Explores new approaches to portraying identity and the human face and figure, through works from the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery's collections and other institutions.
Published in conjunction with Masterpieces of French Faience: Selections from the Sidney R Knafel Collection on view at The Frick Collection from October 9, 2018.
A beautiful book which will be a useful reference for all those interested in Vermeer, and a perfect gift
Landscape historian Levee tells a fascinating and carefully researched narrative about The Blue Garden's origins, development, heyday, decay, and ultimate renaissance. Features historical photos, original drawings, and sketches.
A fascinating exploration of the inspiration behind, and development of, classically inspired sculpture and other ornamental wares in black basalt, the famous stoneware perfected by Josiah Wedgwood in 1768.
Tells the fascinating story of how, and why, 202 of the world's most iconic artworks toured the USA after World War II.
With a wealth of archival images, stadium stories and reminiscences by athletes, supporters and those who worked on the building and organisation, this new volume is a richly illustrated souvenir of the changing design and purpose of Olympic stadiums over the past century.
Presents highlights of the Taft Museum of Art's exceptional collection, which spans over 750 years of creative endeavour.
A 'who's-who' guide to Pierre-Auguste Renoir's iconic Luncheon of the Boating Party.
Illuminates one of Holbein's most famous portraits with a combination of scholarly scrutiny and fictional narrative.
An engaging account of a sculpture once considered the "boast and pride of North America"
A major new volume on the exceptional art collection of Philippe II, Duke of Orléans, including masterpieces by Raphael, Titian, Veronese, Correggio, Poussin, Rubens, and Rembrandt.