comprehensive introduction to British art history.

If we actually received messages from the stars, what would we do with them?

A critic takes issue with the art world''s romanticizing of networks and participatory projects, linking them to the values of a globalized, neoliberal economy.

This monograph presents Kaldahl's experimental work in clay sculpture.

A spectacular overview of one of the most highly acclaimed art collections on the West Coast, which greets travelers at Vancouver International Airport (YVR) as they journey between land, sea, and sky.

Walter Potter (1835-1918), a country taxidermist of no great expertise, became famous as an icon of Victorian whimsy.

A powerful reminder to anyone who thinks design is primarily a visual pursuit, The Senses accompanies a major exhibition at the Cooper-Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum that explores how space, materials, sound, and light affect the mind and body.

I Stand in My Place with My Own Day Here features essays by more than fifty renowned international writers who consider thirteen monumental works of art created for The New School between 1930 and the present.

An exhibition in book form, this showcase of the best of drawing now features one hundred works by almost fifty artists including Susan Hauptman, Paul Noble, Jeff Gabel, Tracey Emin, Jane Harris, Julia Fish, Cornelia Parker and Jerwood Drawing Prize winner Sarah Woodfine.

This first-ever monograph celebrates the Hungarian artist's remarkable seven-decade career, marking her 90th birthday in 2023.

One hundred spectacular antique quilts from one of the largest, privately held quilt and textile collections in the world.

In Museum Skepticism, art historian David Carrier traces the birth, evolution, and decline of the public art museum as an institution meant to spark democratic debate and discussion.

Zwischenwelten von Realität und Fiktion – Illusion in der zeitgenössischen KunstTäuschung, Simulation, optische Illusionen – wie beeinflusst Kunst unsere Wahrnehmung?

Art Museum Educator: A Collection of Studies as Guides to Practice and Policy is an essential resource for professionals and enthusiasts alike, offering a comprehensive exploration of museum education with a special focus on visual arts and art museums.

Ein faszinierender Kunstort und seine Rettung – Die bewegte Geschichte eines einzigartigen MuseumsDas Museum Langmatt in Baden bei Zürich ist weit mehr als ein klassisches Kunstmuseum – es ist eine Zeitkapsel voller Geschichte.

A celebration of the remarkable poem vessels of Dave the PotterDavid Drake, who often signed his work simply as "e;Dave,"e; was an enslaved potter who lived and worked in Edgefield District, South Carolina.

Farbrausch trifft Erzähllust – Rebekka Steigers Malerei entführt in geheimnisvolle BildweltenDie erste Monografie von Rebekka Steiger präsentiert eine bildgewaltige Reise durch farbintensive, träumerische Bildräume.

The Index of American Design was one of the most significant undertakings of the Federal Art Project-the visual arts arm of the Works Progress Administration.

In The Politics of Collecting, Eunsong Kim traces how racial capitalism and colonialism situated the rise of US museum collections and conceptual art forms.

Claude Lorrain (1600-1682), an eminent seventeenth-century landscape painter, was an equally talented graphic artist.

Cavallini is one of the best-known companies for high-quality gift and stationery products.

While online exhibitions vary in complexity, basic tenets apply to the design of fluid, descriptive, and easily navigable displays.

The final book of the Bible, known both as The Book of Revelation and The Apocalypse of John, is a prophesy of the events that will occur at the end of time.

This book explores what visitors saw at the Trojan exhibition and why its contents, including treasure, plain pottery and human remains captured imaginations and divided opinions.

Though you might not encounter the subject in Artforum or stumble across it at Sotheby's, the thriving business of erotica is a mixture of sophistication and seduction, an underground world of eccentric artists and serious collectors.

Advances in modern science and technology have made present-day terrestrial and celestial globes scientifically obsolete and aesthetically banal.

Storyville was the infamous red-light district of New Orleans.

Only thirty-nine when he took over the National Gallery in 1955, Jarvis already had an extraordinary record of achievement and social mobility at home and in England: he had trained with Canada's greatest artists, won a Rhodes scholarship, lunched at the Algonquin Round Table in New York, managed an aircraft factory, written a bestseller, produced films, run a slum settlement, and moved in a London social circle that included Noel Coward and Vivien Leigh.

A window into cultures of scientific practice drawing on the collection of the Whipple Museum of the History of Science.

For more than a century, Rolex has stood apart as the most legendary brand of watch in the world.