"...A landmark volume that presents three centuries of US art through a broad array of historical texts, including writings by artists, critics, patrons, litera

John Adams on the arts -- The Nation vs. Prang et Co. -- Should women artists marry? -- Dorothea Lange on documentary photography -- Emory Douglas, the Black Pa

What do we mean when we call a work of art `beautiful`? How have artists responded to changing notions of the beautiful? Which works of art have been called bea

"Made in California is divided into five twenty-year sections, each including a narrative essay discussing the history of that era and highlighting topics relev

Architecture and Design in Europe and America, 1750-2000 is an unprecedented teaching anthology that surveys the history of European and American architecture a