Lucie-Smith, Edward

Presents short biographies of one hundred significant twentieth-century artists, each illustrated with important works, self-portraits, and photographs; grouped according to style and era.

Traces Albert Paley's development as an artist, following the logic that led him from his career as a jeweler into a monumental sculptor; addresses the debate over art versus craft; and includes photographs of Paley's work, a chronology, and an exhibition history.

Surveys the life and work of nineteenth-century artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, and includes over eighty color and black-and-white illustrations.

Survey of the various scopes and aims of modern art featuring such styles as pop, conceptual, feminist and gay, and neo-expressionism.

Discusses some of the best and most significant work of different groups, schools, and periods of American Realism, ranging from before the Revolutionary War and continuing through the Postmodern era, and includes 250 black-and-white and color reproductions.

Examines the trends and development of art in the 1980s and focuses on new regional centers and their artists.

Text and 275 illustrations chronicle the life and career of twentieth-century American artist Judy Chicago, providing in-depth descriptions of her major works and their development, including commentary from the artist herself.