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24 books with the same feel
Include books by the same authorThe Andy Warhol Diaries
Andy Warhol, Pat Hackett · 841 pages
Now in trade paperback, the sensational national bestseller that turns the spotlight on one of the most influential and controversial figures of our time. These pages are filled with previously undisclosed facts about the lives and loves of the irch and famous--from royalty to movie and music stars to renowned artists.
The Autobiography Of Benvenuto Cellini
Benvenuto Cellini · 496 pages
Confessions of an Art Addict
Peggy Guggenheim · 175 pages
Peggy Guggenheim was born into affluence and a lavish lifestyle. Bored with her seemingly "pedestrian" life in New York, she headed for Europe in 1921, where she would sow the seeds for a future as one of modern art's most important and influential figures. In the midst of Europe's avant-garde circles. she reveled in her love affairs with prominent artists and also became a serious collector. Her
Caveat Emptor: The Secret Life of an American Art Forger
Ken Perenyi · 368 pages
Ten years after the case was closed by the FBI, an artist with an uncanny ability to mimic the work of the old masters confesses and describes his thirty-year career as a professional art forger.
Chuck Amuck: The Life and Time of an Animated Cartoonist
Chuck Jones · 278 pages
A Year With Swollen Appendices
Brian Eno · 424 pages
It's Kind Of A Cute Story
Rolly Crump, Jeff Heimbuch · 192 pages
Bill Peet: An Autobiography
Bill Peet · 190 pages
The well-known author and illustrator relates the story of his life and work.
Drawing Blood
Molly Crabapple · 345 pages
The underground artist and journalist presents a memoir of her years between September 11 and the Occupy movement in New York City to discuss the impact of historical events on her work and her decision to become a witness journalist. "In language that is fresh, visceral, and deeply moving--and illustrations that are irreverent and gorgeous--here is a memoir that will change the way you think abo
Walk Through Walls: A Memoir
Marina Abramovic · 370 pages
The child of Communist war-hero parents under Tito's regime in postwar Yugoslavia, Marina Abramović was raised with a relentless work ethic. Even as she was beginning to build an international artistic career, she lived at home under her mother's abusive control, strictly obeying a 10 p.m. curfew. But nothing could quell her insatiable curiosity, her desire to connect with people, or her distinctl
A Drifting Life
Yoshihiro Tatsumi · 855 pages
The Strange Case of Edward Gorey
Alexander Theroux · 82 pages
Noa Noa
Paul Gauguin · 148 pages
Paul Gauguin fled what he called "filthy Europe" in 1891 to what he hoped would be an unspoiled paradise, Tahiti. He painted 66 magnificent can vases during the first two years he spent there and kept notes from which he later wrote Noa Noa—a journal recording his thoughts and impressions of that time. Noa Noa—the most widely known of Gauguin's writings—is reproduced here from a rare early editio
Still Life with Oysters and Lemon: On Objects and Intimacy
Mark Doty · 75 pages
Frida: A Biography of Frida Kahlo
Hayden Herrera · 528 pages
Life with Picasso
Francoise Gilot · 373 pages
Extensive portrait of the artist written by a woman who lived with him for 11 years and was the mother of two of his children.
Portrait of an Artist: A Biography of Georgia O'Keeffe
Laurie Lisle · 447 pages
This chronicle of the life and career of a unique modern artist is based on her correspondence and interviews with friends, relatives, and colleagues.
The Letters of Vincent van Gogh
Vincent van Gogh · 351 pages
Most unusually among major painters, Vincent van Gogh (1853-90) was also an accomplished writer. His letters provide both a unique self-portrait and a vivid picture of the contemporary cultural scene. Van Gogh emerges as a complex but captivating personality, struggling with utter integrity to fulfil his artistic destiny. This major new edition, which is based on an entirely new translation, rein
Leonardo da Vinci
Walter Isaacson · 616 pages
The author of the acclaimed bestsellers Steve Jobs, Einstein, and Benjamin Franklin brings Leonardo da Vinci to life in this exciting new biography. Based on thousands of pages from Leonardo’s astonishing notebooks and new discoveries about his life and work, Walter Isaacson weaves a narrative that connects his art to his science. He shows how Leonardo’s genius was based on skills we can improv
The Duke of Deception
Geoffrey Wolff · 275 pages