In this book the author examines the entire history of sportsthemed American art from the eighteenth to the late twentieth century

This book significantly advances the study of pioneering black dancers by providing valuable biographical and historical information on a group of artists who worked during the 1920s-1940s to legitimize dance of the African diaspora as a serious art form. Author sets these seminal artists and their innovations in the contexts of African-American culture and American modern dance and explores their creative synthesis of material from European-American, African-American sources

This book provides the first official publication of this exceptional collection at George Washington`s Mount Vernon Estate & Gardens. Selected silver, ceramics, glass, furniture, textiles, metals, paintings, and miniatures, as well as personal items, are presented in the context of Washington`s life as a Virginia planter, commander in chief, United States president, and retired public servant

The book sketches periods in America`s history - from the colonial period and Revolution through the Civil War, to the Gilded Age, World War II, and modern art - to create a vibrant portrait of creativity, reflection, and celebration

This publication and the exhibition it accompanies explore the significance of these artists' achievements in capturing the reality and essence of the world around them, and illuninate various paralelsbetween their distinctive visions of the natural world

This collection of notes on graphic design is based on over fifteen years experience teaching graphic design concepts to many hundreds of beginning students at the university level. The book contains essential design information that provides a visual vocabulary

This book embraces the full scope of American art from the sixteenth century to the present. This is a truly comprehensive look both at the history of art in America and at the reciprocal influence of American art and society

The great improvisational American jazz musicians of the mid-20th century inspired a generation of photographers to develop a looser, moodier style of visual expression. Covering six decades of performers —from Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington to John Coltrane and Miles Davis—this unique collection is as much a comprehensive catalogue of jazz greats as it is a salute to the photographers who captured them

Street Art is a global phenomenon, one of the most popular and hotly discussed areas of art-making on the contemporary scence. The book includes interviews with leading street art proponents of the last three decades

The development of the movie poster shares a parallel history with the evolution of film, from its beginnings in the 1900s to the present day. This book charts 100 years in the visual development of the movie poster and brings together a unique collection of posters from around the world