Modern (Late 19th Century to 1945)
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The Dream Collector: Sabrine & Sigmund Freud – Book One
$25.99 Add to cart“Meek never fails to stun and impress with his evocation of scenes and events, of sights and dialogue, and of peoples’ reactions to them.” – HFC Reviews
The Dream Collector immerses the reader into the
- Author: Meek, R. W.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 556
- Publish Date: December 19, 2023
- ISBN10: 1962465144
- Language: English
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The House the Rockefellers Built: A Tale of Money, Taste, and Power in Twentieth-Century America
$25.99 Add to cartThe Dalzells . . . do an astonishing job of placing Kykuit in historical context while weaving the larger-than-life Rockefeller personalities into its very walls and hallways.–Los Angeles Times
One h- Series: John MacRae Books
- Author: Dalzell, Robert F., Jr.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: August 05 2008
- ISBN10: 0805088571
- Language: English
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Picasso and the Art of Drawing
$35.00 Add to cartIn this generously illustrated and lively book, Christopher Lloyd sets out and interprets the lifelong achievement of Picasso (1881-1973) as a draftsman. Although there have been many publications abo… [more below]
- Author: Lloyd, Christopher
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 230
- Publish Date: March 20 2018
- ISBN10: 0300234805
- Language: English
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Make It Modern: A History of Art in the 20th Century
$50.00 Read moreA fascinating journey through Western art from the 1910s to the 1960s, charting how artists wrestled with the headlong changes of a turbulent and conflict-ridden world
From the chaos of the First Wor- Author: Taylor, Brandon
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: November 29 2022
- ISBN10: 0300253656
- Language: English
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Building Toys: An Architect’s Collection
$45.00 Read moreThe book Building Toys: An Architect’s Collection documents over 100 architectural building toys from the author’s collection, from the mid-1800s to the present, from the U.S. and abroad.
Each toy has… [more below]- Author: Rock, John
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 252
- Publish Date: October 18 2022
- ISBN10: 1954081987
- Language: English
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The Real and the Romantic: English Art Between Two World Wars
$50.00 Add to cartThe twenty-first century has seen a surge of interest in English art of the interwar years. High-profile exhibitions have attracted record-breaking visitor numbers and challenged received opinion. In
- Author: Spalding, Frances
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: September 19 2023
- ISBN10: 0500518645
- Language: English
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Gropius
$20.00 Add to cartWalter Gropius (1883-1969) set out to build for the future. As the founding director of the Bauhaus, the Berlin-born architect had an inestimable influence on our aesthetic environment, championing a
- Series: Basic Art
- Author: Lupfer &. Paul Sigel, Gilbert
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: January 20 2017
- ISBN10: 3836544342
- Language: English
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Fashioning San Francisco: A Century of Style
$65.00 Add to cartA visual celebration of the evolution of style and fashion in San Francisco from 1906 to today, featuring some of the world’s most beloved designers, such as Crist?al Balenciaga, Coco Chanel, Christia… [more below]
- Author: Camerlengo, Laura L.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: February 13 2024
- ISBN10: 1949480429
- Language: English
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The Lives of the Surrealists
$24.95 Add to cartSurrealism did not begin as an art movement but as a philosophical strategy, a way of life, and a rebellion against the establishment that gave rise to the World War I. In The Lives of the Surrealists
- Author: Morris, Desmond
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: February 08 2022
- ISBN10: 500296375
- Language: English
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In Search of Van Gogh: Capturing the Life of the Artist Through Photographs and Paintings
$37.50 Read moreFollow in the footsteps of Vincent Van Gogh, from his birthplace in Zundert, Netherlands, to his last days in Auvers-sur-Oise, France, and explore the hidden inspirations behind the world-renowned art
- Author: Fossi, Gloria
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: September 21, 2021
- ISBN10: 0063085178
- Language: English
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Schiele
$20.00 Add to cartWith his graphic style, figural distortion, and defiance of conventional standards of beauty, Egon Schiele (1890-1918) was a pioneer of Austrian Expressionism and one of the most startling portrait pa
- Series: Basic Art
- Author: Steiner, Reinhard
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: July 04 2017
- ISBN10: 3836504421
- Language: English
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William Morris Masterpieces of Art
$19.99 Read moreA new edition highlighting the designs and patterns of William Morris which informed the visual style of the twentieth Century.
William Morris was an outstanding character of many talents, being an ar- Series: Masterpieces of Art
- Author: Robinson, Michael
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: March 14 2023
- ISBN10: 1804173363
- Language: English
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The Great Clivette
$53.27 Add to cartMerton Clivette once dominated the 1920s and 1930s art world. He ruled the Orpheum Circuit as a magician, shadowgraphist, mindreader, and acrobat. He performed in the Buffalo Bill Wild West Show. Cliv
- Author: MacBride, Michael David
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 170
- Publish Date: June 08 2023
- ISBN10: 9798987939314
- Language: English
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Leonardo, Frida and the Others: The History of Art, 800 Years – 100 Artists
$35.00 Add to cartThis fresh and engaging, illustrated history of art explains the fundamentals every art lover needs while presenting the development of different schools and styles as one continuous, astonishing time… [more below]
- Author: Jouneaux, Camille
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 360
- Publish Date: February 27 2024
- ISBN10: 3791377183
- Language: English
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The Lives of the Surrealists
$39.95 Add to cartSurrealism did not begin as an art movement but as a philosophical strategy, a way of life, and a rebellion against the establishment that gave rise to the First World War. In Lives of the Surrealists
- Author: Morris, Desmond
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: May 15 2018
- ISBN10: 0500021368
- Language: English
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History Lover’s Guide to Charleston
$43.99 Add to cartFounded in 1670, Charleston is among the oldest cities in the nation and site of some of the most pivotal events in American history. Explore the city and discover the Old Exchange and Provost Dungeon… [more below]
- Series: History & Guide
- Author: Downey, Christopher Byrd
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 210
- Publish Date: May 09 2022
- ISBN10: 1540252027
- Language: English
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Modern Architecture: Buildings That Shaped the World
$29.95 Add to cartExplore over 500 masterpieces of modern architecture in this celebration of the most iconic buildings in the world.
Written by acclaimed architecture expert Jonathan Glancey, Modern Architecture is a- Author: Glancey, Jonathan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 496
- Publish Date: April 18 2023
- ISBN10: 1802791019
- Language: English
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Duchamp
$20.00 Read moreWhen is a urinal no longer a urinal? When Marcel Duchamp (1887-1968) declared it to be art. The uproar that greeted the French artist’s Fountain (1917), a porcelain urinal installed in a gallery, sent
- Series: Basic Art
- Author: Mink, Janis
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: November 11 2016
- ISBN10: 3836534320
- Language: English
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The Ninety Prettiest County Courthouses in Texas…and the Ten Ugliest
$34.99 Add to cartTexas has 254 counties, and every one has its own county courthouse. Many of these buildings are historic, beautiful, and a fitting tribute to their community! Some of them are…none of those. Native… [more below]
- Author: Miller, Kevin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 142
- Publish Date: June 30 2023
- ISBN10: 9798218172473
- Language: English
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Race and Modern Architecture: A Critical History from the Enlightenment to the Present
$45.00 Add to cartAlthough race–a concept of human difference that establishes hierarchies of power and domination–has played a critical role in the development of modern architectural discourse and practice since th… [more below]
- Series: Culture Politics & the Built Environment
- Author: Cheng, Irene
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: July 28 2020
- ISBN10: 082296659X
- Language: English
