Tag Archives: History/General
The Louvre
by James GardnerThe fascinating and little-known story of the Louvre, from its inception as a humble fortress to its transformation into the palatial residence of the…
The Wreck of the Medusa
by Jonathan Miles“A fascinating look into the machinations of Restoration France revolving around the horrific wreck of an Africa-bound ship and the famed painting it inspired…
True Colors
by Anthony Haden-Guest“A literate, knowledgeable, and highly personal voyage through the turbulence of the art world from 1973 to the present. One would be hard-pressed to…
Lewis Mumford
by Donald Miller‘serious and substantial. . . . The value of this biography is its painstaking and competent assemblage of sources that explain Mr. Mumford’s character…
The Grove Book of Art Writing
by Martin Gayford“Wonderfully direct excerpts from the correspondence, missives, interviews and essays of artists . . . [A] series of . . . revelatory pronouncements by a plethora of artists and critics.” –Publishers Weekly…
The Dark Clue
by James Wilson“A luscious Victorian thriller that . . . sends two characters from [Wilkie Collins’ The Woman in White] on a brilliant literary mission. . . . We are soon exposed to the dark heart of a city that never loses its fascination.” –Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book Review…
a: A Novel
by Andy Warhol“Hellish hymns from Amphetamine Heaven, the vox populi of the Velvet Underground . . . These people are witty and they are grand, they…
