Arts, Design & Photography

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“Mortensen’s imagery is rich with fantastical and grotesque elements reminiscent of Brueghel, Hieronymous Bosch, or Goya.”

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One of the joys of reading is discovery.”

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Private Edens: Beautiful Country Gardens is a lush book that takes you into 21 outstanding east coast country gardens. They are well worth the visit.

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strikes a wonderful balance between an art gallery book and a how-to book for the more creative and adventuresome.”

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Models of Influence will provide the reader with a more than reasonable representation of those models who have influenced or have been major players in the world of fashion since the 1950

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“a force to be reckoned with among its genre.”

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The reader will be fortunate enough to be taken back in time to the 70s via David Wills.

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Create a list of the ten greatest comic book heroes ever and it is bound to include Superman, Batman, Spider-Man, Wolverine, and Wonder Woman.

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"If you are a Banksy fan or at least interested in seeing a collection of his work. This Is Not a Photo Opportunity: The Street Art of Banksy will be a fun read."

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“There is tremendous beauty found in the obscure, forgotten, and lost corners of an artist’s attic. This collection is a peek into Ditko’s attic.”

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Whether or not one can actually learn how to draw/illustrate fashion let alone vintage fashion, remains a mystery.”

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A generation away from the controversies surrounding the photography of Robert Mapplethorpe, art historian Germano Celant has released Robert Mapplethorpe: The Nymph Photography that surve

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“This wonderfully designed work is a tribute to the creative mind of artist Salvador Dalí.”

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an objective, insightful, well researched, heavily documented and illustrated book . . .”

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“This book should be sold in books stores under the crafts and how-to sections rather than in the fashion or design sections.”

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If there has ever been the question as to whether or not fashion should be considered an art form then The Haute Couture Atelier: The Artisans of Fashion surely makes the case.  

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“an exciting, eye opening, and informative read.”

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“Frowick clearly uses the book as a vehicle to show the world that Roy Halston Frowick, aka Halston, was a loving man who fell victim to his own habits, intelligence, and abilities as well

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“. . . a treasure for those who consider themselves fashion obsessed . . .”

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This book will offer countless readings and hours of enjoyment, delivering much more than just pretty pictures.”

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If you take this book as gospel, then you might be lead astray by its contents.”

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“Shake Puppies by Carli Davidson is guaranteed to put a smile on any face!

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Make this a must read for those who are deeply involved and immersed in world of fashion as well for novices who want to use this book as a primer for the history of fashi

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If you can’t devote the next 30 years of your life to running the Metropolitan Museum of Art, but you do have a hunger to learn more about artists and works of art . .

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“The great beauty of this book is that it is truly an exhaustive and almost encyclopedic accounting of one man’s body of work.”

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