Search Results: Art History from Ultramarine Books

Cambridge, Massachusetts: The MIT Press, 1994. 350 pages; 197 illustrations, all b&w. "... the replacement of an oral-visual culture in favor of a text-centered one." Clean throughout; a small bump at the base of the spine.. Pictorial Wrapper (softcover). Very Good. 4to.

London: The Sudio Limited, 1945. 32 pages; 10 pages advertisements. 8 color illustrations; many b&w illustrations. Articles as in the title, also, Edvard Munch, Norway's Genius; The Cook Collection; London Commentary; A Goodwill Exhibition of American Art. Clean, tight binding; small chip on the front cover.. Printed Wrapper (softcover). Very Good. Slim 4to. Art periodical.

New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2019. 48 pages; numerous color and b&w illustrations. The Met Bulletin , Summer 2019. Clean and bright throughout.. First Edition. Pictorial Wrappers (softcover). Fine. 4to. Museum Bulletin.

Washiington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution, 1983. 256 pages. The author was a lawyer who became an administrator at the Whitney Museum, then moved to the Smithsonian to become Deputy Director of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. He was an expert on copywright, on deaccessioning works by museums, on trusteeships, on Nazi looted art. During a long career he participated deeply in many aspects of museums and museum studies. . Printed Wrapper (softcover). Very Good. 8vo.

Washiington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution, 1983. 256 pages. The author was a lawyer who became an administrator at the Whitney Museum, then moved to the Smithsonian to become Deputy Director of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. He was an expert on copywright, on deaccessioning works by museums, on trusteeships, on Nazi looted art. During a long career he participated deeply in many aspects of museums and museum studies. . Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo.

Sacramento/Davis: E.B. Crocker Art Gallery/U. of California, 1972. 64 pages; 49 b&w illustrations. Illustrations are gathered at the back of the book; earlier are offered comprehensive essays on each. Schools of Italian, French, Dutch, Danish and German are included. Clean and tight within; covers and spine with light wear.. Pictorial Wrapper (softcover). Very Good. 4to. Exhibition Catalogue.

New York: Random House, 1977. 170 pages; numerous b&w illustrations. "In pictures and text Jim Haskins tells the story: the gangsters who owned it; the celebrities who packed its tables; the performers; the famous acts; the music." Social history, prohibition, the Depression, war. Clean throughout; tight binding.. First Edition. Pictorial Wrapper (softcover). Very Good. 4to.

Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1998. 315 pages; b&w illustrations. American monuments, murals, memorials; politics and patronage; public response. Twenty-two artists, architects, historians, critics, curators, and philosphers explore various works of public art and state the importance of understanding the context of creation. Clean thoughout; tight binding.. Pictorial Wrappers (softcover). Very Good. 8vo.

New York: The Museum of Modern Art, 1968. 252 pages; 294 illustrations, most are b&w. Pages are slightly age-darkened at the edges; the corners of some pages are crimped.. Pictorial Wrapper (softcover). Very Good. 4to. Exhibition Catalogue.

New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1987. 160 pages plus maps at rear; 122 color illustrations. The MMA's presentation of their collection of late 18-century and early 19th-century European art as represented by the "finest objects in this curatorial department"; the seventh in a series of twelve volumes describing the MMA's collections. Rich red cloth with gilt titles.. Cloth. Fine/No Jacket. Large 4to. Collection catalogue.

London: Tate Publishing, 2012. 224 pages; 137 illustrations. Bacon's artistic reaction to living with the rise of Fascism, Hitler, World War II, polarisation following the end of the war. Bacon's use of Fascist photography as base for his art. Clean throughout; tight binding.. Black paper boards. Fine/Fine. 9.75" x 7.5".

Fort Worth: Harcourt Brace, 1976. 1008 pages; numerous illustrations in color and b&w; Glossary; Bibliography by chapter. Occasional highlighting.. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Thick 4to.

Washington, D.C. / Seattle: National Portrait Gallery / U. of Washington Press, 2002. 103 pages; numerous color illustrations of Washington, his portraits, his contemporaries, the various owners of the Landsdowne portrait and others. This book was motivated by the celebrated purchase of the famous Gilbert Stuart portrait which was given as a gift to Marquis of Landsdowne, a British aristocrat. The portrait ever since known as the Landsdowne portrait. Informative history of Washington and Washington's portrait. Previous owner's name, otherwise in fine condition: clean throughout, tight binding.. First Edition. Pictorial Wrappers (softcover). Very Good. 12" x 7.5".

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1969. 240 pages; 226 b&w illustrations; several color illustrations and maps. The origin of Romanesque art and its development with varied expressions in the European countries. Remainder mark on the bottom edge, otherwise fine condition.. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.

New York: Harcourt Brace & World, 1959. 840 pages; more than 500 illustrations. Clean throughout; tight binding. Light wear to the dustjacket edges; price clipped.. Fourth Edition. Pictorial Cloth Boards. Very Good/Good. 9.5" x 6.5".

London: Tate Publishing, 2008. 295 pages; more than 150 color illustrations but the text is the thing: 32 contributed essays in this series. This is the first in a 3-volume, History of British Art series. Clean and bright throughout.. First Edition. Green Cloth. Fine/Fine. 11.5" x 9".

New York: George Braziller, 1997. 359 pages. Schapiro explores Impressionism and its relationship to contemporary cultural events and features, including photography, the railroad, urban life, science, and literature. An expansion of Schapiro's 1961 Pattin lectures at Indiana University, this volume was published posthumously following Schapiro's death in 1996.. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 4to.

Milano: Mazzotta, 1992. 331 pages; numerous color illustrations. 12 essays.Nudes and lovemaking in art described in twelve essays by as many authors. More than 200 pages of color illustrations. Ex-Museum of Modern Art Library: only markings are 2 small labels and a rubber stamo in the margin of a preliminary page. Italian text.. Pictorial Wrapper (softcover). Very Good. 8vo.

London: The Victorian Society, 1987. 16 pages; illustrations, color and b&w. Swanbourne Family Tree. Clean throughout, flat, no tears or marks; tight binding.. Pictorial Wrapper (softcover). Very Good. 8" x 6". Guidebook.

New York: Newsweek & Arnold Mondadori Editore, 1981. 171 pages; numerous color illustrations. Preface by René Huyghe of the French Academy; text by five scholars familiar with the works; each of the great Louvre collections (Ancient Egypt, Persia, Christian Egypt, France, Italy, Flanders, etc.) is covered; history of the building and the collections; bibliography; index of illustrations. Clean and tight, nearly fine.. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 4to.