History - General
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Artcurious: Stories of the Unexpected, Slightly Odd, and Strangely Wonderful in Art History
$17.00 Add to cartA wildly entertaining and surprisingly educational dive into art history as you’ve never seen it before, from the host of the beloved ArtCurious podcast
We’re all familiar with the works of Claude Mon- Author: Dasal, Jennifer
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: September 15 2020
- ISBN10: 0143134590
- Language: English
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A History of Art in 21 Cats
$14.99 Add to cartArt history gets a fun feline makeover with 21 purr-fectly cultured cats in the styles of ancient and modern masters.
Become litter-ate in the basics of important art movements through a host of beaut- Author: Gould, Nia
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: August 13 2019
- ISBN10: 1524851493
- Language: English
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Abstract Painting: Contemporary Painters
$50.00 Add to cart“There is an internal monologue, and a world of decisions and possibilities behind each work that the viewer does not see. Abstraction is akin to learning a new language.” –Ana Young
There is no singl
- Author: Creswell Bell, Amber
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: September 19 2023
- ISBN10: 1760763632
- Language: English
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Women, Art, and Society
$34.95 Add to cartArt historian Whitney Chadwick’s acclaimed bestselling study challenges the assumption that great women artists are exceptions to the rule who “transcended” their gender to produce major works of art.
- Series: World of Art #0
- Author: Chadwick, Whitney
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 600
- Publish Date: September 08 2020
- ISBN10: 050020456X
- Language: English
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The Brilliant History of Color in Art
$24.95 Add to cartThe history of art is inseparable from the history of color. And what a fascinating story they tell together: one that brims with an all-star cast of characters, eye-opening details, and unexpected de… [more below]
- Author: Finlay, Victoria
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: November 01 2014
- ISBN10: 1606064290
- Language: English
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An Art Lover’s Guide to Florence
$24.95 Add to cartNo city but Florence contains such an intense concentration of art produced in such a short span of time. The sheer number and proximity of works of painting, sculpture, and architecture in Florence c
- Author: Testa, Judith
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 306
- Publish Date: September 15 2012
- ISBN10: 0875806805
- Language: English
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Sacred Mirrors: The Visionary Art of Alex Grey
$49.99 Add to cartThis unique series of paintings takes the viewer on a graphic, visionary journey through the physical, metaphysical, and spiritual anatomy of the self. From anatomically correct rendering of the body … [more below]
- Author: Grey, Alex
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: September 01 1990
- ISBN10: 0892812575
- Language: English
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Artists at Home
$45.00 Add to cartTake a look inside the homes of some of your favourite artists and explore how each one reflected their spirit and creativity.
From William Morris and Pablo Picasso to Georgia O’Keeffe and Frida Kahl- Author: Hodge, Susie
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: October 17 2023
- ISBN10: 0711269432
- Language: English
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Jacob Lawrence: The Migration Series
$39.95 Add to cartLawrence’s landmark series on African American migration in context
In 1941, Jacob Lawrence, then just 23 years old, made a series of 60 small tempera paintings on the Great Migration, the decades-long
- Author: Lawrence, Jacob
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: February 28, 2017
- ISBN10: 1633450406
- Language: English
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Edgar Payne: The Scenic Journey
$60.00 Add to cartReleased in conjunction with the traveling exhibition organized by the Pasadena Museum of California Art, Edgar Payne: The Scenic Journey presents more than 125 reproductions of Payne’s paintings, dra… [more below]
- Author: Shields, Scott A.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 0
- Publish Date: January 31 2012
- ISBN10: 0764960539
- Language: English
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The Golden Thread: How Fabric Changed History
$18.99 Add to cartFrom colorful threads found on the floor of an ancient Georgian cave to the Indian calicoes that fueled the Industrial Revolution, The Golden Thread illuminates the myriad and fascinating histories b
- Author: St Clair, Kassia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: July 13 2021
- ISBN10: 1631499017
- Language: English
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The Story of Art
$34.95 Read more‘Anyone looking for the most readable survey of the history of art from the [sic] cave paintings to the 20th century should buy the new, beautifully produced pocket edition of The Story of Art, still
- Author: Gombrich, Eh
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 1064
- Publish Date: May 03 2023
- ISBN10: 1838666583
- Language: English
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Ayahuasca Visions: The Religious Iconography of a Peruvian Shaman–Unveiling the Sacred Mysteries of Ayahuasca
$39.95 Add to cartA storied journey into the psychedelic realm: unravel the sacred mysteries of Ayahuasca with a renowned Amazonian shaman and anthropologist duo.
Unveiling nearly 50 vivid painting masterpieces reveali- Author: Amaringo, Pablo
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: April 28 1999
- ISBN10: 1556433115
- Language: English
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The Short Story of Art: A Pocket Guide to Key Movements, Works, Themes, & Techniques (Art History Introduction, a Guide to Art)
$21.99 Add to cartThe Short Story of Art is a pocket guide to key movements, works, themes and techniques – a new and innovative introduction to the subject of art. Simply constructed, the book explores 50 key works, f… [more below]
- Author: Hodge, Susie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: May 02 2017
- ISBN10: 1780679688
- Language: English
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The Globemakers: The Curious Story of an Ancient Craft
$30.00 Read more“Beautifully conceived and skillfully executed . . . encourages the reader to linger and explore.” —The Wall Street Journal
“Peter Bellerby’s tale of learning how to fashion worlds–a journey through- Author: Bellerby, Peter
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: October 17 2023
- ISBN10: 1639731563
- Language: English
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Affinities: A Journey Through Images from the Public Domain Review
$60.00 Add to cartA remarkable collection of over five hundred images, Affinities is a carefully curated visual journey illuminating connections across more than two thousand years of image-making. Drawing on a decade
- Author: Green, Adam
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: June 7, 2022
- ISBN10: 0500025207
- Language: English
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Art Unpacked: 50 Works of Art: Uncovered, Explored, Explained
$39.95 Add to cartFor beginners, art history might seem a daunting subject with complex rules and impenetrable technical language. Even for more seasoned art lovers the question of how to think about art is a perennial
- Author: Wilson, Matthew
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: December 5, 2023
- ISBN10: 0500025673
- Language: English
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The Cultural Cold War: The CIA and the World of Arts and Letters
$33.98 Add to cartDuring the Cold War, freedom of expression was vaunted as liberal democracy’s most cherished possession–but such freedom was put in service of a hidden agenda. In The Cultural Cold War, Frances Stono… [more below]
- Author: Saunders, Frances Stonor
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: November 05 2013
- ISBN10: 1595589147
- Language: English
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The Power of Art: A Human History of Art: From Babylon to New York City
$39.95 Add to cartAn epic work of art history that will transform our understanding of the world by unlocking the human stories behind millennia of art.
Taking readers from ancient Babylon to contemporary Pyongyang, t- Author: Campbell, Caroline
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 512
- Publish Date: January 02, 2024
- ISBN10: 1639365494
- Language: English
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The Other Side: A Story of Women in Art and the Spirit World
$29.95 Add to cartThe first major work of art history to focus on women artists and their engagement with the spirit world, by the author of The Mirror and the Palette.
It’s not so long ago that a woman’s expressed int- Author: Higgie, Jennifer
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: January 02, 2024
- ISBN10: 1639365435
- Language: English
