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Green: The History of a Color

Michel Pastoureau · Princeton University Press
Format: Hardcover

In this beautiful and richly illustrated book, the acclaimed author of Blue and Black presents a fascinating and revealing history of the color green in European societies from prehistoric times to today. Examining the evolving place of green in art, clothes, literature, religion, science,...
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Gardener's Son

Cormac McCarthy · HarperCollins Publishers
Pages: 96
Format: Print book

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Cormac McCarthy's acclaimed first screenplay, the basis for an Emmy-nominated film - a taut, riveting intergenerational drama of fathers and sons, power, inequality, rage, and violence set in post-Civil War South Carolina.Set in Graniteville, South Carolina,...
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Ryan Trecartin: Site Visit

Thomas Miessgang · Walther Konig, Cologne
Pages: 160
Format: Paperback

Los Angeles-based artist Ryan Trecartin (born 1981), whom The New Yorker called "the most consequential artist to have emerged since the 1980s," is best known for his highly stylized videos, often installed in special environments designed by his longtime collaborator, Lizzie...
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The Business of Being an Artist

Daniel Grant · Allworth Press; Fifth Edition edition

The fifth edition of this updated and expanded classic provides visual artists with an in-depth guide to developing and building a career as a professional artist. Veteran art writer Daniel Grant weaves the words and experiences of dozens of practicing artists throughout this informative...
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Shoes: An Illustrated History

Rebecca Shawcross · Bloomsbury Visual Arts
Format: Hardcover

From chopines to stilettos, Louis XIV to Louboutin, Shoes: An Illustrated History is the definitive guide to footwear. Shoes have always been more than just a practical necessity. They reveal the culture of the times in which they were worn – the sexual morals, the social power play,...
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Guitar Tab 2014-2015

Hal Leonard Corp. · Hal Leonard

(Guitar Recorded Versions) . 12 of the year's hottest hits transcribed note-for-note, including: Animals (Maroon 5) * The Devil in I (Slipknot) * Fever (The Black Keys) * Oh Beautiful (Joe Bonamassa) * Riptide (Vance Joy) * Sing (Ed Sheeran) * Something from Nothing...
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