What used to be the cause celebre of sailors, convicts, circus acts, and bikers now colors the flesh of 20 percent of Americans—yes, tattoos are suddenly hip and fashionable. With 300 striking photographs, this coffee-table-worthy... Read More

This ghostwritten autobiography of an African American artist is reminiscent of Richard Wright or Maya Angelou. “Color theory says that black, the absence of all colors, matters; and that white, the presence of all colors, matters,”... Read More

No doubt, the question has been nagging at you for years: What is the finest work of art ever created in the United States? In 1862, Harper’s Monthly decided it was the 843 acres of Manhattan’s Central Park—using words like... Read More

This is celebration sincere and genuine, an appreciation by an artist whose love for his art and for his subject shines through every print. Categorizing Alec Dempster’s "Lotería Huasteca" as an art book is tricky. Nominally a book of... Read More

The book’s true focus is not just the art—it’s the story behind the art—and Calzetta’s influences and motivations are revealed. Tom Smart profiles the art and career of a notable artist in the penetrating analysis Fabulous... Read More

Bernard Villemot, the last great commercial/poster artist, lived in Paris his entire life (no surprise), drew inspiration from Henri Matisse, Marc Chagall, Raoul Dufy, and other fine artists of his time (early-mid twentieth century), and... Read More

Imagine yourself at Florence High in 1512 and you need a senior portrait for the yearbook. Who you gonna call? Michelangelo, perhaps, or Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Titian, Correggio … Not if you wanted the best because all those guys... Read More

The variety of artistic media Krishnan chose to depict his ventures around the globe shine light on his talent and on the world’s cultural and ecological diversity. Many of the world’s architectural wonders began as sacred sites, and... Read More