In Carol Zemel's insightful reinterpretation of Van Gogh's work and career, the artist is seen as a determined modern professional instead of the tortured romantic hero that legend has given us.
Rebecca Varon has a rich and diverse background in music, film, and theatre, but it was the arrival of her daughter that inspired her to begin exploring the world of handmade crafts.
This ambitious volume provides a general introduction to the major approaches in this century to art theory and criticism, from the Expression Theory to Poststructuralism.
Erle Loran's Cezanne's Composition offers a comprehensive and analytical exploration of the compositional techniques used by Paul Cezanne, emphasizing form, color, and space organization.
The internationally bestselling author of The Anarchy returns with a sparkling, soaring history of ideas, tracing South Asia's under-recognized role in producing the world as we know it.
This study demonstrates the significance of using contemporary art in scholarly debates about cultural aspects of skin, in particular "e;whiteness"e; as a phenomenon that is both overly visible and invisible.
Industrial Design in Britain (1976) describes the industrial design movement in Britain from its origins, when it broke away from the Arts and Crafts in 1915, until 1945 when its vital importance to industry was officially recognised, and the Council of Industrial Design was established with a grant from the Government.
This book aims to enhance our intellectual understanding of the relationship between human beings and domestic animals, with a focus on a specific breed of dog: the greyhound.
Early Modern Women's Work examines the contributions of female writers, artists, scientists, religious leaders, and patrons who engaged in entrepreneurial, intellectual, and emotional labor in German-speaking Europe.
Encounters with Greek Art sheds new light on the invention of ancient identities by focusing on encounters between viewers and artworks swept to Italy on the tides of Roman imperialism between 146 BCE and 117 CE.
