The Story of Drawing in 6 Images
Drawing is personal and revealing. If you think of the painting or sculpture as the public performance, then drawing is where you can encounter…
Art History
Connick’s Adventures in Light and Colour in 6 Images
The life and work of Charles J. Connick (1875-1945), America’s foremost stained glass artist working in the first half of the twentieth century, is…
Gilbert Spencer: a Life in 6 Landscapes
Paul Gough’s illustrated biography of Gilbert Spencer is the first book to recount the life and career of a long-overlooked twentieth-century British artist. A…
Artists Remake the World – 50 Years in 50 Books
Vid Simoniti considers the complexities of political art and discusses how and when art became politicised.
The Pocket – 50 Years in 50 Books
Barbara Burman and Ariane Fennetaux guide you through the secretive and surprising world of pockets. Plus, read an extract from the book.
An Introduction to Art – 50 years in 50 books
In this extract, Charles Harrison introduces his readers to key examples of print media such as Intaglio printing, Planographic printing and Japanese woodblock prints
Leonardo da Vinci Rediscovered – 50 Years in 50 Books
Read an extract from Leonardo da Vinci Rediscovered by Carmen C. Bambach
How to Enjoy Art by Ben Street – 50 Years in 50 Books
How to Enjoy Art: A Guide for Everyone by Ben Street first came out in 2021, and has now been released in paperback. In…
What is ‘Liveliness’ in Tudor art? By Dr Christina Faraday
Dr Christina Faraday considers ‘liveliness’ in Tudor art.
2022 Gift Guide: Art Books
This vibrant selection of art books make a great gift, for yourself or for the art lovers in your life!
Make It Modern: Q&A with the author, Brandon Taylor
In this short Q and A, the author of Make It Modern: A History of Art in the Twentieth Century (published November 2022) reflects…
Drawn to Nature: The Natural World, Visual Art & Written Word
When recruiting for a Personal Assistant in 2019, Pallant House Gallery director Simon Martin was inspired by one interviewee’s enthusiastic response to a set…
A Visual History of Household Servants and Slaves
In this blog, Yale author Diane Wolfthal brings the visual representation of household workers in medieval and early-modern Europe to the fore. Using examples…
Illustrating A Little History of Art: Q+A with Mat Pringle
How do you cover 100,00 years of art history in one book? Moreover, how does an illustrator tackle the unique task of creating historically…
Nonconformers: Undoing Labels and Preconceptions of “Outsider Art” in Britain
By Lisa Slominski In this blog, London-based art curator, writer and cultural producer, Lisa Slominski, introduces her new book Nonconformers: A New History of…