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Book Cover for: Art History: A Critical Introduction to Its Methods: 2nd Edition, Dorothy Price

Art History: A Critical Introduction to Its Methods: 2nd Edition

Dorothy Price
The CourtauldThe Courtauld

Prof Dorothy Price @ProfDorrothy , Professor of Modern and Contemporary Art and Critical Race Art History, reviews this new survey of Käthe Kollwitz's artistic career for The Art Newspaper. Read all about it here: https://t.co/3XG0r4BFYn

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Book Cover for: White Egrets: Poems, Derek Walcott

White Egrets: Poems

Derek Walcott
The CourtauldThe Courtauld

"Peter, I'm glad you asked me along, but here is the question everyone will ask..." ✍️ Peter Doig made this portrait of Derek Walcott as the poster for a reading of one of the poems he wrote in 2016, inspired by Doig's paintings. 🎟 until 29 May: https://t.co/2X1OP2J6NP https://t.co/GfrbNND7qF

Paperback, 2011

$15.00Member price:$7.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Fashion: A Very Short Introduction, Rebecca Arnold

Fashion: A Very Short Introduction

Rebecca Arnold
The CourtauldThe Courtauld

Bande à parte, a fashion podcast hosted by Dr Rebecca Arnold, Senior Lecturer in History of Dress and Textiles at The Courtauld, and Beatrice Behlen of @MuseumofLondon has made the @guardian's best podcast of the week list. Listen here: https://t.co/wyCNpGcY6s https://t.co/AGOWvOu6NF

Paperback, 2009

$12.99Member price:$6.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Politics of the Ordinary: Care, Ethics, and Forms of Life, S. Laugier

Politics of the Ordinary: Care, Ethics, and Forms of Life

S. Laugier
The CourtauldThe Courtauld

The Courtauld and The Sotiris Felios Collection present the exhibition 'Poetics of the Ordinary: Still Lifes from the Sotiris Felios Collection' curated by Kirk Patrick H. Testa, who recently graduated from the MA History of Art programme: https://t.co/f1EwZOjIeC

Paperback, 2020

$32.00Member price:$32.00 + Free shipping0% off(Limited Discount Book)
Book Cover for: Reflections: Contemporary Art of the Middle East and North Africa, Venetia Porter

Reflections: Contemporary Art of the Middle East and North Africa

Venetia Porter
The CourtauldThe Courtauld

Register now for our online Summer School course ‘Body Politics: Gender and Sexuality in the Modern and Contemporary Art of the Middle East and North Africa’. Find out more: https://t.co/ySQGJKbXSJ https://t.co/FOqOrh2JeT

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Book Cover for: Project Space, Ian Graham

Project Space

Ian Graham
The CourtauldThe Courtauld

There is still time to see our latest Project Space display - A Modern Masterpiece: Wyndham Lewis, Helen Saunders and Praxitella - which tells the story of the extraordinary discovery of an important lost masterpiece by Saunders. Open until 12 Feb https://t.co/Ch4G4rzHOl https://t.co/7QuXWUp2un

Hardcover, 2019

$30.27Member price:$28.76 + Free shipping5% off
Book Cover for: The Courtauld: Highlights, Ernst Vegelin Van Claerbergen

The Courtauld: Highlights

Ernst Vegelin Van Claerbergen
The CourtauldThe Courtauld

📷 Dr Ernst Vegelin Van Claerbergen, Head of The Courtauld Gallery © Photo by Jim Winslet

Paperback, 2022

$19.95Member price:$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book