Art historian David Lubin examines the work of six nineteenth-century American artists to show how their paintings both embraced and resisted dominant social va

This book features photographs taken for the Farm Security Administration by ten renowned photographers, featuring scenes from regions throughout the United Sta

A National Book Award winner mines photographic gold to show—and tell—the story of the Great Depression. In an exquisitely curated volume of 140 full-color

Henri Peyre (1901-1988), a giant figure in French studies, did more to introduce Americans to the modern literature and culture of French than any other person.

Picturing the Nation presents a visual history of modern India and explores visual representations of India from the late nineteenth to the late twentieth centu