Learn how to draw with charcoal, pen, and pastel with step-by-step workshops from professional artists.Artist's Drawing Techniques is your guide to every aspect of drawing, from choosin...
In December 1888, Vincent van Gogh cut off his ear. It is the most famous story about any artist in history. But what really happened on that dark winter night? In Van Gogh’s Ear, Bernadette ...
Celebrate the history of design with this stunning visual guideWhat makes a truly good design? This comprehensive reference guide explores the evolution of design through the key design...
21 Celebrated Gardens from the Alhambra to Highgrove and BeyondThe book is a sumptuous exploration of 21 of the world's most celebrated royal gardens, from the formal splendour of Versa...
Man Ray (1890–1976) was a polymath modernist, working in painting, sculpture, film, printmaking, and poetry. But it was his work in photography, with nude studies, fashion work, and portraitu...
"This well-written page-turner is the definitive biography of the genius of Robin Williams, whose life redefines the highs and lows of the American dream' - Steve Martin 'Tenderly...
Kubrick’s legendary science fiction masterpieceIn 1968, when 2001: A Space Odyssey was released, the world was watching and waiting for man to take his first step on the moon. Stanley K...
The art of the past can seem very far away, obscured both by time and by knotty academic theory. Foregrounding the experience of the contemporary viewer, Look Again shows how this need not be the c...
A comprehensive, genre-defining survey of children's product and furniture design from Bauhaus to todayDesign for Children, a must-have book for all style-conscious and design-savvy rea...
An inspiration to countless designers and the stomping ground of fashion's in-crowd, London is the capital of subculture.From Mary Quant to Alexander McQueen, from punks to goths, and f...
At the end of the 1870-1 Franco-Prussian war, the French Navy began to reconstruct its fleet, replacing old generation warships with steam-powered and iron-hulled men-of-war. However, the process w...
The Diego Riviera-Anahuacalli and Frida Kahlo Museum Trust Fund, as well as its Technical Committee, are honored to present the book Frida Kahlo, Her Photographs, which includes over 500 pictures f...
Patti Hansen: A Portrait gives supermodel Patti Hansen's short but incredibly influential career serious critical attention for the first time, following her transformation from a teenage model on ...
In this age of low-cost flights and easy travel, how do you avoid the crowds and find the hidden gems? Expert globe trotter and travel photographer Herbert Ypma guides you through an alternative ma...
Follow the path to 2015's event to end all events, Secret Wars -an epic more than 30 years in the making! From the senses-staggering climax of 1984's original Secret Wars saga, to the origin of Mil...
This dazzling survey of 16th-century Venetian painting captures the striking colors and revolutionary characteristics of one of art history's greatest chapters. It is hard to imagine more profoundl...
As part of the ’60s and ‘70s fashion movement, Peter Golding’s famous ACE boutique in London’s Chelsea district brought him into regular contact with the biggest names in ro...
Alberto Giacometti (1901−1966) and Francis Bacon (1909−1992) are two artists whose bodies of work influenced twentieth-century art and continue to resonate to this day. What turned them...
Best known for his portraits of celebrities, musicians, and artists, photographer Mark Seliger has lived adjacent to Christopher Street for nearly 20 years.His initial curiosity was to ...
In this age of insta-stardom and selfies, Pop Art still defines the world we live in.Emerging in the 1950s, Pop Art arrived in an explosion of colour, offering bold representations and ...