World Impressionism: The International Movement, 1860-1920
In a much-needed, revelatory survey, impressionism is seen not as a French school but as a major event in the world's visual culture. The luminous palette and spontaneous brushwork of Renoir, Monet Continue reading »
The Power of Feminist Art: The American Movement of the 1970s, History and Impact
An exciting testament to the power and enduring impact of feminist art of the 1970s, this visually overwhelming volume combines 245 illustrations, nearly half in color, with essays and interviews by Continue reading »
In this incendiary follow-up to Survivor Injustice, which drew parallels between abortion bans and domestic abuse, Jezebel staff writer Cheung surveys the “gruesome horrors” Continue reading »
The Franklin Stove: An Unintended American Revolution
Joyce E Chaplin
Historian Chaplin (The First Scientific American) provides an enthralling exploration of Benjamin Franklin’s little-remembered but most commercially successful invention. The Continue reading »
Nothing More of This Land: Community, Power, and the Search for Indigenous Identity
Joseph Lee
Journalist Lee debuts with a potent exploration of what it means to be Indigenous, beginning with his own childhood spent summering on Martha’s Vineyard, the Wampanoag homeland, Continue reading »
The Aviator and the Showman: Amelia Earhart, George Putnam, and the Marriage That Made an American Icon
Laurie Gwen Shapiro
The tragic death of Amelia Earhart owed as much to her husband’s Svengali-like machinations as to her limited piloting skills, according to this canny dual biography. Journalist Continue reading »