Книга, основанная на комплексном изучении художественной культуры, посвящена различным аспектам романтизма и его развития в музыкальном искусстве. Одна из центральных проблем исследования - определение значения и ценности вклада русского и других славянских народов в мировую художественную культуру

This book is about famous russian painter. He was one of the first Russian painters to combine in his art the reality of life with symbolism, a passionate love for nature with a strongly individual approach to it

Red Tile Style is a vivid exploration of the historical roots and modern-day applications of Spanish Revival architecture in America. And it is the first comprehensive collection of illustrations and descriptions of Spanish Revival

The Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection of American Quilts and Coverlets is extremely diverse, encompassing excellent representative examples of most types of bedcoverings from many regions of the United States. This Book provides greater access to the Museum's outstanding collection and enables all who are interested to discover the beauty and historical significance of American quilts and coverlets

The book provides insight into the development of collections of western american art, the representation of western american art themes and subjects in popular culture, photography as a vital theme in western art, and the image of the American West in western art

David C. Driskell: Artist and Scholar traces its subject's personal, artistic, and scholarly journeys, lending context to his participation in and influence on pivotal movements in twentieth-century American art and society, Nearly two hundred images - reproductions of artworks, photographs of Driskell and his family, friends, and associates - support Julie McGee's knowledgeable and engaging text. The first biography and comprehensive monograph of one of our most respected artists and scholars, David C. Driskell: Artist and Scholar is a long-overdue tribute to a great American

American Art Deco features descriptions - and over 450 color photographs - of 75 lavish and innovative buildings across the country. The buildings herein represent those that have maximum architectural integrity, thereby giving us the full scope of this much admired and exciting style

This is a wonderful collection of quality photographs taken over the years by Carl Fleishhauer, and enhanced with some brief, but appropriate commentary from Mr. Rosenberg. The book covers the years 1966-86 only, with emphasis on the late 60s and the 1970s, and it’s great to see a good visual documentation of an exciting time when Bluegrass was both struggling and thriving and such a part of some people’s lives. In this well-presented, well printed book Fleishhauer really captures the essence & excitement of a unique period

This catalogue is published to coincide with an exhibition in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, at the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC. The five sections cover: early America, high style rococo, East meets West, Pennsylvania German and classical style. Approximately 300 examples of decorative arts made or used in America between 1640 and 1840 - including furniture, textiles, paintings, ceramics, glass and metalwork - form the collection at the museum

A handsomely illustrated tribute to the Library of Congress building, published to coincide with its one hundredth anniversary. The Library of Congress is today the world's largest library and research institution. Its collection of more than 115 million items are comprehensive in scope, including maps, manuscripts, music, photographs, motion pictures and research materials in more than 450 languages. Thomas Jefferson Building, the first Library of Congress building, is a unique and dazzling expression of American Art, architecture, and self-confidence