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50 Art Ideas You Really Need to Know
$12.99 Add to cartIn a series of 50 accessible essays, Susie Hodge introduces and explains the central concepts that underpin Western art and design.
From Romanesque to Realism, Pop Art to Pluralism, 50 Art Ideas is a- Author: Hodge, Susie
- Binding: Mass Market Paperbound
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: January 09 2024
- ISBN10: 1529429285
- Language: English
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Fort Worth Then
$39.95 Add to cartIn Fort Worth Then, rare works of art by Samuel P. Ziegler capture the metamorphosis that the city of Fort Worth, Texas, experienced in the early twentieth century. Ziegler (1881-1967) was a Texas Chr… [more below]
- Author: Barker, Scott Grant
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 216
- Publish Date: November 17 2023
- ISBN10: 0875658504
- Language: English
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Muse: Uncovering the Hidden Figures Behind Art History’s Masterpieces
$27.95 Read moreThe fascinating true stories of thirty incredible muses–and their role in some of art history’s most well-known masterpieces.
We instantly recognize many of their faces from the world’s most iconic a- Author: Millington, Ruth
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: May 03 2022
- ISBN10: 1639361553
- Language: English
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Art, AI and Culture
$22.95 Add to cartArt, AI and Culture interrogates the aesthetic heritage of Modernism as it informs contemporary cultural applications of AI which demonstrate there is no escape from the kaleidoscopic lineage of colon
- Author: Betancourt, Michael
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 116
- Publish Date: July 01 2022
- ISBN10: 0979321549
- Language: English
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Y.Z. Kami
$90.00 Add to cartOver the past thirty years, Y.Z. Kami has built a resounding oeuvre that spans both portraiture and abstraction, using direct observation, poetic reference, and repeated geometries to create poignant
- Author: Kami, Y. Z.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 360
- Publish Date: August 20 2019
- ISBN10: 885723939X
- Language: English
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The Complete History of Peanuts on Parade – A Tribute to Charles M. Schulz: Volume Two: The Santa Rosa Years
$39.95 Add to cartPEANUTS On Parade was the biggest tribute to PEANUTS creator, Charles Schulz, as it spanned over nine years in two states with over eight hundred statues of PEANUTS characters. Hosted by St. Paul, MN
- Author: Johnson, William
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 260
- Publish Date: October 20 2020
- ISBN10: 1644682281
- Language: English
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Fair Park Deco: Art and Architecture of the Texas Centennial Exposition
$47.95 Add to cart- Author: Parsons, Jim
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: October 26 2012
- ISBN10: 0875655017
- Language: English
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The Arts in Spain: From Prehistory to Postmodernism
$21.95 Add to cartFrom the dawn of mankind’s artistic achievement in the cave paintings of Altamira, to Picasso’s groundbreaking Les Demoiselles d’Avignon and beyond, the arts in Spain tangibly illustrate the unique co… [more below]
- Series: World of Art
- Author: Moffitt, John F.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 242
- Publish Date: February 17 1999
- ISBN10: 0500203156
- Language: English
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Why a Painting Is Like a Pizza: A Guide to Understanding and Enjoying Modern Art
$32.00 Read moreThe first time she made a pizza from scratch, art historian Nancy Heller made the observation that led her to write this entertaining guide to contemporary art. Comparing modern art not only to pizzas
- Author: Heller, Nancy G.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: October 13 2002
- ISBN10: 0691090521
- Language: English
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New Bern History 101
$17.95 Add to cart“Entertaining, funny, highly readable” The Essential Facts for the Native, Newcomer or Visitor to the Colonial Capital of North Carolina. Here’s what you’ll discover in New Bern History 101:
-Why New- Author: Ellis, Edward Barnes, Jr.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 248
- Publish Date: December 15 2016
- ISBN10: 0975870092
- Language: English
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Mid-Century Modern Women in the Visual Arts
$24.95 Read moreMid-Century Modern Women in the Visual Arts features an unparalleled collection of real-life heroines of the art, design, and fashion industries.
This gorgeous book is brimming with colorful, hand-pai- Author: Fowler, Gloria
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 116
- Publish Date: October 06 2020
- ISBN10: 162326118X
- Language: English
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Silent Survival
$23.95 Add to cartThis story begins in the late 1800s with the immigration of an Irish family to the New World. One year after arriving in Boston, brothers Sam and Johnny Shamus travel West to fulfill a family dream. T
- Author: Digweed, Frank
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 340
- Publish Date: February 13 2023
- ISBN10: 1684989736
- Language: English
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Pacita Abad
$65.00 Read moreA comprehensive survey of Abad’s visually dazzling and politically prescient works blending fabric and painting
This volume surveys three decades of Pacita Abad’s multifaceted practice. Published on th
- Author: Abad, Pacita
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: June 27, 2023
- ISBN10: 1935963260
- Language: English
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The Guerrilla Girls’ Bedside Companion to the History of Western Art
$25.00 Add to cart“[A] tart, funny, lurid little bomb of a book. It’s all p.c., of course, but not at all predictable, and a lot of righteous information gets dispersed in record time.” — BUST Magazine
We were Guerill… [more below]- Author: Guerrilla Girls
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: February 01 1998
- ISBN10: 014025997X
- Language: English
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Art History for Everyone: Learn About Art in a Fun, Easy, No-Nonsense Way
$29.99 Add to cartDoes the thought of going to an art museum make your eyes glaze over?
What if someone could make art come alive?
In Art History for Everyone, you’ll meet some of history’s most important works of art.
- Author: Hardeberg, Kristine T. G.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 130
- Publish Date: May 31 2023
- ISBN10: 1636801633
- Language: English
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Global Objects: Toward a Connected Art History
$54.67 Read moreA bold reorientation of art history that bridges the divide between fine art and material culture through an examination of objects and their uses
Art history is often viewed through cultural or natio- Author: Cooke, Edward S.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: October 04 2022
- ISBN10: 0691184739
- Language: English
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Shadows: In Nature, Life & Art
$7.95 Add to cartWhat’s the difference between a cast shadow and a form shadow? Why do shadows become increasingly important in Western art? Can we only ever see shadows, not objects themselves, as Plato claimed? In t… [more below]
- Series: Wooden Books North America Editions
- Author: Vaughan, William
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: July 01 2021
- ISBN10: 195217824X
- Language: English
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The Anatomy of Viking Art: A Quick Guide to the Styles of Norse Animal Ornament
$45.46 Add to cartThe Norse artwork of the Viking Age is incredibly captivating, with its intricate interlacing patterns and fierce animal figures woven together into some of the most exceptional expressions of art cre
- Author: Markussen, Jonas Lau
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 84
- Publish Date: November 06 2019
- ISBN10: 879706002X
- Language: English
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Georgia O’Keeffe and Her Houses: Ghost Ranch and Abiquiu: Ghost Ranch and Abiquiu
$60.00 Add to cartGeorgia O’Keeffe and Her Houses is a unique book that offers remarkable insight into the life and work of one of America’s most celebrated artists with photographs and accompanying text presenting a c… [more below]
- Author: Lynes, Barbara Buhler
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: September 01 2012
- ISBN10: 1419703943
- Language: English
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The Complete History of Peanuts on Parade: A Tribute to Charles M. Schulz: Volume One: The St. Paul Years
$49.95 Add to cartPeanuts on Parade was not only the biggest tribute to Peanuts creator, Charles Schulz, but is the largest and longest running city art project dedicated to an individual. Hosted by St. Paul, Minnesota
- Author: Johnson, William
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 362
- Publish Date: August 20 2020
- ISBN10: 1646701380
- Language: English
