The question "What is American art?" might conjure the hyperrealism of Raphaelle Peale and William Harnett, the bold graphic style of Stuart Davis and Jacob Lawrence, or the Precisionist forms of Charles Sheeler. Little known, however, is that such n...

Challenging the myth of Elizabethan England as insular and xenophobic, this revelatory study sheds light on how the nation's growing global encounters – from the Caribbean to Asia – created an interest and curiosity in the wider world that resonated...

This study of the renowned designer-maker Ernest Gimson (1864-1919) combines biography with analysis of his work as an architect and designer of furniture, metalwork, plaster decoration, embroidery, and more. It also examines Gimson's significance wi...

Not for sale in Estonia! The autodidact painter Elliott Green (born 1960) came to New York City at age 21 to learn how to paint from scratch. Eight years later, an unsolicited envelope of 35mm slides he sent to an Upper East Side gallery resulted i...

Not for sale in Estonia! Though best known as a painter of scrupulous hard-edge abstractions, Ellsworth Kelly (1923-2015) saw drawing plants as playing a central role in his art. "The drawings from plant life seem to be the bridge to the way of see...

Not for sale in Estonia! In January 2015, the renowned American artist Ellsworth Kelly (1923-2015) gifted to the Blanton Museum of Art in Austin, Texas, the design concept for his most monumental work. A 2,715-square-foot stone building with lumino...

This book takes the reader on a fashionable journey through photos of style icons from Mick Jagger and Steve McQueen to Lenny Kravitz and Robert Redford. With chapters on closet essentials, personal style, how to dress for your age, shape or occasion...

You know it when you see a seriously good photo. But what did the photographer do to achieve it? And how can you make your own photos work in the same way? This book provides all the answers, with none of the sweat. Taking 50 exceptional images, and...

By way of ten different works produced using a wide variety of techniques, the book analyses the process of creation, offering tips, ideas and solutions. Each chapter includes a step by step process and details of all the tools and materials necessar...

This richly illustrated volume presents an engaging overview of an extraordinary period of English history, the reign of Elizabeth I. Beginning with the great portrait of the Queen in grand procession with her Garter Knights, we discover themes that...