Art and Design

Recent movers and shakers in art and design.

Updated July 4, 2025
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Background artist the life and work of Tyrus Wong
Fang, Karen
Ebook
Chinese American Librarians Association Best Book Award (Honorary Mention, Adult Non-fiction category)  You might not know the name Tyrus Wong, but you probably know some of the images he created, including scenes from the beloved Disney classic ...
Our lady of the World's Fair bringing Michelangelo's "Pietà" to Queens in 1964
Nelson, Ruth D.
Ebook
Our Lady of the World's Fair reveals the remarkable story of how two of New York's most influential leaders persuaded the Vatican to allow one of the world's greatest works of art to leave Europe for the first and only time. Driven by different motives, Robert Moses and...
Illusory dwellings aesthetic meditations in Kyoto
Weiss, Allen S.
Ebook
Essays on the nature, production, and presentation of art, craft, and architecture in Japan, inspired by the author's experiences in Kyoto. Illusory Dwellings is not a guide concerning what to see in Kyoto, but a philosophical meditation on how to travel and observe in this capital of...
A prophet in the darkness exploring theology in the art of Georges Rouault
Vander Lugt, Wesley
Ebook
Many consider Georges Rouault (1871-1958) to be one of the most important religious painters of the last few centuries. Yet both the secular art world and the church have struggled to engage with his work, which is profoundly shaped by his Christian faith and also starkly explores the pain...
Mark Ryden : Yakalina Secrets
Ryden, Mark
Ebook
Mark Ryden's Yakalina Secrets is the wondrous second installment in the artist's incredible gallery of creatures.   Foreword by Takashi Murakami   In his Pacific Northwest studio during the isolation of COVID...

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