Focusing on an era that both inherited and irretrievably altered the form and the content of earlier art production, The Art-Journal and Fine Art Publishing in Victorian England, 1850-1880 argues that fine art practices and the audiences and markets for them were influenced by the media culture of a[...]

Find Out What They Didn't Teach You in Art School
The most comprehensive guide of its kind, Art/Work gives artists of every level the tools they need to make it in an art world so competitive one dealer likens it to "The Sopranos, except nobody gets killed." Whether you're an art school grad lo[...]

Today's artists create work that's challenging, complicated, and often perplexing, and this book offers a guide to understanding--and enjoying--the wide range of works on display in museums and galleries worldwide. "How to Read Contemporary Art" provides a thoughtful, accessible, and lavishly illust[...]

Words--Color--Courage Bravely document your life's journey with Art Journal Art Journey: Collage and Storytelling for Honoring Your Creative Process. Artist Nichole Rae is your creative companion and guide as you explore your art journaling journey in three easy steps. Begin by putting the journal i[...]

Stunning wall art that will transform any space! Stop spending a fortune trying to recreate expensive home designs and start filling your walls with the beautiful prints in Art for the Contemporary Home. Curated by Jamin and Ashley Mills, the talented designers behind The Handmade Home, this book sh[...]

Discover worlds lost to time, in which primeval sloths the size of elephants lumbered across plains. Giant turtles glided through seas alive with fearsome fish. Eight-foot-tall duck relatives tangled with crocodiles. Brawny big cats used curved teeth to take down prey. Learn about all these and more[...]

What would happen if the Crocs adopted some penguins? Or if they got their claws on a defibrillator? Find out in this nutty "Pearls Before Swine" wall calendar. The monthly images are specially redrawn and colored panels taken from fans' favorite "Pearls Before Swine" strips. The original strips are[...]

A national bestseller, "Hothouse" is a "wonderful" ("New York Review of Books"), "valuable" ("The New Yorker"), cultural history, "a ripping read about the eminent publishing house Farrar, Straus & Giroux" ("The Boston Globe").
Farrar, Straus & Giroux is arguably the most influential publishing [...]