These are ideal conditions for the creation of art. So it should come as no surprise that some of the best books published in the last hundred years are children’s picture books. But still ...

A good picture book doesn’t just teach children to read and love books. It also develops imagination and teaches them to understand art. Anthony Browne, British author and illustrator of ...

She is a course director of the women and art study program at Sotheby’s London, and the occasion was the publication of her new book, “Women in the Picture: What Culture Does With Female ...

"Picture books, in the present era, enjoy a status as a culture form to be enjoyed by people of all ages. It is a precious and versatile art that has already left the confines of paper behind ...

Here’s a sampling of books published on the the topic ... of The Rocky Horror Picture Show fame. There’s great art, creepy dolls, and even a collection of crumpled pieces of paper.

Picture book ... to pre-Columbian Mexican art. “It’s ancient-looking but stylized,” which he felt fittingly honors the cultural and historical contexts of his books. Marcus mentioned another ...

The art critics of The Times select their favorites from this year’s crop of art books. By Holland Cotter ... issued publication devoted to that picture is an indispensable companion volume ...

By Holland Cotter Jason Farago and Walker Mimms Say what you will about digital futures, print still rules when it comes to art books ... best way to appreciate a picture was not with the eyes ...

We have seen this with books by John Green and Jodi Picoult in Utah and Florida. Even Maus, Art Spiegelman’s Pulitzer ... Even a number of children’s picture books that represent same sex ...

He received the 1969 Caldecott Medal, awarded to the illustrator of the year’s most distinguished picture book ... rest of his life to art, creating more than 40 books for children and young ...

Hessel was spurred to action in 2015 after attending an art fair featuring thousands of ... “Women in the Picture: What Culture Does With Female Bodies.” Thrilling as it is to meet these ...