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A breathtaking exploration of one of Twombly's largest paintings, the second version of his Treatise on the Veil

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A sweeping look at the ways American artists have viewed themselves, their peers, and their painted worlds over two centuries

"Japanese American artist Ruth Asawa (1926-2013) is known for intricate crocheted-wire sculptures, a medium she explored throughout her career after first encountering it as a student at Black Mountain College in North Carolina. After graduating, Asawa moved to San Francisco and created dozens of works in wire and cast metal, among them an iconic bronze fountain--her first of many public commissions--for the city's Ghirardelli Square. Bringing together works from across Asawa's career, this expansive volume examines her output in depth and situates it within the context of 20th-century art"--

"The exhibition is organized by the National Gallery of Art, Washington"--Colophon.

Revealing the power of color as physical medium, a key to interpretation, and a mediator of social and political change

This illustrated biography follows Nicholas Hilliard's long and remarkable life (c. 1547-1619) from the West Country to the heart of the Elizabethan and Jacobean courts. It showcases new archival research and stunning images, many reproduced in color for the first time. Hilliard's portraits--some no larger than a watch-face--have decisively shaped perceptions of the appearances and personalities of many key figures in one of the most exciting, if volatile, periods in British history. His sitters included Elizabeth I, James I, and Mary, Queen of Scots; explorers Sir Francis Drake and Sir Walter Raleigh; and members of the emerging middle class from which he himself hailed. Hilliard counted the Medici, the Valois, the Habsburgs, and the Bourbons among his Continental European patrons and admirers. Published to mark the 400th anniversary of Hilliard's death, this is the definitive biography of one of Britain's most notable artists. Published in association with the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art

"Seeking to bring Gallic sophistication and worldly elegance into their galleries and drawing rooms, wealthy Americans of the late 19th and early 20th centuries collected the work of William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1825-1905) in record numbers. This revelatory volume offers an in-depth exploration of Bouguereau's overwhelming popularity in turn-of-the-century America and the ways that his work--widely known from reviews, exhibitions, and inexpensive reproductions--resonated with the American public. While also lauded by the French artistic establishment and a dominant presence at the Parisian Salons, Bouguereau achieved his greatest success selling his idealized and polished paintings to a voracious American market. In this book, the authors discuss how the artist's sensual classical maidens, Raphaelesque Madonnas, and pristine peasant children embodied the tastes of American Gilded Age patrons, and how Bouguereau's canvases persuasively functioned as freshly painted Old Masters for collectors flush with new money"--

Best known for his modernist paintings and prints, the multitalented artist Ralston Crawford (1906-1978) maintained a deep and intensive interest in photography throughout his career, using the camera as a tool of both documentary and artistic expression. This exquisitely produced publication provides a fresh, comprehensive look at Crawford's photographs from 1938 through the mid-1970s, including both well-known works and previously unpublished images. Some of his photographic images served as the basis for paintings and prints, but many more were made for their own sake as photographs, capturing a wide variety of subjects, from pristine industrial forms to the vibrant street life and musical culture of New Orleans. This volume locates Crawford's photographic production in the context of his overall artistic career and within the creative currents of his time, enhancing our understanding of Crawford as an artist and serving as the best and most up-to-date study of his photographs. >Distributed for The Hall Family Foundation in association with The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art Exhibition Schedule: The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City (10/26/18-04/07/19)

A Fields medalist recounts his lifelong transnational effort to uncover the geometric shape, the Calabi-Yau manifold, which may store the hidden dimensions of our universe

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The Norwegian playwright behind such pivotal theatrical works as "Hedda Gabler" and "Peer Gynt" proves to have been sensitive, testy, difficult and prudish in life, directly in contrast to his liberated, empathetic and taboo-foregrounding work in this analysis of the connection between the man and the art from fellow-Norwegian Ivo De Figueiredo.

A modern rethinking of the career and vision of one of the greatest artists of all time on the 500th anniversary of his death

"This publication was published by the Clark Art Institute on the occasion of the exhibition Art's Biggest Stage: Collecting the Venice Biennale, 2007/2019, Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts, July 4 / October 14, 2019."

It is equally true that the Reformation was inspired and defined by the Bible and that the Bible was reshaped by the intellectual, political and cultural forces of the Reformation. This work explores the level of influence each had upon the other.

In this volume, a jazz chronicler writes of his encounters with four great black musicians - Dizzy Gillespie, Clark Terry, Milt Hinton and Nat "King" Cole. Equal parts memoir, oral history and commentary, each of the main chapters is a minibiography.

Investigating why cities look the way they do, this book compares the strikingly different landscapes of Boston and New York. It explores the physical differences between the two, comparing building patterns and architectural styles to show how a society's vision creates its own urban form.

Biological diversity is considered one of the most urgent environmental concerns. This book explores the historical roots of biological diversity, tracing the evolution of the term as well as the history of the conservation traditions that contributed to its rapid acceptance and popularity.

A survey of current psychoanalytic theory and a discussion of its principles, technical aspects, clinical phenomena and applications. It should be useful both as an introduction to and statement of mainstream psychoanalysis.

During the Spanish Civil War, women were active both on the front and in the rear guard. This book focuses on Spanish women's contributions to the war effort and the social and psychological implications of this radical change in their traditional role.

A collection of approaches to reading in a foreign language. The contributors all place reading at the heart of learning a foreign language and entering a foreign culture, and they consider issues and methods of language education from such diverse perspectives as cognitive theory and history.

An examination of escalating conflicts between Blacks and Koreans in American cities, focusing on the Flatbush Boycott of 1990. Claire Jean Kim rejects the idea that Black-Korean conflict constitutes racial scapegoating and argues instead that it is a response to white dominance in society.

This work demonstrates that a series of arbitrary misconceptions and assumptions in American culture generate racism, the gap between rich and poor, and other social problems. It argues that Americans fail to realize that the goals and values of others can be different without being wrong.

In this law work for lay readers, two tort experts seek to demystify tort law and bring to life the process of tort litigation.

Argues that epidemics, sporadic outbursts of bizarre behaviour and low fertility and high death rates from the 14th to the 18th centuries may have been caused by food poisoning from microfungi in bread, the staple food in Europe and America during this period.

An eminent historian of Russia, Harvard professor, and adviser to the Reagan White House looks back on his own life and on the tumultuous twentieth century.