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Tracing corporeality and materiality across Cuban texts and images of the twentieth century This volume looks at Cuban literature and art that challenge traditional assumptions about the body. Exami……続きを見る

Using storytelling and performance to explore shared religious expression across continents Through a revolutionary ethnographic approach that foregrounds storytelling and performance as alternative……続きを見る

Rethinking the role of the artist and recovering the work of unacknowledged creators in colonial society This volume addresses and expands the role of the artist in colonial Latin American society, ……続きを見る

Tracing the dissemination of Secessionist ideas of child creativity – from their origination in early-20th century Vienna through to their eventual commodification in postwar America – this book hig……続きを見る

Have you ever met someone who loved you more than yourself? Not counting your parents, nor your aunts or uncles, no family, just a stranger that became the best part of your life. Well here's my unf……続きを見る

Some of the twentieth century's most important artists and writers--from Jackson Pollock to Saul Steinberg, Frank O'Hara to Jean Stafford--lived and worked on the East End of Long Island years befor……続きを見る

A fascinating tour of the last five decades of contemporary art in New York City, showing how artists are catalysts of gentrification and how neighborhoods in turn shape their art--with special insi……続きを見る

What can art offer as it extends beyond aesthetic categories and their boundaries? Examining the work of three major American contemporary artists, Jessica Stockholder, Liza Lou, and Sarah Sze, this……続きを見る

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Whistler suddenly shot to fame like a meteor at a crucial moment in the history of art, a field in which he was a pioneer. Like the impressionists, with whom he sided, he wanted to impose his own id……続きを見る

Behind Frida Kahlo’s portraits, lies the story of both her life and work. It is precisely this combination that draws the reader in. Frida’s work is a record of her life, and rarely can we learn so ……続きを見る

A jeweler with an established reputation through the world, Louis Comfort Tiffany was the spearhead of the Art Nouveau movement in the United States. At a time and in a country in perpetual growth, ……続きを見る

Born in 1912, in a small town in Wyoming, Jackson Pollock embodied the American dream as the country found itself confronted with the realities of a modern era replacing the fading nineteenth centur……続きを見る

The first book to explore the work of avant-garde artists in Cuba during the nation’s years as a democracy Providing the first comprehensive history of modern Cuban art during the 1940s, this book c……続きを見る

You Just Don't Know is the powerful and deeply personal story of Lorenzo Rennie Whitehead-a man forged by hardship, elevated by martial discipline, and transformed by a relentless pursuit of purpose……続きを見る

An exploration of how Indigenous and Black communities shaped religious imagery and navigated life in colonial Lima. Colonial Lima was steeped in Christian devotional imagery. While Spaniards set th……続きを見る

You Can Become Anyone You Choose is a practical guide for artists ready to succeed. It helps creative people overcome the inner doubts and external obstacles that often stop them from building real ……続きを見る

Into the Fire is Book One in The Gospel According to MaryJane, a true story of survival, resistance, and rebirth. In this raw and unflinching memoir, Melissa Borrett traces her journey through the s……続きを見る

Illuminating the abstract art of the Inka, what it conveys about Inka values, and its relationship to those who view it. Inka visual culture is unusual in its tendency toward abstraction. Public sto……続きを見る

"A arte quando realmente compreendida é a província de todo ser humano." Robert Henri e Margery Ryerson organizaram esse livro a partir da compilação de quatro décadas de suas notas para aulas e cen……続きを見る

Este libro busca comenzar a saldar una deuda de la disciplina con su propia historia y apunta a reflexionar y poner en valor la historia del arte en el contexto de las ciencias sociales y humanas, y……続きを見る

Establishing a ‘missed link’ between the work of Piero Manzoni and Hélio Oiticica and their respective cultural contexts, this book sheds new light on overlooked aspects of these two artists’ practi……続きを見る

“For all those who want to understand American art and the art world, written by the best person to tell the story.”ーDr. Kathleen Foster, Curator, Philadelphia Museum of Art A sweeping history of c……続きを見る

As You Start This Short Book, Your Life Will Start to Change This is not a book of noise. It is a book of stillness. The Silence of Self-Respect is not written to decorate your shelves. It is writte……続きを見る

The Psychological Impact of Historical Trauma on Native American People. Native American historical trauma is similar to other massive generational group traumas. Past examples include the Jewish ho……続きを見る

Jorge Echenagucia was born in 1976 in Blacksburg, Virginia, but his life and career have been deeply connected to Venezuela. From an early age, his curiosity about music and festivals led him to cre……続きを見る

A 'musical and moving' (Washington Post) meditation on the colour blue and its role in Black history and culture Throughout history, the concept of Blackness has been remarkably intertwined with ano……続きを見る

Scarred Landscapes is a groundbreaking exploration of the rich and complex works of Caribbean Latinx artists. Scholar Stephanie Lewthwaite documents the work of ten influential artists of Cuban, Dom……続きを見る

Horrible heartfelt poems written by a not so poetic person If you're looking for a grammatical masterpiece of the human language seek elsewhere But if you're looking for something you can interpret ……続きを見る

The Oxford Handbook of American Film History offers a series of newly-commissioned chapters on the current intellectual and topical diversity of the study of American film history. It provides a tho……続きを見る