Marcel Duchamp
The Bachelor Stripped Bare
Arguably the most influential artist of the 20th century, Duchamp was also a shrewd manager of his image — to the bedazzlement of many who have...
Art Czar
The Rise and Fall of Clement Greenberg
Balanced, informed, and beautifully written, this is the definitive portrait of the man widely considered the 20th century’s most influential art...
Art of the Natural World
Resonances of Wild Nature in Chinese Sculptural Art
Prized for over a millennium by Chinese literati, scholars’ rocks—stones sculpted by the elements into evocative miniature landscapes—have long been...
The Possible Life of Christian Boltanski
Editorial Reviews “A unique and fascinating memoir” (ForeWord). “This gripping overview of the artist’s life and work is especially welcome” (ARTnews)...
Sargent's Daughters
The Biography of a Painting
Henry James credited Sargent with a "knock-down insolence of talent" and few of his works demonstrate those skills as much as The Daughters of Edward...
The Pop Revolution
How an Unlikely Concatenation of Artists, Aficionados, Businessmen, Collectors, Critics, Curators, Dealers, and Hangers-On Radically Transformed the Art World
“This book,” writes the author, “is a social history of Pop Art, a group portrait of both the artists and the people who made some of them rich and...
Jewelry by Artists
In the Studio 1940-2000
With over 150 bracelets, brooches, necklaces, and rings from the world-renowned Daphne Farago Collection, Jewelry by Artists presents the major events...
Sounds of the Silk Road
Musical Instruments of Asia
Editorial Reviews “Lush with dramatic photos, each chapter focuses on the uses, sounds, playing techniques, and symbolism of instruments within a...
Art and Reform
Sara Galner, the Saturday Evening Girls, and the Paul Revere Pottery
This briskly written volume discusses the ceramics of the Paul Revere Pottery—now highly collectible—and the remarkable social history of the club...
Art of Collecting
The Spaulding Brothers and Their Legacy
Visionary collectors, William and John Spaulding amassed some of the world’s most remarkable American and European paintings, Japanese prints, and...