European Painting and Sculpture after 1800
The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston houses a world-famous collection of European painting and sculpture, including such masterpieces as Renoir鈥檚 Dance at...
Megacities Asia
An unprecedented rate of urbanization over the last fifty years has caused more than half of the world鈥檚 megacities鈥攚ith populations of ten million or...
William Merritt Chase
Praised for his jewel-like landscapes, urban park scenes, and sympathetic images of women, William Merritt Chase was a leading American Impressionist...
Contemporary Art
Contemporary art is a vast and complex field encompassing artists, ideas, and trends from every imaginable cultural and geographical background. This...
The Performance Art of Marilyn Arsem
Marilyn Arsem has created over 180 works of performance art since 1975, and in the process she has helped to define the genre itself. This monograph...
Crafted
Objects in Flux
Contemporary art in craft media presents a profusion of paradoxes. It bridges ancient traditions and state-of-the-art technologies, cutting-edge...
Class Distinctions
Dutch Painting in the Age of Rembrandt and Vermeer
The Dutch Republic in the 17th century was home to one of the greatest flowerings of painting in the history of Western art. Freed from the...
Made in the Americas
The New World Discovers Asia
Made in the Americas reveals the largely overlooked history of the profound influence of Asia on the arts of the colonial Americas. Beginning in the...
Childe Hassam
At Dusk: Boston Common at Twilight
This vivid account of Childe Hassam鈥檚 1880s cityscape chronicles one of Boston鈥檚 best-loved paintings. The rosy rusty tones, cozy trio, and quiet...
Ink, Silk, and Gold
Islamic Art from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Ink, Silk, and Gold explores the dynamic and complex traditions of Islamic art through more than 115 major works in a dazzling array of media...