Extraordinary interpretations, carefully reproduced from early standard editions, capture all the dramatic intensity of scenes from the New Testament, among them the Nativity, the flight into Egypt, t
With a sharp eye for the ludicrous in American society and an abiding sense of humor, Wisconsin artist Ray Gloeckler creates images that lampoon the inflated and celebrate the everyday. This publicati
Barker (printmaking, U. of Ulster; Chinese National Academy of Fine Arts) presents a concise introduction to the history and traditions of printmaking in China and a guide to traditional and contempor
An American artist of worldwide renown, Ellsworth Kelly (born 1923) has consistently returned to nature as a subject throughout his extraordinary career. Kelly began making prints in 1964; shortly th
The American printmaker Kenneth E. Tyler collaborated with many of the most celebrated artists of the twentieth century, including Helen Frankenthaler, David Hockney, Ellsworth Kelly, Roy Lichtenstei
This book examines Francisco Goya's Los Caprichos, a series of eighty etchings published in 1799. Andrew Schulz reevaluates the relationship between Goya's etchings and the Spanish Enlightenment. By p
For centuries Texas has fired the imagination of artists as well as explorers and settlers. Before modern photography, engravings were the principal type of illustration used by artists to portray ima
This splendid collection of engravings by one of the most brilliant painters, engravers, and draftsmen of the 19th century includes scores of familiar scenes ? from the creation of the world and the f
Do you know the true meaning of a dollar? Few people do. Now an expert on arcane symbolism uncovers the fascinating secret meanings behind the design of the money we use every day. In The Secret Symbo
The 245 striking black-and-white illustrations of animals, including creatures large and small ? from a grizzly bear to a mouse ? have been culled from rare 17th- through 19th-century sources.
Dutch designer and printmaker Hendrik Werkman (1882-1945) is best known for his innovative printing techniques and avant-garde typography. As publisher of De Blauwe Schuitt, a series of underground bo
In Sight explores the creative process whereby the hundred or so Sabra Field prints crafted between 1990 and 2002 came into being. The new prints, all previously unpublished, are reproduced in a celeb
Drew Struzan’s talent for capturing what is both human and heroic in the face of a movie character has made him the top Hollywood film campaign artist for the past 30 years. Struzan, “the
Mexican painter Jos? Clemente Orozco (1883-1949) was one of the twentieth century's major artists and Mexico's greatest muralist. In addition to his acclaimed work in painting, Orozco was also a skil
