Spring 2023 New Books: Humanities

Much has been written about the popular kachina dolls carved by the Hopi Indians of northern Arizona, but little has been revealed about the artistry behind them.

A celebratory visual chronicle of the many ways in which Black Americans have used portraiture to envision themselves

The main character of this extraordinary graphic novel is not a person but an idea--the school of Bauhaus, which arose in the wake of World War I, and emerged as the fundamental reference point for virtually every avant-garde artistic movement that followed.

An authoritative look at William Blake's life and enduring relevance as a prophetic artist, poet, and printmaker

Notorious bad boy of Italian painting, the artist was at once celebrated and controversial: Violent in temper, precise in technique, a creative master, and a man on the run.

An accessible guide to the foremost figure in Venetian Renaissance painting, tracing Bellini's personal artistic development within historical context.

A new and exciting interpretation of Bosch's masterpiece, repositioning the triptych as a history of humanity and the natural world.

A tribute to the master of Urbino on the occasion of the 500th anniversary of his death.

The dramatic untold story of the Weavers, the hit-making folk-pop quartet destroyed with the aid of the United States government -- and who changed the world, anyway.

Have you ever wanted to create your own ceramics but had no idea how to begin? Expert ceramicist Melisa Dora teaches you everything you need to know to make exquisite ceramic tableware.

The ultimate illustrated guide for sourcing, processing and using wild clay.

Mariano Fortuny y Madrazo (1871-1949) was a polymath who experimented in a variety of media including electric lighting, stage design, photography, the development of pigments, and textile and garment design.

The fascinating story of the American art pottery movement told through hundreds of distinctive works.

Learn about key concepts behind the world's most incredible buildings in The Architecture Book.

The multimillion-copy bestselling modern classic of autobiographical fiction about a young woman's struggle with mental health, featuring a new foreword by Esmé Weijun Wang, the New York Times bestselling author of The Collected Schizophrenias, and a new afterword by the author.