Ceramic, Art and Civilisation

"Full of surprises [and] evocative." The Spectator "Passionately written." Apollo "An extraordinary accomplishment." Edmund de Waal "Monumental." Times Literary Supplement "An epic reshaping of ceramic art." Crafts "An important book." The Arts Society Magazine In his major new history, Paul Greenhalgh tells the story of ceramics as a story of human civilisation, from the Ancient Greeks to the…

Architecture under Construction

Mies van der Rohe once commented, "Only skyscrapers under construction reveal their bold constructive thoughts, and then the impression made by their soaring skeletal frames is overwhelming." Never has this statement resonated more than in recent years, when architectural design has undergone a radical transformation, and when powerful computers allow architects and engineers to design and cons…

The Collected Essays and Criticism, Volume 2Arrogant Purpose, 1945-1949

Clement Greenberg (19091994), champion of abstract expressionism and modernismof Pollock, Mir, and Matissehas been esteemed by many as the greatest art critic of the second half of the twentieth century, and possibly the greatest art critic of all time. On radio and in print, Greenberg was the voice of "the new American painting," and a central figure in the postwar cultural history of the Unit…

Other Planes of ThereSelected Writings

For more than two decades, the artist Renée Green has created an impressive body of work in which language is an essential element. Green is also a prolific writer and a major voice in the international art world. Other Planes of There gathers for the first time a substantial collection of the work she wrote between 1981 and 2010. The selected essays initially appeared in publications in diffe…

Art in AmericaA Critical and Historial Sketch

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Gullah ImagesThe Art of Jonathan Green

Paintings, magisterial and universal, that capture the essence of a vibrant African American community In his art Jonathan Green paints the world of his childhood and an ode to a people imbued with a profound respect for the dignity and value of others—the Gullah people of the South Carolina barrier islands. His canvases, beloved for their sense of jubilation and rediscovery, evoke the meani…

A Companion to American Art

A Companion to American Art presents 35 newly-commissioned essays by leading scholars that explore the methodology, historiography, and current state of the field of American art history. * Features contributions from a balance of established and emerging scholars, art and architectural historians, and other specialists * Includes several paired essays to emphasize dialogue and debate betwe…

A Perfect RedEmpire, Espionage, and the Quest for the Color of Desire

Youll finish [Greenfields] book with new respect for color, especially for red. With A Perfect Red, she does for it what Mark Kurlansky in Salt did for that common commodity.Houston Chronicle Interweaving mystery, empire, and adventure, Amy Butler Greenfields masterful popular history offers a window onto a world far different from our own: a world in which the color red was rare and preciousa…

So we can rememberShowing family photographs

An examination of the relationship between the showing of family photograph albums and the telling of family lore.

The Art of George Ames Aldrich

A highly regarded impressionist-style artist, George Ames Aldrich drew on his years of experience living and studying in Europe to create beautiful landscape paintings. His life and work are explored in this gorgeous book. Many of the artist's finest creations, some representing French subjects and others depicting the midwestern steel industry and American landscapes, are included in this book…