Many people associate Surrealism with politics, but it was also permeated by occult ideas, a fact often overlooked by art historians. This occult i...

A thought-provoking art book exploring changing landscapes through the pioneering work of Canadian photographer Sylvia Grace Borda. Sylvia Grace Bo...

From costly high-style designer creations to those displaying college and sports team logos, T-shirts have become an international icon. Presented ...

This book on the modern artists of Taos reveals the ways in which the community became an important crossroads in modern abstract painting -- a pla...

This book on the modern artists of Taos reveals the ways in which the community became an important crossroads in modern abstract painting -- a pla...

It is said that Oregonians have more body art per capita than any state in the union. Bob Baxter and his wife, Mary Gardner, have carefully vetted ...

Here's a chance to ogle the women who paved the way, tattooing themselves and baring their chests when the "good girls" were wearing poodle skirts ...

New Zealand's national art colleciton is held at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. Ten art curators each pick ten art works, and explain...

From painters, weavers, sculptors, printmakers, makers of video and installation art, rug hookers, and beyond, Nova Scotia is home to some of the c...

Coveted by museum curators and private collectors alike, here is an opportunity to view an unprecedented collection of striking raffia artwork, all...

Of all the world's great religions, where art is used to reflect the happenings, teaching, and values of various beliefs, none is believed to have ...

From the very beginning, Carmen Cicero made an impression in the art world. He joined the acclaimed Periodot Gallery on Madison Avenue in New York ...

Tin has been used since ancient times to make vessels of many sorts. Here is a tribute to the men and women who made and decorated utilitarian tinw...

This is the first publication in almost three decades to be dedicated to Mamluk art. The fifteen authors in this book explore the architecture and ...

More than 100 years after the death of designer William Morris, the Arts and Crafts Movement is enjoying a revival, becoming more popular than it w...

Enter a visual smorgasbord of tattoo imagery. Hundreds of photographs, thousands of tattoos. This incredible assembly of historic tattoo images dat...

In a remarkably fresh, sometimes humorous style, wildlife artist Catherine Clark captures the birds around us in her art. These are the avian creat...

The Body in Question(s) was produced in conjunction with creative research project that brought together contemporary dance, visual art and academi...

This is the definitive book about brass objects. Large sections are devoted to andirons, candlesticks, fireplace accessories, kettles and tobacco b...

The rise and fall of American Art Deco coincide neatly with the brief, but glorious, heyday of the Chase Brass & Copper Co.'s Specialty divisio...

A comprehensive text and over 440 photographs of authentic children's fashions from the 18th century through the 1920s comprise this book. It bring...

After many requests for a book about clothing labels we decided to put one together featuring a wonderful gallery of labels for artists, textile ma...

Maxfield Parrish was one of the rare artists whose work was immensely popular during his own lifetime. His brilliant use of color, attention to det...

At last, here is the compendium of cigarette packs that collectors have been waiting for! Joe Giesenhagen has compiled a fantastic collection of ci...

In the history of art, animals were the very first subject, as evidenced by the nearly 20,000 year old cave paintings at Lascaux. The human impulse...

From the girl next door to sexy switch-blade sisters, the pin-up girls depicted in this collection of works by 15 of today's best artists boldly di...

A Comprehensive Guide to the Objects Associated with the Voyages of James Cook Held at New Zealand’s National Museum. Almost 250 years after James ...

There are really two books in this volume; one an historical study of Parisian artist Louis Icart's famous etchings of the early twentieth century,...

From the Fire King*TM years of the 1950s to today, this informative book provides a look at the decorated glassware pitchers and drinking glasses p...

The Florentine and Venetian Painters of the Renaissance is a compilation of 2 books written by Bernhard Berenson. The 2 great studies of the Veneti...

The Glasgow style of decorative arts evolved in the 1890s at the Glasgow School of Art, from influences begun by the Art Nouveau and Arts and Craft...

Author Julie Fowler began a quest to find out more about an artist from the Cariboo named Sonia Cornwall (1919–2006). Through interviews, letters, ...

Settlement and urbanization of the Canadian Northwest coincided with the greatest popularity of the postcard. Settlement, along with the building o...

The London customs records of the Middle Ages represent a central source of economic history and finance for the English crown. These records trace...

The Michelin® Man has been the subject of thousands of advertising and automobilia items around the world for over 100 years, many with exceptional...

This new book continues the tradition of the American pin-up girl, while taking it to new territory. It celebrates not only the stunning beauty of ...

"In 1957, Don Featherstone sculptured the first three-dimensional pink plastic flamingo, thereby making affordable bad taste accessible to the Amer...

This book re-evaluates Ottoman art of the early modern period within the Renaissance paradigm. It argues that the Ottomans indeed had a Renaissance...

A visual journey through the state of Rajasthan in India to explore and awaken your creativity in the arts and crafts.Artist Debra Luker, on her fi...

Illustrated with lush reproductions of Grant and Nixie's art and photographs of their amazing garden, The Romance Continues is a love story, an art...

This retrospective of Jims skateboard art bombards the reader with colorful decks, logos, ad art, ad layouts, photos, and stickers to illustrate th...