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Isabella Stewart Gardner: A Life by Nathaniel Silver
RRP: £20.00£15.89A major new biography of legendary art collector and philanthropist Isabella Stewart GardnerIsabella Stewart Gardner (1840-1924) assembled an extraordinary collection of art from diverse cultures and eras-and built a Venetian-style palazzo in Boston to... -
Charles J. Connick: America’s Visionary Stained Glass Artist by Peter Cormack 9780300272321
RRP: £60.00£49.71The first comprehensive account of Charles J. Connick, America’s most innovative and influential stained glass artist working in the first half of the twentieth century When Charles J. Connick (1875–1945) began his stained glass career in Pittsburgh in... -
The Sons of Charlie Russell: Celebrating Fifty Years of the Cowboy Artists of America by B Byron Price 9780996218306
RRP: £81.00£55.65Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780996218306Author B Byron PriceFormat HardbackPage Count 248Imprint Joe Beeler Cowboy Artist FoundationPublisher Joe Beeler Cowboy Artist Foundation -
Helen Chadwick by Marina Warner
RRP: £17.99£12.14Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781846382512Author Marina WarnerFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Afterall PublishingPublisher Afterall Publishing -
Pharrell-isms by Pharrell Williams
RRP: £12.99£11.32An essential, inspiring collection of quotations about creativity, social justice, and more from musician, producer, artist, and designer Pharrell WilliamsRising to global fame with his hit single "Happy," Pharrell Williams has influenced every corner of... -
Twentieth-Century American Art by Erika Doss
RRP: £23.49£17.01Jackson Pollock, Georgia O'Keeffe, Andy Warhol, Julian Schnabel, and Laurie Anderson are just some of the major American artists of the twentieth century. From the 1893 Chicago World's Fair to the 2000 Whitney Biennial, a rapid succession of art... -
Work Ethic by Helen Molesworth 9780271023342
RRP: £32.95£30.47During the 1960s, artists from Alan Kaprow and Yoko Ono to Andy Warhol and Richard Serra stopped making "art" as it has been thought of since the Renaissance. They staged performances that mixed everyday life with theater and in yet other, often ironic,... -
Training Days: The Subway Artists Then and Now by Henry Chalfant
RRP: £14.99£10.23In the late 1970s, New York City was bankrupt, dirty and dangerous. Born on these grimy streets, graffiti rapidly made its mark. Here, twelve legendary graffiti writers - the original subway artists whose creative genius fuelled the earliest flowering of... -
Sketchbook by Daniel Arsham
RRP: £30.00£25.48Featuring never-before-seen drawings by the renowned contemporary artist, a beautiful facsimile edition that reveals the working process of an extraordinary creative mindSketchbook reproduces original working drawings and sketches by the contemporary... -
Burst!: Abstract Painting After 1945 Mary Gabriel 9788284620053
RRP: £27.50£18.89Burst! Abstract Painting After 1945 looks at the close, but previously unexplored relationship between Abstract Expressionism and Art Informel. Through texts and close to 100 illustrations, the book describes a vital creative exchange across the Atlantic... -
Fairfield Porter: Selected Masterworks by John Wilmerding
£48.20A figurative realist in the heyday of abstract expres- sionism, Fairfield Porter (1907-1975) painted himself, his family, and friends in New York City, in Southampton, Long Island, and on an island off the Maine coast, all depicting a relaxed and... -
Light on Fire: The Art and Life of Sam Francis by Gabrielle Selz
RRP: £30.00£23.69The first in-depth biography of Sam Francis, the legendary American abstract painter who broke all the rules in his personal and artistic life.Light on Fire is the first comprehensive biography of Sam Francis, one of the most important American abstract... -
Amish Quilts: Crafting an American Icon by Janneken Smucker 9781421423999
RRP: £24.00£23.29Quilts have become a cherished symbol of Amish craftsmanship and the beauty of the simple life. Country stores in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and other tourist regions display row after row of handcrafted quilts. In luxury homes, office buildings,... -
Phenomenal: California Light, Space, Surface by Robin Clark
RRP: £38.00£31.01During the 1960s and 1970s, a loosely affiliated group of Los Angeles artists--including Larry Bell, Mary Corse, Robert Irwin, James Turrell, and Doug Wheeler--more intrigued by questions of perception than by the crafting of discrete objects, embraced... -
The Notebooks by Jean-Michel Basquiat 9780691167893
RRP: £30.00£24.86Brooklyn-born Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-88) was one of the most important artists of the 1980s. A key figure in the New York art scene, he inventively explored the interplay between words and images throughout his career, first as a member of SAMO, a... -
Pier Groups: Art and Sex Along the New York Waterfront by Jonathan Weinberg
RRP: £29.95£27.31In 1970s New York City, the abandoned piers of the Hudson River became a site for extraordinary works of art and a popular place for nude sunbathing and anonymous sex. Jonathan Weinberg's provocative book-part art history, part memoir-weaves interviews,... -
Mark Rothko: A Biography by James E. B. Breslin
RRP: £31.00£27.70This is a full-length biography of Mark Rothko, arguably one of the greatest artists of the 20th century. Drawing on exclusive access to his personal papers and over 100 interviews with artists, patrons and dealers, the author tells the story of a life... -
Pharrell: Places and Spaces I've Been by Pharrell Williams
RRP: £42.00£38.41Redefining cool for a new generation, Pharrell Williams is a creative force, using music, fashion, and design to express his distinctive style. Originating at the crossroads of art, design, popular culture, and street savvy, Pharrell Williams's output is... -
American Art and Architecture by Michael J. Lewis
RRP: £10.95£7.78New in the renowned World of Art series, this is a concise, reliable introduction to the history of American art and architecture from its 17th-century colonial beginnings to the latest installation and video work. Structured chronologically, the book... -
George Inness and the Visionary Landscape by Adrienne Baxter Bell
RRP: £21.50£15.26This eloquent examination of Innes's most important paintings illuminates the artist's philosophical and religious preoccupations. It provides an overview of his life and situates Inness within the contexts of key issues in American history, such as the... -
Killing Men & Dying Women: Imagining Difference in 1950s New York Painting by Griselda Pollock 9781526164186
RRP: £25.00£18.02What did it mean for painter Lee Krasner to be an artist and a woman if, in the culture of 1950s New York, to be an artist was to be Jackson Pollock and to be a woman was to be Marilyn Monroe? With this question, Griselda Pollock begins a... -
Mina Loy: Strangeness Is Inevitable by Jennifer R. Gross
RRP: £42.00£34.39A richly illustrated exploration of Mina Loy's art and writingsMina Loy (1882-1966) was one of the most iconoclastic figures in modernism. A groundbreaking poet, she also left an indelible mark in painting, drawing, prose, art criticism, and fashion... -
The Labyrinth by Harold Rosenberg
RRP: £28.00£19.79Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781681372433Author Harold RosenbergFormat HardbackPage Count 272Imprint The New York Review of Books, IncPublisher The New York Review of Books,... -
Making the Americas Modern: Hemispheric Art 1910-1960 Edward J Sullivan 9781786271556
RRP: £29.99£20.40Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781786271556Author Edward J SullivanFormat HardbackPage Count 336Imprint Laurence King PublishingPublisher Laurence King Publishing -
Asian Illustration by Guweiz
RRP: £35.00£22.83Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9784756253408Author GuweizFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Pie International Co., Ltd.Publisher Pie International Co., Ltd. -
Irrational Judgments: Eva Hesse, Sol LeWitt, and 1960s New York by Kirsten J. Swenson
RRP: £42.50£36.01An intimate study of the friendship and creative dialogue between two artists, offering an in-depth understanding of their work and the upheavals of 1960s New YorkIrrational Judgments examines the close friendship and significant exchange of ideas... -
African-American Art by Sharon F. Patton
RRP: £25.49£18.81African-American art has made an increasingly vital contribution to the art of the United States from the time of its origins in early-eighteenth-century slave communities. Folk and decorative arts such as ceramics, furniture, and quilts are discussed... -
Eighty Drawings: Including "The Weaker Sex: The Story of a Susceptible Bachelor" by Charles Dana Gibson 9780486491042
RRP: £12.49£8.40Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486491042Author Charles GibsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams)... -
Art in California by Jenni Sorkin
RRP: £14.99£9.26An introduction to the rich and diverse art of California, this book highlights its distinctive role in the history of American art, from early-20th-century photography to Chicanx mural painting, the Fiber Art Movement and beyond. Shaped by a compelling... -
Jackson Pollock: Energy Made Visible by B. Friedman 9780306806643
£21.16Nowhere is the complex and destructive painter Jackson Pollock (1912-1956) revealed with more compassion and insight than in this exemplary biography. Friedman, a friend of Pollock's and active in the art world, shows him to be a brilliant man tormented... -
Stoney Knows How: Life as a Sideshow Tattoo Artist, 3rd Edition by Alan Govenar
RRP: £40.99£34.56In this updated edition, the extraordinary life of Stoney St. Clair-circus performer turned tattoo artist-comes to life in photos, tattoo flash, and his own words, edited by writer and filmmaker Alan Govenar. Born Leonard St. Clair in 1912 in West... -
Glittering Images: A Journey Through Art from Egypt to Star Wars by Camille Paglia
RRP: £30.00£16.94Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780307278029Author Camille PagliaFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Vintage BooksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 607gDimensions(mm) 236mm *... -
Charley Harper an Illustrated Life Mini Edition by Charley Harper 9781934429822
RRP: £23.99£19.22Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781934429822Author Charley HarperFormat HardbackImprint AMMO Books LLCPublisher AMMO Books LLC -
Georgia O'Keeffe by Maria Herreros
RRP: £14.99£10.18Georgia O'Keeffe (1887-1986), the American artist known for her paintings of enlarged flowers, New York skyscrapers, and New Mexico landscapes, was one of the most significant artists of the 20th century. During her lifetime, which spanned almost a... -
Basquiat-isms by Jean-Michel Basquiat
RRP: £10.99£8.85A collection of essential quotations and other writings from artist and icon Jean-Michel BasquiatOne of the most important artists of the late twentieth century, Jean-Michel Basquiat explored the interplay of words and images throughout his career as a... -
Supernatural America: The Paranormal in American Art by Robert Cozzolino
RRP: £44.00£39.21America is haunted. Ghosts from its violent history-the genocide of Indigenous peoples, slavery, the threat of nuclear annihilation, and traumatic wars-are an inescapable and unsettled part of the nation's heritage. Not merely in the realm of metaphor... -
Blade: King of Graffiti by Blade 9780764346613
RRP: £36.99£25.57BLADE has already told his life story through graffiti. Now, more than forty years into his career and armed with an incredible memory, BLADE sits down with Chris Pape to reflect on growing up in the Bronx in the turbulent 1970s, and recounts the highs... -
Keith Haring: The Story of His Life by Paolo Parisi
RRP: £18.99£14.31From his boyhood days spent drawing compulsively through his tragic death, the trajectory of Keith Haring's life is a story of incredible achievement, luck, opportunity, and extraordinary commitment. This graphic novel looks at every stage of that... -
Pollock and After: The Critical Debate by Francis Frascina
RRP: £35.99£32.09Pollock and After: The Critical Debate brings together key writings on debates about Abstract Expressionism and Modernist art history. It is an essential resource for understanding post-war American art and culture. The second edition has been fully... -
Thomas Cole: The Artist as Architect by Annette Blaugrund
RRP: £19.95£15.40First study of the role of architecture in the work of Thomas Cole, founder of the Hudson River School of American painting. At the height of his career as the leader of the Hudson River School of American landscape painting, Thomas Cole listed...