Artist's Studio: A Cultural History - A Times Best Art Book of 2022
A 'TIMES' BEST ART BOOK OF 2022 ___________________________________________ An exciting narrative and visual history of the artist's studio, examining the myth and reality of the creative space from early times to today. The artist's workplace has...
Dictionary of Subjects and Symbols in Art
The understanding and enjoyment of a work of art depends as much on the story it depicts as on the artist's execution of it. But what were once biblical or classical commonplaces are not so readily recognizable today. This book relates in a succin...
Illustrated Dictionary Of Symbols In Eastern And Western Art
"A Companion volume to James Hall's perennial seller Dictionary of Subjects & Symbols in Art. which deals with the subject matter of Christian and Western art, the present volume includes the art of Egypt, the ancient Near East, Christian...
Self-Portrait
In this broad cultural survey, James Hall brilliantly maps the history of self-portraiture, from the earliest myths of Narcissus and the Christian tradition of 'bearing witness' to the prolific self-image-making of today's contemporary artists. Al...
Tropical Freeze
In an exotic blue-water locale where greed and criminality thrive, the mysterious disappearance of Thorn's boyhood friend Gaeton Richards, an FBI agent, entangles Thorn in a web of violence and intrigue that takes him from seamy local bars to glit...
Power of Color
Revealing the power of color as physical medium, a key to interpretation, and a mediator of social and political change "This excellently illustrated volume . . . will serve as a comprehensive survey on color in Western painting from the fift...
Michelangelo's 'Last Judgment'
Michelangelo's Last Judgment was the most criticized and discussed painting of the sixteenth century. The subject of the Last Judgment has been a barometer of cultural mood throughout history. It can be interpreted, as Michelangelo did, as the mom...
Under Cover of Daylight
James W. Hall's haunting debut novel first introduced the rugged character Thorn and the breathtaking South Florida landscape where he lives. Thorn's past includes a savage act of revenge on the drunken hit-and-run killer of his parents. Now, fift...
Wild Fruits, Berries, Nuts & Flowers
Wild Fruits, Berries, Nuts & Flowers
Mary, Mother and Warrior
A Mother who nurtures, empathizes, and heals... a Warrior who defends, empowers, and resists oppression... the Virgin Mary plays many roles for the peoples of Spain and Spanish-speaking America. Devotion to the Virgin inspired and sustained mediev...