Electronic means of communication have their advantages, speed and wide distribution chief among them. At times, however, today’s technology can feel slippery, abstract, and anonymous, disconnected from real humans or anything humans... Read More

Some people / Eventually may be appraised / By the value of the garbage / They collected on the way. These poems and short-short prose pieces represent conversations with God, atoms, souls and grand existential issues. Subjects stressed... Read More

Southwestern Style.Vibrant colors and varied light play off of figures and settings in Rivera’s inspired portraits. In the oversize "Elias Rivera" (Hudson Hills Press, 12 x 15, 200 color plates, 244 pages, hardcover, $65.00,... Read More

Sensuous Style:The outrageous Tamara de Lempicka dazzled with her beauty, extravagant wardrobe, fondness for jewels, and—most of all—her unmistakable art. Lempicka: The Artist, The Woman, The Legend, edited by Suzanne Tise-Isoré,... Read More

French Finery: “To be in Paris without seeing fashion is to have one’s eyes closed”: a statement from the Marquis de Caraccioli, written in 1772, begins this examination of Parisian fashion. "Fashion Show" by Pamela A. Parmal and... Read More

Curious Collection: “Oceanic art is a mysterious realm for most Westerners. When we first encounter it in a gallery of a museum, we perhaps sense that there is something in these strange masks that is a little frightening,” writes... Read More

A visually striking book, "Watercolor by Design" is a hardworking hands-on guide for watercolorists, yet its coffee table good looks and discussion of design principles offer inspiration to visual artists in every medium. Author and... Read More

Fascinating Fashions: In the 1920s, American women morphed from alabaster Victorian homemakers to painted jazz babies. The conformist ‘50s mom vacuuming in heels made way for braless, mini-skirted, go-go-booted iconoclasts. Thirty... Read More