The concepts of genre and ritual are central for the overall occupation with the relationship between the History of the Arts and the History of Ch...

This book contains six articles by prominent Russian philosophers, geologists, geographers, historians, and artists that explore the Russian view o...

A sterling new study of the exquisite designs of Danish silversmith Georg Jensen (1866-1935) and company. Nearly one thousand photographs illustrat...

This reprint of jewelry and hollowware catalog pages from Georg Jensen brings eagerly sought information together in one volume. Hard to find, the ...

George Rickey's importance to the art world is belied by the lack of literature about one of the world's most accomplished kinetic sculptors. Ricke...

At various intervals between 1931 and 1945, Georgia O'Keeffe (1887–1986) completed seventeen drawings and paintings of katsina tithu ("kachina doll...

This richly illustrated book presents a study of Georgian easel painting (2nd half of the 19th century -- 1st quarter of the 20th century) in conne...

Nearly 600 brilliantly detailed photos capture the work of 112 glass artists and show the tremendous diversity, depth, and breadth of how this anci...

Kashetsky documents domestic life, street life, urban landscapes, nature, and the stories of Holocaust survivors in his affecting, meditative work....

Dunedin-born artist Grace Joel (1865--1924) exhibited to acclaim in London and Paris, yet she and her art are relatively unknown today. Joel excell...

In a visual feast, hundreds of vibrant images showcase the work of South Africa's most influential graffiti artists, which will entertain and inspi...

Freddy, Jason, Frankenstein, and Dracula are just a few of the thrilling movie monsters in this illustrated, collectible reference guide. Monsters ...

Beginning in 1994, award-winning photographer and installation artist Kathy T Hettinga began a fourteen-year project to document an unknown body of...

The Haida are islanders first and foremost -- a people apart. Discover the source of their distinctive culture and the inspirations for their arts.

Two wartime artists, one bustling harbour, and a city ravaged by the Halifax Explosion. Two perspectives on Halifax one year after the Explosion.A ...

The Arts and Crafts Movement, a fascinating period in American decorative history, led to the unprecedented commercialization of fine crafts and th...

Harrison Fisher: Defining the American Beauty is the largest picturial guide to this popular artist ever produced. Nearly 450 color and black and w...

From its founding in 1837 Hathaway Shirts has been the bellweather for quality and style. Ironically for their 120 years or so they did little or n...

It is said that in Hawaii, the fish are as bright as the rainbow. Forty colorful images illustrate the fantastic undersea kingdom to be found surro...

He Named Her Amber spans the space between fiction and nonfiction and a spatial construct of reality and the unreal. Readers have described their e...

The American Arts and Crafts Movement flourished briefly but brilliantly during the early years of the twentieth century. It was during this era th...

Combining stylish, contemporary looks with sturdy construction and ease of use, light-colored furniture produced by the Heywood-Wakefield Company f...

Pretty flowers, expert styling, and flattering designs characterize some of the features that define high fashion hats of the 1950s to 1980s. This ...

Lawren S. Harris is best known for his iconic landscape paintings that declare a sense of cool Canadian resilience. Yet, in the 1920s, an audacious...

Enjoy charming clip-art dating from before the turn of the nineteenth century up through the Arts and Crafts movement of the early 1930s. Royalty f...

This book is under the impression that the general cultivation of practical taste, and an acquaintance with the principles of the Fine Arts, are no...

The format and design of this book was devised to make learning about the Hohokam an exciting experience for all ages. Each of the seven sections i...

Explore America's best-loved "no work" days through 380 beautiful and fun postcard images from the early 20th century. They portray specific animal...

In the American Southwest, Native people remain connected to the lands that have been their homes for centuries. In Home: Native People in the Sout...

Nearly 200 photographs chronicle the evolution of Hopi jewelry over the last four decades and illustrate, through the Kópavi collection, the innov...

This new and original survey details the beautiful styles and designs of woven plaques and baskets made by Hopi women artists of Third Mesa in Ariz...

Best known as one of the wildlife designers for the Hagen-Renaker Pottery Company of California, Maureen Love began her professional career as an a...

Navajo blankets, rugs, and tapestries are the best-known, most-admired, and most-collected textiles in North America. There are scores of books abo...

Winner, Canadian Museums Association Outstanding Achievement in Publication and Melva J. Dwyer AwardIain Baxter legally changed his name to IAIN BA...

Louis Icart, in his renewed popularity, has become the current symbol of the Art Deco period, for he captured the Parisian art world during the 192...

Papers from a conference about images and altars in Medieval Europe 800-1300, illuminating the interplay between materiality, liturgy, iconography ...

In the later decades, art historical writing has focused strongly on the use and reception of images. The articles of this publication are devoted ...

Exchanges between practices of art and visual culture, contemporary notions of history and subjectivity, and the writing of a cultural history of a...

Imagining Science brings together internationally recognized artists, scientists, and social commentators to feature a body of original artwork and...

Defining an artistic era or movement is often a difficult task, as one tries to group individualistic expressions and artwork under one broad brush...

Now available in a paper-bound edition Nearly a century ago, a group of artists travelled into northern Ontario and farther afield to capture the r...

Discover some of the major 20th century artists in intimate settings. Paris Match magazine has followed, photographed and interviewed them exclusiv...

"Like all but very few Canadians, I've had no real experience of the North -- I've remained, of necessity, an outsider. And the North has remained ...

Art and Culture of the Northwest Coast Indians. The Northwest Coast is the land whose aboriginal in habitants are distinguished by their large rect...

For the past three decades, artist David Bradley (Minnesota Chippewa) has been a recognized voice from Indian Country, exploring and confronting th...

Art Deco brings to mind a glamorous era of brilliant architecture, striking interior design, elegant furniture, and superb objets d'art. The term e...

Victoria's Chinatown is Canada's oldest Chinese neighbourhood and has a lineage unbroken since 1858. With large-format colour photos and photocolla...