The Essential

  • The Essential
    The Essential
    By James Joyce

    The texts are supplemented by an introduction and critical and explanatory notes by Harry Levin, a leading authority on Joyce and his works. "Awe-inspiring genius.

  • The Essential: Mark Rothko
    The Essential: Mark Rothko
    By Klaus Ottmann

    Mark Rothko (1903-1970) is generally considered the preeminent artist of the group of painters who reinvented American art and became known as the Abstract Expressionists.

  • The Essential: Andy Warhol
    The Essential: Andy Warhol
    By Abrams

    Regarded as the prince of Pop Art, he took everyday images - Marylin Monroe, the Empire State Building and dollar bill - and transformed them into works of art via repetition. This book looks at his life and work.

  • The Essential: Grandma Moses
    The Essential: Grandma Moses
    By Jane Kallir

    Describes the life and work of Anna Mary Robertson Moses, the American folk artist commonly known as "Grandma Moses."

  • The Essential: Alexander Calder
    The Essential: Alexander Calder
    By Howard Greenfeld

    Describes the artistic career and major works of Alexander Calder.

  • The Essential: Cindy Sherman
    The Essential: Cindy Sherman
    By Catherine Morris

    Cindy Sherman has had a profound influence on the artists of her generation. Alluring and repellent, her hilarious art treats issues of femininity, the role of women in society, sexuality,...

  • The Essential: Joseph Cornell
    The Essential: Joseph Cornell
    By Ingrid Schaffner

    Describes the artistic career and major works of Joseph Cornell.

  • The Essential
    The Essential
    By Graham Robson

    ... BMC front- wheel - drive saloon . Only the mass - market Austin and Morris types sold faster than the MG . FWL 568F First along , in spring 1967 was what enthusiasts called the ' MG 1275 ' , for it was really the 1100 ... 1100/1300 SALOON.

  • The Essential: Louis Comfort Tiffany
    The Essential: Louis Comfort Tiffany
    By William Warmus

    In a portrait filled with surprises, we learn about the life and work of Louis Comfort Tiffany, whose magnificent stained-glass lamps were created to shield the harsh rays of Edison's just-invented lightbulbs.