Art History

Updated September 12, 2025
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The story of art without men
Hessel, Katy
Paper Book
Instant New York Times bestseller One of Vanity Fair's Favorite Books to Gift * One of PureWow's 42 Books to Gift This Year * One of Kirkus's Best Books of 2023 The story of art as it's never been told before, from the Renaissance to the present day,...
The Slip : the New York City street that changed American art forever
Peiffer, Prudence
Paper Book
Longlisted for the National Book Award · A New York Times Notable Book of the Year · Winner of the New York City Book Award · Shortlisted for the Apollo Book of the Year Award · Shortlisted for the Plutarch Award for Best Biography · Finalist for the Gotham Book Prize · Finalist for the...
The American century : art & culture, 1950-2000
Phillips, Lisa.
Paper Book
Shortly after the Second World War a group of American artists moved away from representation and realism toward a completely nonrepresentational style which became known as abstract expressionism. Led by Jackson Pollock, Willem DeKooning, and others, it was the first truly American painting style,...
American visions : the epic history of art in America
Hughes, Robert
Paper Book
Writing with all the brilliance, authority, and pungent wit that have distinguished his art criticism for Time magazine and his greatly acclaimed study of modern art, The Shock of the New, Robert Hughes now addresses his largest subject: the history of art in America. The intense relationship...
A people's art history of the United States : 250 years of activist art and artists working in social justice movements
Lampert, Nicolas
Paper Book
Most people outside of the art world view art as something that is foreign to their experiences and everyday lives. A People’s Art History of the United States places art history squarely in the rough#150;and#150;tumble of politics, social struggles, and the fight for justice from...
Art of protest : creating, discovering, and activating art for your revolution
Nichols, De
Paper Book
From Keith Haring to Extinction Rebellion, the civil rights movement to Black Lives Matter, what does a revolution look like? Discover the power of words and images in this thought-provoking look at protest art by highly acclaimed artivist De Nichols. From the psychedelic...
The art of the Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
Hammond, Wayne G.
Paper Book
J.R.R. Tolkien's complete artwork for The Hobbit, presented for the first time in celebration of the 75th anniversary When J.R.R. Tolkien wrote The Hobbit, he was already an accomplished amateur artist and drew illustrations for his book white it was still in manuscript. The Hobbit as...
Art is life : the life of artist Keith Haring
Brown, Tami Lewis
Paper Book
Writer Tami Lewis Brown and illustrator Keith Negley present a joyful picture book biography of modern art icon Keith Haring, celebrating the ways his life embodied the message: art is for everyone. Art is life... and life is art. Keith Haring...

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