National Network for Equitable Library Service

Drawing on examples from folklore and literature, history and tribal customs, economics and modern copyright law, Lewis Hyde demonstrates how our society, governed by the marketplace, is poorly equ

Andrew Farkas reports on his bold explorations of the indoors--the waiting rooms, kitchens, malls, bars, theaters, roadside motel rooms, and other places that feature temperature control, protectio

David Sipress, a dreamer and obsessive drawer living with his Upper West Side family in the age of JFK and Sputnik, goes hazy when it comes to the ceaselessly imparted lessons-on-life from his meti

Georgia O'Keeffe, renowned for her fierce independence and unique artistic vision, had a personal mystique as intriguing and enduring as her bold, brilliant canvasses.

Veronique Hyland takes aim at the institutions within the fashion industry while reminding us of the importance of dress and what it means for self-presentation.

Franny Moyle traces and analyzes the life and work of an extraordinary artist against the backdrop of an era of political turbulence and cultural transformation, to which his art offers a subtle an

Augusta Savage, a gifted sculptor of the 1930s, flourished during the Harlem Renaissance, and became a teacher to an entire generation of African American artists, including Jacob Lawrence.

An artist's odyssey from Jim Crow era, Georgia to the Yale Art Gallery.

Have you ever wondered what exactly goes on inside 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue?

To this day, the name "Andy Warhol" conjures his famous images of soup cans and Marilyn Monroe.

Traces the theft of Edvard Munch's "The Scream" from Oslo's National Gallery in 1994, recounting the efforts of art detective Charley Hill to recover the painting in an investig

Drawn from Gaiman's trove of published speeches, poems, and creative manifestos, this book is an embodiment of this remarkable multimedia artist's vision, and a timely call to arms.

Magic Off Main chronicles the life and art of Esther Warkov, a visual artist of Jewish heritage who lives in Winnipeg and paints in a surrealistic and postmodern style.

"In his widely anticipated memoir, Ai Weiwei-one of the world's most famous artists and activists-tells a century-long epic tale of China through the story of his own extraordinary life a

"The wonderful cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris, one of the greatest achievements of European civilization, was on fire. The sight dazed and disturbed us profoundly. I was on the edge of tears.