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Decorative Arts

Molinski Chris

ISBN: PB: 9780945323228, University of Chicago Press, WhiteWalls, January 2012
163 pp., 25.1x20.3 cm, throughout illus.

"Anne Wilson: Wind/Rewind Weave" documents an exhibition of the same title organized by the Knoxville Museum of Art and visual artist Anne Wilson to investigate the global crisis of production and skill-based textile labor. This volume includes evoca...

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Photography

America

Picturing Faith Photography and the Great Depression

McDannell Colleen

ISBN: PB: 9780300184464, Yale University Press, November 2011
330 pp., 25.4x17.8 cm, black&white illus.

In the midst of the Great Depression, the American government initiated one of the most ambitious national photographic projects ever undertaken. Such photographers as Dorothea Lange, Walker Evans, and Gordon Parks-all then virtually unknown-were com...

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History of Art

Medieval

Knightly Art of Battle

Mondschein Ken

ISBN: PB: 9781606060766, Getty Publications, October 2011
128 pp., 22.9x16.1 cm, 86 colour illus.

This is an extravagantly illustrated and engrossing exploration of the art of medieval fighting. This volume offers an intriguing look into the world of late medieval martial arts, from wrestling to swordsmanship and to the subtle tricks that could b...

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History of Art

American Painters on Technique The Colonial Period to 1860

Mayer Lance, Myers Gay

ISBN: HB: 9781606060773, Getty Publications, September 2011
256 pp., 23.7x16.1 cm, 19 colour illus.

This title offers an original survey on Colonial artists' materials and techniques. This is the first comprehensive study of an important but largely anonymous part of the history of American art: the materials and techniques used by American painter...

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Contemporary Art

Stieglitz and His Artists Matisse to O'Keeffe

Mintz Messinger Lisa, Dabrowski Magdalena, Michael Cora, Murphy Jessica, Rewald Sabine, Rippner Samantha, Tolles Thayer

ISBN: HB: 9780300175882, Yale University Press, Metropolitan Museum of Art, September 2011
352 pp., 27.9x22.9 cm, 440 colour images, 20 black&white illus.

A master photographer, Alfred Stieglitz was also a visionary promoter and avid collector of modern American and European art from the first half of the 20th century. This publication is the first fully-illustrated catalogue of works in the unparallel...

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Decorative Arts

Treasures of Vacheron Constantin A Legacy of Watchmaking Since 1755

Marchenoir Julien

ISBN: HB: 9780300178562, Yale University Press, July 2011
204 pp., 28x24 cm, 200 colour illus.

This sumptuous book brings to life the rich past and the landmark creations of one of the world's great watchmakers. Founded in the Swiss city of Geneva in 1755 by the gifted craftsman and businessman Jean-Marc Vacheron, Vacheron Constantin is the ol...

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Design

Fashion

Knoll Textiles, 1945-2010

Martin Earl

ISBN: HB: 9780300170696, Yale University Press, July 2011
400 pp., 26.5x21.6 cm, 300 colour illus., 100 black&white illus.

In 1940, Hans Knoll founded a company in New York that soon earned a reputation for its progressive line of furniture. Florence Schust joined the firm and helped establish its interior design division, the Knoll Planning Unit. In 1947, the year after...

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Contemporary Art

History of Art

Afterall Summer 2011, Issue 27

Mayo Nuria Enguita, Gronlund Melissa, Lafuente Pablo, Roelstraete Dieter

ISBN: PB: 9781846380808, University of Chicago Press, June 2011
130 pp., 29.8x19 cm

"Afterall" is a journal of art, context, and inquiry that not only offers in-depth consideration of contemporary art from around the world, but also insightful contextualization of works from a diverse array of artists. Articles on art history and cr...

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Contemporary Art

Migrant's Time Rethinking Art History and Diaspora

Mathur Saloni

ISBN: PB: 9780300134148, Yale University Press, May 2011
256 pp., 25x15 cm, 75 black&white illus.

In the 21st century, the experience of leaving home and crossing national boundaries belongs to ever-growing numbers of persons. Whether escaping persecution or seeking work, fleeing hopelessness or striving for creative opportunities, each migrant –...

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Contemporary Art

History of Art

Afterall Spring 2011, Issue 26

Mayo Nuria Enguita, Lafuente Pablo, Roelstraete Dieter

ISBN: PB: 9781846380754, University of Chicago Press, May 2011
130 pp., 29.8x19 cm, 100 colour plates

"Afterall" is a journal of art, context, and inquiry that offers in-depth consideration of the work of contemporary artists from around the world, along with essays that set the work in a broader context. Articles on art history and critical theory a...

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