The Bauhaus Group Six Masters of Modernism by Nicholas Fox Weber, softback published by Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-16984-3, price 18.00 available from www.yalebooks.co.uk
Like many others, on first flipping through the book, I was a little disappointed at the lack of colour photos. Yet, there are so many other books on the Bauhaus that have [...]
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The Bauhaus Group by Nicholas Fox Weber
Still Life by Erika Langmuir
A Closer Look Still Life by Erika Langmuir, softback published by The National Gallery. ISBN 978-1-8570-9500-5, price 7.99 available from www.yalebooks.co.uk
An interesting and informative look at still life. If you think it is just fruit on a table, this book will open your eyes to the meaning and sphere of still life. Taking images from [...]
Allegory by Erika Langmuir
A Closer Look Allegory by Erika Langmuir, softback published by The National Gallery. ISBN 978-1-8570-9485-5, price 7.99 from www.yalebooks.co.uk
The meaning of allegory is one thing in art that often eludes students. This book clarifies its meaning with the aid of paintings in the National Gallery. Theology, the Bible, the cardinal sins and virtues, astrology and [...]
Angels by Erika Langmuir
A Closer Look Angels by Erika Langmuir, softback published by The National Gallery. ISBN 978-1-8570-9484-8, price 7.99 available from www.yalebooks.co.uk
Part of this excellent series from The National Gallery, Angels takes a closer look at paintings in the gallery with cherubims and angels galore. These pocket guides are the perfect companion to a walk through the [...]
The Arts of Africa at the Dallas Museum of Art
The Arts of Africa at the Dallas Museum of Art by Roslyn Adele Walker, hardback published by Yale Press. ISBN 978-0-3001-3895-5, price 55.00 from www.yalebooks.co.uk
This is one of my favourite books of the year so far. It’s incredibly beautiful, full of excellent colour plates of African art. It depicts 120 artefacts from the Dallas Museum, [...]