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Tuesday 26 January 2010Rackstraw Downes: Onsite Paintings 1972–2008
Published by D Giles Limited in association with the Parrish Art Museum, Rackstraw Downes: Onsite Paintings 1972–2008 is an important overview of the work and methods of this British-born ‘realist’ panoramic painter (b. 1939) who was given the MacArthur Fellowship genius award in 2009. It features a fascinating interview with the artist which offers an insight into his creative process over the......Continue reading
Tuesday 26 January 2010Fairfield Porter: Raw- The Creative Process of an American Master
Published by D Giles Limited in association with the Parrish Art Museum, Fairfield Porter: Raw–The Creative Process of an American Master is an accessible and highly illustrated survey of the key developments in the career of this major post-war American realist painter (1907–1975), whose studio was based in Long Island’s East End. Continue reading
Tuesday 3 November 2009Fields of Vision: evocative images of a vanished world
Following the publication in September 2008 of the first three titles featuring the Library of Congress’ remarkable collection of Farm Security Administration (FSA) and Office of War Information (OWI) photographs, the series continues with works by John Vachon, Esther Bubley and Jack Delano
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Wednesday 7 October 2009An Extraordinary Moment of Artistic Collaboration
Published by D Giles Limited in association with the Museum of Biblical Art, New York, Uneasy Communion: Jews, Christians, and the Altarpieces of Medieval Spain is a beautifully illustrated volume which provides a fascinating study of the production of altarpieces in late medieval Spain and the artistic overlap between the Jewish and Christian communities that this industry spawned Continue reading
Wednesday 7 October 2009Perspectives on Medieval Art: Seeing the Medieval Today
Published by the Museum of Biblical Art, New York in association with D Giles Limited Perspectives on Medieval Art: Learning through Looking examines medieval art from a number of different viewpoints to reveal how the art of the Middle Ages provides a unique insight into the wider issues of medieval politics and culture, as well as society’s longing for ecclesiastical drama, the desires of......Continue reading
Wednesday 7 October 2009Records of Our National Life - journey through American history
With a mix of pithy, well-focused essays, together with an illustrated chronology, this new volume published by D Giles Limited and the Foundation for the National Archives, celebrating the 75th anniversary at the U.S. National Archives, takes the reader on a journey through American history. All facets of the American story emerge here, from the noble to the ignoble, the monumental to the......Continue reading
Wednesday 7 October 2009New publication accompanies first exhibition in America to survey full range of Sèvres porcelain
Published by D Giles Limited in association with Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens in Washington, D.C, Sèvres Then and Now: Tradition and Innovation in Porcelain, 1750–2000, showcases the longstanding achievements of the French porcelain factory, in particular its unparalleled invention and creativity over three centuries. Continue reading
Thursday 1 October 2009Tobi Kahn: Sacred Spaces for the 21st-Century
Published by D Giles Limited, London in association with the Museum of Biblical Art, New York, this new volume focuses both on Tobi Kahn’s large canvasses and his three dimensional architectural works for private spiritual spaces, and will be an important milestone in appraising the development of his work over the past two decades Continue reading
Wednesday 30 September 2009Anne Truitt: Perception and Reflection
Anne Truitt: Perception and Reflection is the first complete monograph of the artist, and includes a full survey of 50 of her sculptures and over 40 two-dimensional works made during the artist’s 40-year career, up to her death in 2004. It will be published by D Giles Limited, London in association with the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in October 2009.
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Tuesday 29 September 2009Scripture for the Eyes
Published by the Museum of Biblical Art, New York in association with D Giles Limited, this ground-breaking new book explores the central role played by scriptural prints of the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries, during one of the most complex periods of religious transformation in early modern European culture. Continue reading
