Illustrated throughout with photographs and drawings from nearly two centuries of fashion, this irresistible volume is a history of the ongoing love affair between ...
A panoply of the finest works by Albrecht Dürer, the master of the Northern European Renaissance, is collected in this magnificent book. Vienna's Albertina ...
From initial sketches to final project, this book documents the "reinvention" of the British Museum's Great Court. One of the world's greatest institutions of ...
Since the 1970s, Richard Jackson has dramatically expanded the definition and practice of painting. His career began with large-scale, site-specific wall paintings, room-size painted ...
Children will be utterly absorbed by this journey through the history of architecture, from the earliest mud huts to today's soaring towers. Chronologically arranged, ...
As he traversed the worlds of abstract expressionism and figurative painting, Diebenkorn became one of America's most beloved post-war artists. The Ocean Park series, ...
Since its inception in 1923, Wembley Stadium has been synonymous with great football, sold-out concerts, and thrilling events. Its rebuilding--completed in 2007 by world ...
Founded in 1870, Boston's Museum of Fine Arts is not just an impressive museum--it is also housed in one of America's most distinguished buildings. ...
Much of 19th-century architecture looked to the past for inspiration--Greek temples, Gothic cathedrals, Egyptian mausoleums, Venetian chapels, India's palaces, and even Renaissance structures that ...
Since 1981 the German Architecture Museum has been recognizing the best architecture its country has to offer. Opening with the DAM-prizewinning project--the reconstruction and ...
Drawing, often considered a minor art, was central to surrealism from the very beginning. Automatic drawing, exquisite cadavers, and frottage are just a few ...
This book on the celebrated Ghanaian artist El Anatsui explores the artists life and the trajectory of his remarkable career. An African artist who ...
The headquarters for Willis Faber & Dumas challenged accepted thinking about the office building and established Foster + Partners' reputation for democratic, flexibly planned ...
Spanning centuries and encompassing a variety of masterpieces--from paintings on canvas and cave walls to structures and jewelry--this fascinating compendium of "lost art" takes ...
This expanded version of Prestel's beloved coloring books features the works of dozens of great painters and will appeal to young artists looking for ...
