Jack Perry Brown

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Richard Estes' Realism

Essential for all libraries collecting in the field of American or contemporary art.
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The Image of the Black in Western Art. Vol. 5, Pt. 1: The Twentieth Century; The Impact of Africa

Both a reflection of its evolving times and an agent in their evolution, this title is appropriate for both academic and public library collections.
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Weegee: Murder Is My Business

For all collections.
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The Work of Art in the World: Civic Agency and Public Humanities

The question of art as social agent is an important one. This title, while providing some examples, is a work in progress. An optional purchase.
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Artspeak: A Guide to Contemporary Ideas, Movements, and Buzzwords, 1945 to the Present

The index and color illustrations were not seen at the time of review, but this is an essential update for all libraries dealing with movements in later 20th- and early 21st-century art movements.
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The Books That Shaped Art History: From Gombrich and Greenberg to Alpers and Krauss

Though the subject matter means that this book's audience will be students and scholars, the general level of writing is quite accessible for the nonspecialist. Useful as an overview of Western art history over the past century and its evolving methodology. Recommended.
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The Civil War and American Art

Harvey skillfully integrates literature and journalism into a thoughtful and rich narrative of this pivotal period. An important cohesive assessment for scholars that is also broadly accessible and well-illustrated, this book is recommended for all collections.
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A Higher Contemplation

Highly recommended for general readers and art history collections.
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The Land of Unlikeness

Falkenburg's arguments are wide-ranging and demand substantial knowledge of the period and its religious and philosophical thought. While its points are not always felicitously phrased, the book's myriad detail illustrations are helpful. Essential for advanced art history collections.
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