Art and Design

Recent movers and shakers in Art and Design.
Updated July 14, 2025
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GUSTAVE CAILLEBOTTE: PAINTING MEN
ALLAN, SCOTT
Paper Book
This richly illustrated volume paints a complex portrait of Caillebotte, masculinity, and identity in late nineteenth-century France. More than any other French Impressionist, painter Gustave Caillebotte (1848-1894) observed and depicted the many men in his life,...
FAMILY ROMANCE
STROUSE, JEAN
Paper Book
Jean Strouse captures the dramas, mysteries, intrigues, and tragedies surrounding John Singer Sargent's portraits of the Wertheimer family. Jean Strouse's Family Romance: John Singer Sargent and the Wertheimers looks at twelve portraits of one English family painted by...
ART, ANNOTATED
Paper Book
A stunning art gallery in a book, art, annotated spans more than 3,000 years of paintings, sculptures, and prints. Combining reproductions of each work of art with precise annotations and visual analysis, it is an expertly curated selection of the finest art ever created....
WILD THING: A LIFE OF PAUL GAUGUIN
PRIDEAUX, SUE
Paper Book
One of Literary Hub's Most Anticipated Books of 2025 One of Five Books Best Nonfiction Books of 2024 Shortlisted for the 2024 Baillie Gifford Prize An original and revealing portrait of the misunderstood French Post-Impressionist artist. Paul...
Housesketching : learn to create energetic and expressive architectural drawings
Kiefer, Albert
Paper Book
Housesketching shows artists of all skill levels how to sketch architecture expressively and become more creative in the process.
VANESSA BELL: A WORLD OF FORM AND COLOUR
BIRRELL, REBECCA
Paper Book
This publication, together with the exhibition it accompanies, presents the largest ever survey of work by Vanessa Bell (1879-1961). Described in 1923 as 'the most important woman painter in Europe', Bell was a pioneering modernist and founding member of the Bloomsbury Group,...
Leonardo Da Vinci : an untraceable life
Campbell, Stephen J.
Paper Book
How our image of the Renaissance's most famous artist is a modern myth Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) never signed a painting, and none of his supposed self-portraits can be securely ascribed to his hand. He revealed next to nothing about his life in his extensive writings, yet...
TAYLOR SWIFT STYLE: FASHION THROUGH THE ERAS
CHAPELLE, SARAH
Paper Book
An instant New York Times and USA Today bestseller! Dazzling. Incomparable. Unforgettable. The definitive book of Taylor Swift's fashion evolution. This gorgeous hardcover edition has gilded gold edges, foiled cover accents and colored endpapers....
SHORT HISTORY OF BLACK CRAFT IN TEN OBJECTS
AWAKE, ROBELL
Paper Book
Ten beautifully illustrated essays tell the stories of handcrafted objects and their makers, providing inspiration and insight into Black history and craftsmanship. Black artisans have long been central to American art and design, creating innovative and highly...
UNIVERSE IN 100 COLORS
THRASHER, TYLER
Paper Book
At the intersection of science, art, and design, this must-have coffee table book highlights 100 mind-blowing colors that you've likely never seen before. From Instagram sensation and self-described "mad scientist artist" Tyler Thrasher and creator of the popular Matter subscription...

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