'Parkinson is particularly thorough in setting out how these complex scientific ideas were poularised, and how such contemporary accounts fed into surrealist art works.' ...
This comprehensive guide to the buildings of Worcestershire is fully revised and expanded from the first edition of 1968. The county extends from the ...
In the late 18th and early 19th centuries, burgeoning American cities like New Orleans and Philadelphia seemed increasingly chaotic. Noise, odors, and a feverish ...
This richly documented book examines the attempts of the French Surrealist artist André Masson (1896-1987) to define 'self' in his art in the period ...
The abstract paintings of Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning, Barnett Newman, Lee Krasner, Clyfford Still, Helen Frankenthaler, and others revolutionized the art world in ...
This is the first major exploration of the works of American abstract painter and watercolorist Suzan Frecon (b. 1941), critically acclaimed for her sensitive ...
This engaging and beautifully illustrated book looks at the remarkable life and work of Sir John Vanbrugh (1664-1726) - by turns businessman, soldier, playwright, ...
This book examines the emergence and evolution of the discipline of urban design as articulated through the work of Josep Lluis Sert (1902-1983), one ...
The first edition of "Architecture, Power, and National Identity", published in 1992, has become a classic, winning the prestigious Spiro Kostof award for the ...
In this provocative and stimulating book, David Hopkins offers an exciting new contribution to the discussion about 'a crisis in masculinity', addressing the homosocial ...
This provocative book offers a fascinating account of one of the newest and most exciting fields in the human sciences: neuroarthistory. In recent decades ...
