Arts & Photography Books


Arts & 504: A 504 Handbook for Accessible Arts ProgrammingArts & 504: A 504 Handbook for Accessible Arts ProgrammingThe Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms (Oxford Paperback Reference)The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms (Oxford Paperback Reference)
Best Price: $29.99
THIS BOOK IS GREAT FOR LOOKING UP TERMS FAST! I TOOK THE PRAXIS II ART TEST EARLIER THIS MONTH...
Modern Art: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)Modern Art: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)
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This is a rather lopsided introduction to modern art that focusses more on the political and...
A Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful (Oxford World's Classics)A Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful (Oxford World's Classics)
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Edmund Burke's 1757 treatise, "A Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of our Ideas of...
The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci (Oxford World's Classics)The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci (Oxford World's Classics)
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Step into the mind of a true genius! This book is filled with Leonardo's insightful thoughts...


African-American Art (Oxford History of Art)African-American Art (Oxford History of Art)
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Sharon Patton does a wonderful job placing African-American art and artist within the contex of...
An Enemy of the People; The Wild Duck; Rosmersholm (Oxford World's Classics)An Enemy of the People; The Wild Duck; Rosmersholm (Oxford World's Classics)
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A professor of mine told me that AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE is not a very good play, so I read it...
The Oxford Companion to GardensThe Oxford Companion to Gardens
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This new Oxford Companion covers the history and design of gardens all over the world from the...
Photography: Materials and Methods (Handbooks for Artists)Photography: Materials and Methods (Handbooks for Artists)Richard Wagner: Theory and TheatreRichard Wagner: Theory and Theatre
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Richard Wagner has come to be seen as the quintessential artist of the nineteenth century. ...


Modern Dance: An Adult Beginner's GuideModern Dance: An Adult Beginner's Guide
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The Art of Responsive Drawing (5th Edition)The Art of Responsive Drawing (5th Edition)
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I have used this book for years as source material for the college level drawing courses I...
Face FashionFace Fashion
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The first of its kind, FACE FASHION, 1/e shows how to draw the sleek, youthful, glamorous...
Silkscreening (The Art & design series)Silkscreening (The Art & design series)The Sixties A Decade in VogueThe Sixties A Decade in Vogue
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Hard cover with dust jacket, first edition published 1988.

Learning Basic Drafting Using Pencil Sketches and AutoCADLearning Basic Drafting Using Pencil Sketches and AutoCAD
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A valuable tool for architects and engineers, this book teaches the fundamentals of drafting...
Tap Dance a Beginners GuideTap Dance a Beginners GuideDiary of a CenturyDiary of a Century
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I absolutely loved this book. It's comprised of Lartigue's diary entries and photographs...
Matisse the Master: A Life of Henri Matisse Vol. 2. 1909-1954 (v. 2)Matisse the Master: A Life of Henri Matisse Vol. 2. 1909-1954 (v. 2)
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In this astounding book (winner of the Whitbread Book of the Year 2005) Hilary Spurling's...
The Architecture of MichelangeloThe Architecture of Michelangelo

Gardner's Art Through the AgesGardner's Art Through the Ages
Examining not only traditional pieces but also works made for the non-elite, this comprehensive,...
Children and Their Art: Methods for the Elementary SchoolChildren and Their Art: Methods for the Elementary School
Best Price: $34.95
Children and Their Art is the most comprehensive textbook available for teaching art education...
Culture and Values: A Survey of the Humanities (Alternate Edition with InfoTrac)Culture and Values: A Survey of the Humanities (Alternate Edition with InfoTrac)
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As a Humanities teacher I was drafted to teach the Intro class at the last minute at my college....
Gardner's Art Through the AgesGardner's Art Through the AgesJackson & Lee: Legends in GrayJackson & Lee: Legends in Gray
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This spectacular collection of seventy-nine works of art by America's premier historical...

Blood Song: A Silent BalladBlood Song: A Silent Ballad
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Eric Drooker, Blood Song: A Silent Ballad (Harcourt, 2002) I knew this book was going to...
Arnold Newman, five decades (A Harvest/HBJ original)Arnold Newman, five decades (A Harvest/HBJ original)
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Art: Meaning, Method and Media Grade SixArt: Meaning, Method and Media Grade SixSecret Knowledge: Rediscovering the Lost Techniques of the Old MastersSecret Knowledge: Rediscovering the Lost Techniques of the Old Masters
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An Illustrated Guide to Maori ArtAn Illustrated Guide to Maori Art
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The arts of the Maori are among the most alluring and sophisticated of the Pacific peoples. They...

The Common Man Casts His VoteThe Common Man Casts His Vote
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Ascending Peculiarity: Edward Gorey on Edward GoreyAscending Peculiarity: Edward Gorey on Edward Gorey
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This book is not a biography (or autobiography) per se; rather, the character of the subject,...
Modigliani: A LifeModigliani: A Life
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For the ever-increasing number who discover Modigliani from local museum shows, art appreciation...
Mud Show: A Circus SeasonMud Show: A Circus Season
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Shadow BookShadow Book

The Power of Art: Highlights from World Art in American Museums a Personal GuideThe Power of Art: Highlights from World Art in American Museums a Personal GuideDramaturgy in American Theater: A Source BookDramaturgy in American Theater: A Source Book
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This comprehensive work is truly the first textbook in the field of dramaturgy. Most of the...
Bridge Substructure and Foundation DesignBridge Substructure and Foundation Design
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I FOUND THIS BOOK VERY INTERESTED; BECAUSE IT CONTAINS A LOT OF TOPICS (I THINK IT'S A...
Drawing and LookingDrawing and Looking
An accessible account of recent theoretical developments in the psychology of children's...
Working on a New Play: A Play Development Handbook for Actors, Directors, Designers & PlaywrightsWorking on a New Play: A Play Development Handbook for Actors, Directors, Designers & Playwrights
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"[The] invaluable Working on a New Play...arrived, to my overwhelming delight and mental...

Improving your color photography (Master class photography series)Improving your color photography (Master class photography series)
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Fashion Illustration for Designers (2nd Edition)Fashion Illustration for Designers (2nd Edition)
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With a design orientation, FASHION ILLUSTRATION FOR DESIGNERS, 2/e is focused on teaching...
Perceiving the Arts: An Introduction to the Humanities Value Package (includes Music for the Humanities CD) (9th Edition)Perceiving the Arts: An Introduction to the Humanities Value Package (includes Music for the Humanities CD) (9th Edition)
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0135015642 / 9780135015643 Perceiving the Arts: An Introduction to the Humanities Value Package...
Drafting and Visual Presentation for Interior DesignersDrafting and Visual Presentation for Interior Designers
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Drafting and Visual Presentation for Interior Designers teaches architectural drafting...
Prebles' Artforms (9th Edition) (MyArtKit Series)Prebles' Artforms (9th Edition) (MyArtKit Series)
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The 0NLY good thing about this purchase was the time it took to be delivered. I believe it only...

The Late Baroque Era: From the 1680s to 1740 (Music and Society)The Late Baroque Era: From the 1680s to 1740 (Music and Society)
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Create Excellent VideoCreate Excellent Video
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Apparel Manufacturing: Sewn Product Analysis, 4th EditionApparel Manufacturing: Sewn Product Analysis, 4th Edition
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This was the required textbook for my Apparel Manufacturing class. My teacher ran her own...
The Making and Meaning of ArtThe Making and Meaning of Art
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The book arrived in good time but I later realized there was a lot of writting and highlighting...
History of Modern ArtHistory of Modern Art
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Although this review is only of the third edition of this book, it is already a monumental work...

Snyder's Medieval ArtSnyder's Medieval Art
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I needed this book for a college course, & I never received it. Amazon refunded my money,...
Drawing as Expression: Technique and Concepts (2nd Edition)Drawing as Expression: Technique and Concepts (2nd Edition)
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For the most part, this book goes into great details about drawing including materials, methods...
Working With Clay (3rd Edition)Working With Clay (3rd Edition)
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Written by a world-renowned ceramist and leading expert in the field, this introductory book...
Design Essentials: A HandbookDesign Essentials: A Handbook
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Built around a glossary which contains terms drawn from both studio and theory, Design...
Architecture ExplainedArchitecture Explained
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Architecture Explained Taking an original photographic approach to look in detail at certain...

Electronic Page DesignElectronic Page Design
This work introduces designers, illustrators and desktop publishers to electronic page layout...
Ballets (William Walton Edition)Ballets (William Walton Edition)Other Criteria: Confrontations with Twentieth-Century Art (Twentieth-Century Classics)Other Criteria: Confrontations with Twentieth-Century Art (Twentieth-Century Classics)
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Professor Steinberg takes art criticism to a new level with this book of essays on twentieth...
Richard Neutra and the Search for Modern Architecture: A Biography and History (Galaxy Books)Richard Neutra and the Search for Modern Architecture: A Biography and History (Galaxy Books)
The story of Richard Neutra's life is, in many ways, the story of modern architecture. In...
Farce and Fantasy: Popular Entertainment in Eighteenth-Century ParisFarce and Fantasy: Popular Entertainment in Eighteenth-Century Paris
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This book takes its readers through the streets and fairs of eighteenth-century Paris--from...

Idols of Perversity: Fantasies of Feminine Evil in Fin-de-Siï¿1/2cle CultureIdols of Perversity: Fantasies of Feminine Evil in Fin-de-Siï¿1/2cle Culture
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This book reproduces hundreds of the most beautiful, eccentric, and unique paintings and...
Making and Effacing Art: Modern American Art in a Culture of MuseumsMaking and Effacing Art: Modern American Art in a Culture of Museums
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In his 1923 essay, "The Problem of Museums," Paul Valery called the museum a...
Atlas of Facial ExpressionAtlas of Facial Expression
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Over all I would recommend this book. However, it is not by any means a exhaustive effort. ...
Building in Egypt: Pharaonic Stone MasonryBuilding in Egypt: Pharaonic Stone Masonry
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This book traces methods of Egyptian stone construction during the pharaonic period, from the...
The Shuberts of Broadway: A History Drawn from the Collection of the Shubert ArchiveThe Shuberts of Broadway: A History Drawn from the Collection of the Shubert Archive
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With the founding of the Shubert Organization some ninety years ago, the Shubert brothers set...

Photographic Sensitivity: Theory and Mechanisms (Oxford Series in Optical & Imaging Sciences)Photographic Sensitivity: Theory and Mechanisms (Oxford Series in Optical & Imaging Sciences)
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Notwithstanding the current excitement surrounding cutting-edge digital imaging techniques,...
Essays on literature and art (Penguin Twentieth Century Classics)Essays on literature and art (Penguin Twentieth Century Classics)Realism (Style and Civilization)Realism (Style and Civilization)
Realism was a major movement of mid- to late-19th century art, literature, and architecture, and...
Beardsley (Pelican)Beardsley (Pelican)Michelangelo (Pelican)Michelangelo (Pelican)

The Other Side: How Kids Live in a California Latino Neighborhood (World of My Own)The Other Side: How Kids Live in a California Latino Neighborhood (World of My Own)
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Full color.
The Stanislavski System: The Professional Training of an Actor; Second Revised Edition (Penguin Handbooks)The Stanislavski System: The Professional Training of an Actor; Second Revised Edition (Penguin Handbooks)
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The Stanislavski System: The Professional Training of an Actor has been the soul of my acting...
Art and Architecture in Italy, 1600-1750 (Hist of Art)Art and Architecture in Italy, 1600-1750 (Hist of Art)The Australian UglinessThe Australian Ugliness
The highly acclaimed bestseller from one of Australia's greatest architects, with an...
The Stuff of Dreams: Behind the Scenes of an American Community TheaterThe Stuff of Dreams: Behind the Scenes of an American Community Theater
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The story narrated in this book is as familiar to me as the contents of my kitchen. I know the...

Hidden in Plain Sight: An Examination of the American ArtsHidden in Plain Sight: An Examination of the American Arts
Best Price: $8.78
When Mikhail Baryshnikov defected to the United States in 1974, he announced that his hero as a...
Making Movies Black: The Hollywood Message Movie from World War II to the Civil Rights EraMaking Movies Black: The Hollywood Message Movie from World War II to the Civil Rights Era
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Everything arrived in perfect order
American Theatre: A Chronicle of Comedy and Drama, 1930-1969 (Vol 3)American Theatre: A Chronicle of Comedy and Drama, 1930-1969 (Vol 3)
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This book concludes Gerald Bordman's acclaimed survey of American non-musical theatre. It...
The Bungalow: The Production of a Global CultureThe Bungalow: The Production of a Global Culture
Best Price: $45.00
This is a ver thorough and comprehensive work. It traces the evolution of the bungalow back to...
A Dictionary of American ProverbsA Dictionary of American Proverbs
Best Price: $12.80
Very much inclusive of even slight variations on a theme, with materials drawn from any...

Dance: Rituals of ExperienceDance: Rituals of Experience
Best Price: $27.19
Most dance books are pretty lightweight. This one is a knockout. Highwater has this way of...
George Washington's Mount Vernon : At Home in Revolutionary AmericaGeorge Washington's Mount Vernon : At Home in Revolutionary America
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For an Architect practicing in any era since Monticello was built, it has always been easy to...
The Oxford Book of Latin American PoetryThe Oxford Book of Latin American Poetry
Best Price: $19.81
If your only language is English, this collection might just be what you want. If, however, you...
Theological Aesthetics: God in Imagination, Beauty, and ArtTheological Aesthetics: God in Imagination, Beauty, and Art
Best Price: $78.50
This book, along with Thiessen's, provides an excellent resource for those studying about...
Architects to the Nation:  The Rise and Decline of the Supervising Architect's OfficeArchitects to the Nation: The Rise and Decline of the Supervising Architect's Office
Best Price: $60.00
"For all of its output, the Supervising Architect's office is seldom given even a...

Hidden in Plain Sight: An Examination of the American ArtsHidden in Plain Sight: An Examination of the American Arts
Best Price: $8.78
When Mikhail Baryshnikov defected to the United States in 1974, he announced that his hero as a...
Making Movies Black: The Hollywood Message Movie from World War II to the Civil Rights EraMaking Movies Black: The Hollywood Message Movie from World War II to the Civil Rights Era
Best Price: $23.59
Everything arrived in perfect order
American Theatre: A Chronicle of Comedy and Drama, 1930-1969 (Vol 3)American Theatre: A Chronicle of Comedy and Drama, 1930-1969 (Vol 3)
Best Price: $29.99
This book concludes Gerald Bordman's acclaimed survey of American non-musical theatre. It...
The Bungalow: The Production of a Global CultureThe Bungalow: The Production of a Global Culture
Best Price: $45.00
This is a ver thorough and comprehensive work. It traces the evolution of the bungalow back to...
A Dictionary of American ProverbsA Dictionary of American Proverbs
Best Price: $12.80
Very much inclusive of even slight variations on a theme, with materials drawn from any...

Dance: Rituals of ExperienceDance: Rituals of Experience
Best Price: $27.19
Most dance books are pretty lightweight. This one is a knockout. Highwater has this way of...
George Washington's Mount Vernon : At Home in Revolutionary AmericaGeorge Washington's Mount Vernon : At Home in Revolutionary America
Best Price: $12.95
For an Architect practicing in any era since Monticello was built, it has always been easy to...
The Oxford Book of Latin American PoetryThe Oxford Book of Latin American Poetry
Best Price: $19.81
If your only language is English, this collection might just be what you want. If, however, you...
Theological Aesthetics: God in Imagination, Beauty, and ArtTheological Aesthetics: God in Imagination, Beauty, and Art
Best Price: $78.50
This book, along with Thiessen's, provides an excellent resource for those studying about...
Architects to the Nation:  The Rise and Decline of the Supervising Architect's OfficeArchitects to the Nation: The Rise and Decline of the Supervising Architect's Office
Best Price: $60.00
"For all of its output, the Supervising Architect's office is seldom given even a...
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