Art, Photography & Fashion

This innovative and exciting volume celebrates the career and influence of Janet Wolff who has been a highly influential voice in the literature of sociology, cultural studies, visual studies and art history

The quintessential British landscape - the seaside - is the subject of these nostalgic Polaroids taken by the acclaimed English photographer.

The artist couple Nina and Thorsten Romer both studied at and graduated from the Art Academy Duesseldorf and they are Masterstudents of Prof. A.R. Penck. Since 1998, they have been working together as an artist couple in all their art works and projects. They have been living and working in Berlin since ...

This groundbreaking book gets up close and personal to show how two urban styles have melded together.

The Ambassador has been described as 'probably the most daring and enterprising trade magazine ever conceived'. This book takes a detailed look at the background and impact of the magazine and the ambitious photo shoots that showcased the latest couture fashions.

From its foundation in 1768, the Royal Academy of Arts has had a long and illustrious association with the monarchy. This publication records the entirety of the Royal Academy's gift to Her Majesty The Queen to celebrate her Diamond Jubilee more than 100 works on paper by the Academicians, from traditional drawings to acrylics, and collages.

Everything you want to know about your favorite subject in one handy volume. Also available in the Little Book series: The Little Book of the Louvre The Little Book of Vermeer The Little Book of Chocolate The Little Book of Tea The Little Book of Coffee The Little Book of Wine The Little Book of Truffles ...

Covering the fun, often deliciously risqué, history of lingerie, you'll meet the first innerwear-as-outerwear model (a 5000 year old Snake Goddess in a corset!), take a peek beneath the astounding 11 pounds of underpinnings worn by our Victorian sisters, and discover the special sewing secret behind ...

Create gorgeous, one-of-a-kind outfits for kids of all ages from old clothes and thrift-store finds, using the techniques and inspiration in this book.

Profiled for the first time as an intimate group, this book provides a personal account of the meteoric success of the yBas and of the often painful realities of the contemporary art world.

Comprising numerous works by important artists, this book includes sculptures, paintings, collages, watercolours and expansive installations from the 1940s.

In his popular "Strange Days, Dangerous Nights," Millett has delivered images of Midwestern noir from the photo files of the "St. Paul Pioneer Press." He returns with a focus on the "dangerous murder cases from the 1940s and 50s, memorialized in these telling photographs.

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Using a broad definition of the Durkheimian tradition, this book offers the first systematic attempt to explore the Durkheimians' engagement with art. It focuses on both Durkheim and his contemporaries as well as later thinkers influenced by his work.

Takes the reader to the storied Mississippi River. This title tells the story of the river, and its movement and undercurrents.

A work of collaboration between the artist and critic David Humphrey and the graphic designer Geoff Kaplan. As important for current discussions of art-and-design as it is for discussion of contemporary art. Artists drawn into the action include Richard Prince, Chris Ofili, Lucien Freud, John Currin, and Mary Heilmann.

History of American drawing illustrated from works at the Colombus Museum.