This is a pocket-sized A-Z guide to 500 great painters and sculptors from medieval to modern times. Each artist is represented by a full-page colour plate of typical work, accompanied by information on each image and its creator. Artists, styles and subject matter are cross referenced.

This title serves as a comprehensive and thoughtfully crafted guide to the defining phases of the world's artistic tradition. The story of art unfolds in its full historical, social, religious, economic and cultural context, deepening students' understanding of art, architecture, painting and sculpture.

Illustrated throughout and bound in a flexi-cover, Ulrike Becks-Malorny's study of Kandinsky provides an essential companion to all levels of study.

Groundbreaking when first published in 1969, this book is now of even greater relevance to make the reader aware of the need to educate the visual sense.

Egon Schiele produced a prolific body of work before dying in the flu epidemic of 1918 at the age of 28. His oils have often been reproduced and are well recognized, but this volume concentrates on drawings and watercolours drawn from public and private collections around the world.

Personal Geographies and Other Maps of the Imagination. Over 100 inventive maps from artists, graphic designers and illustrators, ranging from book covers to tapestries, from advertisements to personal accounts, giving a breathtaking view of the world, both real and imaginary.

Painter, sculptor, writer, and filmmaker, Salvador Dali (1904-1989) was one of the century's greatest exhibitionists and eccentrics. This monograph presents the infamous Surrealist in full color and in his own words. It features his provocative imagery, from the soft watches to the notorious burning giraffe.

A novel in colorful postcards and letters depicts the enigmatic relationship between British artist Griffin Moss and Sabine Strohem, a mysterious woman living on a Pacific island who can see Griffin as he works in London.

Includes the catalogs Bead International 2008 and Beyond Basketry .

The official companion to the Summer 2005 exhibition of the fabulous treasures found in the tomb of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun provides spectacular full-color photographs of the artifacts, along with an account of the mysterious life and death of the young king, daily life in ancient Egypt, ancient Egyptian.

Channeling Edward Gorey's sinsister gothic style and Henry Darger's twisted story-telling in equal measures, Colman's work is finely rendered, dark, but humorous.

Why are the Elgin Marbles in London and not on the Acropolis? Why do there seem to be as many mummies in France as there are in Egypt? Why are so many Etruscan masterworks in America? This title examines the implications for the preservation of the objects themselves and for how we understand our shared cultural heritage.

Wordless books were stories from the early part of the twentieth century told in black and white woodcuts, written without any text. They are the precursor to graphic novels. This title presents a collection of black and white woodcut art that documents the influential precursors to the modern graphics.

Featuring over 135 artists in A-Z entries, and a section about gallery representation and market prices, this guide describes what's happening and who's who in contemporary art.

Art and Sex from Antiquity to Now.

Features works of art from various periods and regions in the world.

Shows readers what they need to know to be successful in their acrylic painting projects. This work contains over 101 of the popular tricks for working with acrylic - each with its demonstration. It also includes a gallery of finished art at the back, which shows readers how to combine different tricks to use in their artwork.

A study of six decades of paintings by the American artist, Andrew Wyeth. The book includes comments by Wyeth about each painting, made in interviews with Thomas Hoving, that offer insights into the artist's life and art.

When his studio was bombed during World War II, Henry Moore turned from sculpture to drawing, creating a series of works showing the plight of people sheltering in the London Underground. This work considers Moore's visual documentation of this within the context of the London Blitz.