Art History

Updated September 12, 2025
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The art book
Bugler, Caroline
Paper Book
Learn about key movements like impressionism, cubism and symbolism in The Art Book. Part of the fascinating Big Ideas series, this book tackles tricky topics and themes in a simple and easy to follow format. Learn about Art in this overview guide to the subject, great for...
Famous works of art--and how they got that way
Nici, John B.
Paper Book
In a world filled with great museums and great paintings, Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa is the reigning queen. Her portrait rules over a carefully designed salon, one that was made especially for her in a museum that may seem intended for no other purpose than to showcase her virtues. What has...
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,...
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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