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These essays on nine women artists are framed by the question, born of feminism, "What evaluative criteria can be applied to women's art"

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"Banksy: Completed is the first in-depth investigation into the hidden meaning and social, political, and cultural impact of the world-famous street artist's work"--

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Barbara Hepworth: The Sculptor in the Studio is the first study devoted to Hepworth's St Ives studio in which the centrality of Trewyn Studio and garden to her art and life is brought to the fore. 'It affects my whole life & work most profoundly', she wrote to a friend in 1949 shortly before acquiring it.

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Five decades of influential art and illustration from Barbara Nessim, one of the formative graphic stylists of the 60's.

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Over 500 baroque & later ivories from the V&A's collection are illustrated and discussed in this scholarly catalogue. Includes every ivory sculpture made after 1550 comprising of German, Austrian, Netherlandish, British, French, Italian, Scandinavian, Russian & Spanish pieces, plus examples from the Philippines, Goa, Sri Lanka & South America.

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This book tells the story of Great Bardfield and its artists, and their famous 'open house' exhibitions, showing how the village and neighbouring landscape nurtured a distinctive style of art, design and illustration from the 1930s to the 1970s and beyond.

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Generations of children have been captivated by the exploits of Jemima Puddleduck, Squirrel Nutkin, Peter Rabbit and the host of other characters conjured up by Beatrix Potter. Packed with original artwork, this book, looks at secrets to her success and celebrates her wider life and legacy - that stretch far beyond the pages of her storybooks.

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An analysis of surrealist artist Leonor Finis self-fashioning and dressing-up practices that explores broader questions of gender and identity performance, creating and styling the self and the woman artist's role.

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Re-imagines the Victorian morality tale. In this title, the scenes these tales depict are vivid and troubling, and may have dramatic consequences for the nocturnal serenity of the readers children.

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A fascinating foray into the obsessions, friendships, scientific curiosity, misfortunes and rewards of suburban beekeeping.

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Across its network of venues, and merging cultures from all historical periods with contemporary art movements, the Benaki Museum offers a uniquely diverse addition to the Directors Choice series.

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In Berlin Sketchbook artist Fabrice Moireau captures the iconic sites and hidden corners of the German capital, guided by author and Berlin resident Boris von Brauchtisch.

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"Norman Rockwell's son, Tom, has put together the absolute finest collection of his father's bounteous body of work, illustrations that bespeak the golden glow of pre- and post-WWII Americana. Rockwell"

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Beverly Pepper has spent her lifetime at the forefront of monumental sculpture worldwide. From her first twenty-foot sculpture in Spoleto in 1962 to her four forty-foot columns in the Federal Plaza, New York, her work ranges in varying scales across three continents. This title presents an illustrated biography of her life's work.

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The rise of the exhibition as critical form and artistic medium, from Robert Smithson's antimodernist non-sites in 1968 to today's institutional gravitation toward the participatory.

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Authored by a prominent ornithologist and featuring a meticulously curated collection of the world's best bird art from 1600 to the present.

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A celebration of British birds and their songs, from the sought-after artist Madeleine Floyd. Some 50 of her exquisite drawings of birds, along with their specific eggs are captured here for fans of her work and wildlife enthusiasts.

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A dazzling celebration of one of the most acclaimed illustrators working today, available in a limited, slipcased edition.

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Black (True Colours) is a short course in unlocking your creative self - perfect for budding artists of all ages who are keen to try out different techniques and materials and begin their artistic journey.