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Art Books Feature Writer: Katherine Kuzma-Beck

Every kind of art book brings with it its own sort of thrill. Art historical texts and fictional recreations often bring to the reader a culture and society that have since passed, but have left to the world an impressive body of work.

Art Books covers titles related to a variety of topics including visual expression, such as painting, sculpture, architecture, drawing, calligraphy, photography and textiles. The website's subject matter spans globally and covers periods that range from antiquity to modern times.In addition, general and scholarly volumes from museums, other academic publishers and independent presses are discussed in this section as well as not-so-scholarly depictions of art through the historical fiction lens.

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Feature Writer Articles in Art Books

 		Jean Helion
Ottinger compiles several essays that paint a clear picture of modern French artist, Jean Helion.
On the Art of the First Cities
Art of the First Cities offers detailed and precise informative material to its readers.
I Was Vermeer
In 1945, a Dutch art dealer was arrested for selling a Vermeer to a Nazi and imprisoned for treason upon penalty of death - yet how could he admit to being a forger?
Asylum
New York based photographer Christopher Payne, focuses his photographic work on the seemingly forgotten subject of true American architecture.
Living the Creative Life
Rice Freeman-Zachery compiles answers from 15 famous artists from a variety of mediums on how to live creatively.
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Contributing Articles in Art Books

 		Essential Vincent Van Gogh
This coffee table book of Vincent Van Gogh's work is beautifully laid out, easy to read, full of gorgeous reproductions and many interesting facts.
Five of the Best Coffee Table Books
Beautiful images and witty captions make the best coffee table books perfect for leisurely perusing.
Angels – A Pop-Up Book by Chuck Fischer
Chuck Fischer's Angels: A Pop-Up Book brings angels to life for audiences and believers of any age.
The Hoerengracht – Book Review
The Hoerengracht evolved after many visits by the Kienholzes to Amsterdam's red light district where they interviewed the girls and gathered information about their life.
Identity and Identification – Catalogue Review
Who are we? How do we identify ourselves? What makes us unique? How is our concept of self shaped by biological, philosophical, historical and socio-political issues?
Maharaja – the Splendour of India's Royal Courts
This book explores changing tastes and lifestyles within India's royal courts in the 200 years leading up to Independence in 1947, and the role of maharajas thereafter.
Frank Auerbach The London Building Sites 1952–62
Frank Auerbach's series of 14 building-site paintings are the subject of this book. It explores his life and work and presents the results of new research into his art.
Moctezuma Aztec Ruler – Catalogue Review
The life, death and legacy of Moctezuma II is examined through art, sculptures, monuments, gold, and gold jewellery, codices, archaeological discoveries and new research.
Masterpieces of World Ceramics – Book Review
Publication marks the opening of the V&A's new Ceramics Galleries. It sets out 5,000 years of pottery manufacture through 120 of the finest items in the V&A collection.
Transcendental Values and the Photographer
Beauty In Photography is a collection of essays on the nature of photography as art: creating it, judging it, and relating to it.
Photography Led by the Spirit
Krist's guide is a delicious balance of his own artistic philosophies from a lifetime of photographing in various contexts and the more technical aspects of the trade.
Braving the Art of Watercolor Painting
Alwyn Crashaw's accessible introduction to the art of watercolor painting puts a difficult medium within a beginner's reach.
Wabi-Sabi, an Endangered Aesthetic?
In his book, Wabi-Sabi for Artists, Designers, Poets & Philosophers, Leonard Koren invites us to (re)discover the central pillar of Japanese aesthetics.
Wallace Collection Children's Art Book – Review
A book for children encourages them to look at and engage with art, so that as they grow up they will be able to understand and appreciate art, art galleries and museums
The Bible in Pictures – Book Review
Lucas Cranach provided 117 images for Martin Luther's Bible of 1534. The history of German Bibles, Cranach's images, and Luther's work is explored by Stephan Fussel.
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