Print Publications The Collection › Print Publications Print Publications Collection Print Publications Digital Publications Page secondary navigation Subject: All All Best Sellers New Titles African American Ancient and Byzantine Architecture and Design Asian Children's Contemporary European Decorative Arts Modern Photography Prints and Drawings Textiles Museum Studies Out-of-Print Titles Online Scholarly Catalogues European Painting and Sculpture Guides Art of the Americas Showing 135 print publications The Art Institute of Chicago: The Essential Guide This revised and expanded edition of the Essential Guide features more than three hundred objects that span the breadth of the museum’s esteemed collection. Each work is reproduced in full color and discussed in a brief and lively entry. Charles White: A Retrospective Charles White is best known for bold, large-scale paintings and drawings of African Americans, meticulously executed works that depict human relationships and socioeconomic struggles with a remarkable sensitivity. Georg Jensen: Scandinavian Design for Living Georg Jensen’s eponymous firm has stood at the forefront of domestic design for over a century by combining an innovative and experimental spirit with a commitment to traditional craftsmanship. Max Lamb: Exercises in Seating One of the most exciting designers working today, Max Lamb (b. 1980) has received international acclaim for his innovative experiments with materials, craft, and technology. Drawn to the form of the chair and its relationship to the human body, Lamb has explored many different inventive outcomes in his ever-evolving Exercises in Seating project. Zhang Peili: Record. Repeat Considered the first Chinese artist to work in video, Zhang Peili manipulates perspective, close-ups, and framing to create astonishing recordings of banal repeated actions, such as breaking glass, reading, washing, shaving, and blowing bubble gum. Gauguin: Artist as Alchemist Surveying the full scope of his experiments in different media and formats—clay, works on paper, wood, and paint, as well as furniture and decorative friezes—this volume delves into Paul Gauguin’s enduring interest in craft and applied arts. Revoliutsiia! Demonstratsiia! Soviet Art Put to the Test Published on the centenary of the Russian Revolution, this landmark book gathers information from the forefront of current research in early Soviet art, and how the images incorporated and conveyed Soviet values. American Silver in the Art Institute of Chicago The history of American silver offers invaluable insights into the economic and cultural history of the nation itself. Published here for the first time, the Art Institute of Chicago’s superb collection embodies innovation and beauty from the colonial era to the present. Tarsila do Amaral: Inventing Modern Art in Brazil Tarsila do Amaral (1886–1973) was a central figure at the genesis of modern art in her native Brazil, and her influence reverberates throughout 20th- and 21st-century art. Along the Lines: Selected Drawings by Saul Steinberg A lively book that traverses forty years of drawing and satire by a celebrated cartoonist and postwar artist. Paintings at the Art Institute of Chicago: Highlights of the Collection An updated selection of extraordinary paintings at the Art Institute of Chicago, featuring works from around the globe and dating from ancient Egypt to the present day. As Seen: Exhibitions that Made Architecture and Design History This fascinating volume examines the impact of eleven groundbreaking architecture and design exhibitions held between 1956 and 2006, revealing how they have shaped contemporary understanding and practice of these fields. Color the Classics: The Art Institute of Chicago Color the Classics lets you put your own creative spin on 30 masterpieces—including Grant Wood’s American Gothic and Claude Monet’s Water Lilies—that are part of the Art Institute of Chicago’s vast collection. Aleksandr Zhitomirsky: Photomontage as a Weapon of World War II and the Cold War The first comprehensive study in English of the Soviet propaganda artist Aleksandr Zhitomirsky, who conceived and deployed his striking photomontages as a political weapon. Van Gogh’s Bedrooms Vincent van Gogh’s The Bedroom is arguably the most famous depiction of a bedroom in the history of art. The artist made three versions of the work. This book is the first in-depth study of their making and their meaning to the artist. Next Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Page 3 Share