Books
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The Best Books for Learning Art History
Looking for some reading material for your art history adventure? Let me recommend some great books (and a few online alternatives).
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Louise Moillon – a new book about an intriguing still life painter
Louise Moillon, an upcoming book by art historian Lesley Stevenson, is about a 17th-century French painter with a short but intriguing career.
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Book Review: The Lost Van Gogh by Jonathan Santlofer
Jonathan Santlofer’s The Lost Van Gogh is a new novel about a self-portrait by Vincent Van Gogh. Find out what I thought of the book before its release.
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Susie M. Barstow – Redefining the Hudson River School
Nancy Siegel’s Susie M. Barstow: Redefining the Hudson River School is the first-ever biography of hugely under-rated artist, teacher, and adventurer.
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Cocktails with a Curator, the Book
Cocktails with a Curator (2022) is the book version of the Frick Collection’s wildly-popular 2020-21 video series of the same title.
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Art is a Tyrant: an Entertaining Biography of Rosa Bonheur
Art is a Tyrant: The Unconventional Life of Rosa Bonheur is Catherine Hewitt’s really enjoyable new biography of French animal painter Rosa Bonheur.
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The Dig: a Book and Movie About Sutton Hoo
A new movie called The Dig, based on a novel of the same name, tells a fictionalized version of the Sutton Hoo treasures’ discovery.
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The Fascinating Story of Belle da Costa Greene
If you’re interested in notable bibliophiles, awesome women, or African-American history, I recommend Heidi Ardizzone’s biography of Belle da Costa Greene.
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A New Graphic Novel Introduces Edmonia Lewis
As a big fan of 19th-century sculptor Edmonia Lewis, I was excited to find out that she’s now the subject of a new graphic novel, Seen: Edmonia Lewis.
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Michelangelo Comes to Life in Irving Stone’s The Agony and the Ecstasy
The Agony and the Ecstasy is a 1961 biographical novel about Michelangelo. Here’s why I’m glad that people kept pushing me to read this book.
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Some of My Favorite Art Books
Here are fifteen entertaining, informative, and highly readable art-related books that I have personally read and loved.
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Christine Coulson’s Metropolitan Stories: an Ode to the Met
Christine Coulson’s Metropolitan Stories: A Novel is a beautiful, whimsical poetic ode to one of the world’s most significant art museums – the Met.
