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Various Artists
This collection assembles the range of sources that Robert Johnson heard and learned from including songs from his mentor Son House and from other Delta performers and from sources that…
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Ska never stopped you know! From its Jamaican music if the pianos not playing ska or the guitar any music you have reggae even the computer music the pianos playing…
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A powerhouse survey of work from today's most celebrated Black women artists
Black women artists have historically faced marginalization and underrepresentation within the art world. Despite these obstacles, they have…
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Neal Adams
Neal Adams is regarded as one of the most important comic artists of all time! Hugely influential and popular, Adams redefined the way comics were viewed by both fans and…
Martyna Ewa Majewska
This study demonstrates how African American artists active since the 1970s have instrumentalized performance for the camera to intervene in existing representations of Black and Brown people in America and…
Gio Ponti
The bestselling volume on the multifaceted career of one of the leading figures in Italian Modernism, now in English. Gio Ponti (1891-1979) was a giant of Italian Modernism, contributing to…
Richard Cork
"Leading art critic and writer Richard Cork tells the stories of his personal encounters with some of the world's most influential modern and contemporary artists. Richard Cork draws on his…
Intimate conversations and premiere contemporary artworks are presented in this elegant publication featuring acclaimed Australian artists and artworkers from the James C. Sourris Collection of Artist Interviews. Curated and written…
Roberta J M Olson
A new insight into celebrated artist, naturalist and author John James Audubon.
Alexandra Loske
The paint-loaded palettes of fifty world-renowned artists are displayed alongside the paintings the artists created using those hues, and the colours and brushstrokes employed are analysed to uncover surprising new…
Michael Peppiatt
Engaging encounters, personal anecdotes and jargon-free critical insights into some of the liveliest creative minds in modern art, by an international art world insider.
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Billy Connolly
The Accidental Artist brings together the best of Billy's drawings with a selection of his most beloved stories. It is a joyful collision of colour, creativity and storytelling, and an…
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Julia Cameron
The essential Artist's Way programme on guiding ourselves back to creativity
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Kim Hong-hee, Kim Hyesoon
Explore the vibrant history and profound cultural resonance of feminist art from Korea and the diaspora
Adriana Mather
THE BREAKUP ARTISTS is a funny and playful romance perfect for fans of Jenny Han's The Summer I Turned Pretty and The Kissing Booth.
When it's your job to break-up…
Balthazar Pagani, Asuka Ozumi
The ultimate guide for aspiring artists with a love of manga.
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Doro Globus
"... offers young readers exciting insights into the many ways artists work and the reasons why they make art."--Provided by publisher.
'WAYB remains an indispensable companion for anyone seriously committed to the profession of author, whether full-time or part-time; and as always it is particularly valued by those who are setting…
Contemporary Art Station
Welcome to The Premier Artist Prize Book 2024.
A prestigious recognition celebrating artists who have demonstrated an extraordinary trajectory and made a significant impact in contemporary artistry.
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Daniel Belasco
Explores the history and significance of all-women art exhibitions in midcentury America.
James Joyce
'A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man begins with one of the most arresting opening sentences in literature' Patrick McGuinness, from his Preface.
A Portrait first appeared in…
An indispensable introduction to the life and work of Barbara Hepworth, whose sculptures expanded the possibilities for art within modern society, and revealed how it can express human relationships with…
Andrew Loukes
An essential introduction to the life and work of J.M.W. Turner, whose pioneering explorations into oil and watercolours transformed landscape painting and continue to offer revelatory and definitive interpretations of…
Richard Taylor
A voyage of discovery into color, this comprehensive visual guide from renowned watercolor artist and teacher Richard Taylor opens the door to the world of watercolor paints, exploring their properties…
DK
MEET THE WORLD'S GREATEST ARTISTS - FACE TO FACE
This stunning visual celebration of the world's most celebrated artists tells the fascinating stories of their lives and works.
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Ruth Millington
This book will make YOU an artist as you explore 25 different art techniques inspired by ground-breaking artists from around the world!
Miguel Angel Arteaga
This book contains a representative selection of the work of some of the best ceramic artists in the world.
Claire Orrell
Step into the gardens of celebrated artists from around the world in this enchanting seek-and-find picture book of rhyming verse.
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David Cairns
Describes the composer Berlioz’s early life and career until the celebrated performance of Symphonie Fantastique in 1832. This title depicts a character of titanic energy and ambition in the process…
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Gabrielle Williams
A rock chick. An artist with attitude. A girl with a past. A party animal. Four lives collide when one of the world’s most famous paintings is stolen. It’s a…
Judith Buckrich
Yarra Birrarung: Artists, Writers and the River is an illustrated history of life on the Yarra.
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Professor John S. Garrison
Red Hot + Blue is a meditation on music's capacity to find us, transform us, and help us make sense of our historical moment. Blending memoir and cultural history, Garrison…
Unavailable for over 20 years, In The Beginning There Was Rhythm was Soul Jazz Records first foray into post-punk and punk-funk in the UK and captures the ground-breaking and seminal…
Henry Carroll
With 20 exciting challenges inspired by great artists, experiment with art styles, build your creative confidence and maybe even create a masterpiece of your own!
Jonathan Petropoulos
A penetrating inquiry into the motives, moral dilemmas, and compromises of Walter Gropius, Emil Nolde, and other celebrated artists who chose to remain in Nazi Germany
Iain McCalman
A rich biography of artist-turned-environmental campaigner John Büsst.
Trevor Bounford
Make your own paper plane designs inspired by some of art’s greatest names. Simply cut out, fold and fly!
How modern and contemporary artists across the African and Caribbean diasporas transformed European Surrealism into a tool for Black expression
On the centennial anniversary of Andre Breton's first Surrealist Manifesto…
Ana DeBenedetti
A vivid account of the life and work of Renaissance artist Sandro Botticelli.
Hal Foster
"A collection of Hal Foster's writing as a critic, since 1993"--
Guy Noble
Analyses the visual approaches and techniques of 100 great artists, and shows you how to weave some of this magic into your own drawings.
Drawing Masterclass analyses some of the…
Gennifer Weisenfeld
A revelatory, beautifully produced compendium of the influential Japanese commercial design journal, with posters, billboards, shop window displays and more
From 1928 to 1930, Tokyo publisher Ars issued The Complete…
Tate Britain Exhibition: 16 May - 13 October 2024 From Tudor times to the First World War, Now You See Us: Women Artists in Britain 1520-1920 will chart the journey…
Guy Tal
An inspiring, educational, and practical book about philosophy and art, and finding a personally meaningful life.
Donna-Claire Chesman
A revelatory examination of Emo Rap, from its inception to its incendiary ascent into the mainstream, including the critical artists that defined its sound and ethos, from Kid Cudi to…
Lucy Caplan
Lucy Caplan explores the flourishing of Black composers, performers, and critics of opera in America during the early twentieth century. Working outside mainstream opera houses, these artists fostered countercultural forms…
