Rhythms of Modern Life
British Prints 1914–1939
The radical styles of Cubism and Futurism, and their impact on the Vorticists and the Grosvenor School. About the Author Clifford S. Ackley is the...
Imperishable Beauty
Art Nouveau Jewelry
“A new, imperishable beauty” is how Henry van de Velde described Art Nouveau, which embraced sensuous forms and vivid symbolism. Imperishable Beauty...
Soviet Textiles
Designing the Modern Utopia
In the 1920s and 1930s, a fascinating experiment took place in the Soviet Union, when a group of designers created household textiles to extol the...
Art of the Japanese Postcard
Masterpieces from the Leonard A. Lauder Collection
More than casual mail pieces, Japanese postcards were often designed by prominent artists and had a visual impact that belied their modest format. Art...
Gauguin Tahiti
A banker and “Sunday painter,” Paul Gauguin (1848‒1903) abandoned kith and kin and sailed to the South Seas, seeking a life “in ecstasy, in peace, and...
Speed, Style, and Beauty
Cars from the Ralph Lauren Collection
Now in its fourth printing, this sumptuous volume celebrates six decades of automotive design genius, from Bugatti to Bentley, Alfa Romeo to Aston...
Antonio Lopez Garcia
Now in its third printing. Called “the greatest realist artist alive” by Robert Hughes, López García imbues the commonplace with a haunting and...
Edward Hopper
The creator of pictures that John Updike called “calm, silent, stoic, luminous, classic,” Edward Hopper produced many works now considered icons of...
The Secrets of Tomb 10A
Egypt 2000 BC
Editorial Reviews “With nine accessible, beautifully illustrated essays, readers are treated to an in-depth history of [Egypt’s Middle Kingdom]…Highly...
Arts of Ancient Egypt
A fascinating overview of the rulers, lords, and laborers who created the works in this world-renowned collection, as well as the political, religious...