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Woven Being

Art for Zhegagoynak/Chicagoland

By Kathleen Bickford Berzock, Jordan Poorman Cocker, Janet Dees

Takes a collaborative approach to prioritize the voices of indigenous artists of Chicagoland

Zhegagoynak, also called Chicagoland, has long been an Indigenous cultural and economic hub. It is the traditional homeland of the Council of Three...

The Tlingit in Sitka

The Photography of Elbridge W. Merrill

By Sergei Kan

A rare window into the changing lives of Native Alaskans between the late 1800s and 1920s

Lured north by the Klondike gold rush, Elbridge W. Merrill settled in Sitka, Alaska, and took up a career as a...

Gathering

The Carl and Betty Pforzheimer Collection of Studio Glass

By Sarah N. Chasse and Lan Morgan

A lavishly illustrated book highlighting some of the best works of contemporary studio glass

The Peabody Essex Museum (PEM) in Salem, Massachusetts, is the oldest continually operating museum in the United States and has been collecting...

Chinese Toggles

Culture in Miniature

By Shuxia Chen, Min-Jung Kim

Rare objects from one of the world's only major collections

This book introduces the understudied cultural artifact of the Chinese belt toggle, known as zhuizi (坠子). Similar to their better-known Japanese counterparts, netsuke, these small carved...

John Young

The History Projects

By Olivier Krischer

India's Mithila Painting

By David L. Szanton, Paula Richman

A woman's art form transforms from home to high art

Since at least the fifteenth century, Hindu women in the Mithila region of northern India have been painting images of deities, flora and fauna symbolizing fertility...

Anne Dangar

By Rebecca Edwards

The first major publication dedicated to Australia's leading cubist potter

The Australian cubist and potter Anne Dangar (1885–1951) has occupied a unique position in art history as one of the country’s most important yet underacknowledged modern...

Reenvisioning Histories of American Art

Transforming Museum Practice

By Jami C. Powell, Michael Hartman

How museums are changing to embrace a more inclusive vision of American art

US museums have faced increasing pressure to reckon with their histories in light of movements against racism, violence, and the erosion of human...

Bronze Mirrors in Ancient China

Artistry and Technique

By Kin Sum Li

Examines mass production in antiquity

Highly decorated mirrors are widely sought by museums with collections of Chinese art and are the most actively exchanged items in the art market of ancient Chinese bronzes. Featuring intricate designs...

Indigenizing California Mission Art and Architecture

By Yve Chavez

Examines how native artists kept their culture alive by creatively adapting under colonial rule

Between 1769 and 1823, the Franciscans established twenty-one missions in California, colonizing the ancestral territories of many Native communities between present-day Sonoma...

Cao Fei

My City Is Yours

By Ruby Arrowsmith-Todd, Yin Cao

Discover the surreal humor and cyber futurism of Cao Fei's visionary art

Cao Fei is one of the most innovative artists to have emerged on the international stage, known for work that charts the breakneck urbanization,...

Nusra Latif Qureshi

Birds in Far Pavilions

By Matt Cox

A richly illustrated publication examining the artist's process, inspirations, and significance

Nusra Latif Qureshi is a Melbourne-based artist best known for her finely crafted contemporary musaviri, or miniature paintings. Drawing on both historical and contemporary references,...

Joe Feddersen

Earth, Water, Sky

By heather ahtone, Rachel Allen

Presents the diverse work of an Indigenous artist of the Pacific Northwest

Joe Feddersen (b. 1953; Arrow Lakes/Okanagan, Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation) is an American artist whose work is informed by his relationship to...

Magritte

By Nicholas Chambers

Published in association with a major survey of the work of the pioneering Belgian surrealist artist

René Magritte is renowned for his thought-provoking and enigmatic paintings that challenge perceptions of reality. His exploration of the subconscious...

Salon Culture in Japan

Making Art, 1750–1900

By Akiko Yano

Celebrates the British Museum's rich collection of artworks created as part of Japanese cultural salons

In early modern Japan, cultural salons were creative spaces for people of all ages and social levels to pursue painting, poetry,...

Maidens or Monsters?

Tales of Amazons, Goddesses, Queens and Temptresses in Medieval Manuscripts

By Chantry Westwell

An illustrated collection of exceptional female figures in myth and legend

In the Middle Ages, some of the most popular and well-loved stories were about female saints, classical heroines, and the female protagonists of romance cycles....

Angelica Mesiti

The Rites of When

By Angelica Mesiti

A contemporary reimagining of solstice traditions by the renowned Australian video artist

Angelica Mesiti is one of Australia’s leading contemporary artists. Celebrated for her distinctive moving-image and sound-based works, the Sydney-born, Paris-based artist explores individual and...

Nancy Callan

Forces at Play

By Katie Buckingham, Gayle Clemens, Kim Harty

Celebrates the thoughtfulness, wit, and sense of wonder that are signatures of Callan’s work

Seeing glass through the eyes of Nancy Callan is a delight, and experiencing the material through her work is a master class...

Lesley Dumbrell

Thrum

By Anne Ryan, Anne Ryan, Terence Maloon, Juliette Peers, Consuelo Cavaniglia, Lesley Dumbrell

Tracing the phases and themes that have defined the artist's creative trajectory

Lesley Dumbrell (b. 1941) is one of Australia’s most remarkable abstract artists. A stalwart of the women's art movement in the 1970s, Dumbrell is...

Nordic Utopia?

African Americans in the Twentieth Century

By Leslie Anne Anderson, Ethelene Whitmire, Temi Odumosu, Ryan Thomas Skinner

Features the experiences of African American artists in Nordic Europe

During the twentieth century, Black Americans visited and lived in Nordic countries, performing, studying, working, and seeking adventure, love, freedom to explore sexuality, and distance from...