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The Smithsonian Museum of American Art houses the world's premier collection of American art in one of the country's most beautiful buildings, the old Patent Office Building. This book illustrates paintings, sculpture, photography, and folk art, and is useful for the entire family.

Discover the secrets behind Botticelli's dream-like designs, admire Klimt's gold-laced erotic surrealism, and explore the emotion of Van Gogh's swirling brushwork as you journey through the ages of Western art. Art: A Visual History offers a clear insight into...

Discover more than 2,500 of the world's most influential paintings and sculptures in this beautifully- illustrated guide to the history of art.  Introducing Art: The Definitive Visual Guide - an invaluable reference book that spans 30,000 years of global art history,...

The Art of Jazz explores how the expressionism and spontaneity of jazz spilled onto its album art, posters, and promotional photography, and even inspired standalone works of fine art. Everyone knows jazz is on the cutting edge of music, but how much do you know about its...

This groundbreaking studyexplores the visualrepresentations of Blackculture across the globethroughout the twentiethcentury and into thetwenty-first. The African diaspora--a direct result of the transatlantic slave trade and Western colonialism--has generated a wide array of artistic...

A concise, accessible, and up- to-date overview of the arts of Africa from prehistoric times to the present day. This indispensable introductory guide explores the art of the African continent from its early origins over 150,000 years ago to the contemporary, set in the context of...

A new take on the history ofart through the eyes of theinternational phenomenonthat is Banksy. Few would dispute that Banksy is the most famous urban artist in the world today. That he is also a perceptive art historian might come as a surprise to many. Taken together, the myriad...

The "riveting...truly shocking" (The New York Times Book Review) story of a Jewish orphan who fled Nazi Germany for London, only to be arrested and sent to a British internment camp for suspected foreign agents on the Isle of Man, alongside a renowned group of refugee musicians,...

When I see a work of art, something happens in my heart! As a little girl tours and twirls through the halls of the art museum, she finds herself on an exciting adventure. Each piece of art evokes something new inside of her: silliness, curiosity, joy, and ultimately inspiration. When...