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The article focuses on the papers of the 19th-century British art connoisseur and curator George Scharf. The author notes that the papers, which are housed at the National Portrait Gallery in London, England, represent a remarkable repository of unpublished information regarding hundreds of old master paintings. Particular focus is paid to a series of papers relating to the art collections of the industrialist Abraham Darby IV and the art dealer John Watkins Brett. The paintings, which toured the U.S. in the 1830s, are related to early efforts to establish the first American national gallery. In addition, the author comments on the display of the paintings at the "Art Treasures of the United Kingdom" exhibition held in Manchester, England in 1857.

Analyzes the works of American painter Edgar Degas and his social formation by examining letters and documents included in the DeGas-Musson Papers. Development of DeGas' artistic career; DeGas' relationship with his New Orleans family, the Mussons; Musson family's political, economic, and racial attitudes during the American Civil War and Reconstruction; Liquidation and failure of the DeGas family bank.

The article discusses "Guitar," a constructed-paper sculpture made by the artist Pablo Picasso in 1912. It is argued that the paper "Guitar" should be seen as the inaugural work of modern sculpture. The work's relationship to its sequel, the sheet-metal "Guitar" made by Picasso in 1914, is discussed. The author explores how the earlier work is related to contemporary collages and constructions and how it became a conceptual model for subsequent works. The author also suggests that the de-skilled technique used by the artist in the creation of "Guitar" allows the work to reflect on contemporary labor conditions.

Focuses on inscription, ethnicity and ethnography in Jewish art. History of scientific representation; Clues to the history of Christian-Jewish ethnic conflict; Materialization of ethnic genealogy; Circumcision among Christians and Jews; Notarial writing in the inquisition.

Presents an inventory on three volumes of the archives of Renaissance painter Giorgio Vasari at the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut. Highlights of the archives; Document on the work of Vasari on the decoration of the cupola of Florence Cathedral in Italy; Insights on account books in the archives.

The article presents a list of books related to art. It includes "SlideShow: Projected Images in Contemporary Art," by Darsie Alexander, "Roberto Coromina: Pinturas Precisas," edited by Albert Bacells, and "Creating Artists Books," by Sarah Bodman.

The article presents a list of books received by the magazine during the period April-June 2006. Among the titles were "Along Some Rivers: Photographs and Conversations," by Robert Adams, "Museum Skepticism: A History of the Display of Art in Public Galleries," by David Carrier and "The Preference for the Primitive: Episodes in the History of Western Taste and Art," by E. H. Gombrich.

The article lists books published on the arts including "A Maryland Sampling: Girlhood Embroidery" by Gloria Seaman Allen, "Conservation Treatment Methodology" by Barbara Appelbaum, and "The Coral Mind" by Stephen Bann.

The article presents a list of books on art. The books include "Giorgio Morandi: The Art of Silence," by Janet Abramowicz, "Building the Bank of England: Money, Architecture, Society 1694-1942," by Daniel M. Abramson, and "Real Photo Postcards: Unbelievable. Images from the Collection of Harvey Tulcensky," by Todd Alden and edited by Laetitia Wolff.

The article presents a list of books on art including "A History of Western Art," 4th edition, by Laurie Schneider Adams, "Dugout," by Terry Allen, "A Star-Crossed Life: A Memoir," by Andy Anselmo, "The American Country House," by Clive Aslet, and "Traditional Techniques in Contemporary Chinese Printmaking," by David Barker.

Lists several books related to art. "Symbols and Allegories in Art," by Matilde Battistini; "Seizing the Light: A History of Photography," by Robert Hirsch; "People of the River: Native Arts of the Oregon Territory," by Bill Mercer.

Presents a list of books received by the magazine "The Art Bulletin" from June to September 2004. "Robert Stewart: Design 1946-85," by Liz Arthur; "Islam and the Religious Arts," by Patricia L. Baker; "Michelangelo's Double Self-Portraits," by Edith Balas; "Heath Robinson," by Geoffrey Beare.

Presents a list of books received about art from February to April 2004. "Modernism and Music: An Anthology of Sources," edited by Daniel Albright; "The Particulars of Rapture: An Aesthetics of the Affects," by Charles Altieri; "One Hundred Creative Drawing Ideas," edited by Anna Held Audette; "Art versus Nonart: Art Out of Mind," by Tsion Avital.

Presents a list of books received by "The Art Bulletin," in May-July 2003. "Paul Klee's Pictorial Writing," by K. Porter Aichele; "Elizabeth Blackadder Prints," by Christopher Allan; "Frederic Remington: The Color of the Night," by Nancy K. Anderson, et al.

The article lists books published on the arts including "Embattled Avant-Gardes: Modernism's Resistance to Commodity Culture in Europe" by Walter L. Adamson, "The Vexations of Art: Veláquez and Others" by Svetlana Alpers, and "The Artwork Caught by the Tail: Francis Picabia and Dada in Paris" by George Baker.

Presents a list of books related to art. "The Century of Artists' Books," by Johanna Drucker; "Sexed Universals in Contemporary Art," by Penny Florence; "Art Works: Money," by Katy Siegel and Paul Mattick.

Lists several books on art for February-April 2003. "Ordinary Images," by Stanley Abe; "Sociology of the Arts: Exploring Fine and Popular Forms," by Victor D. Alexander; "The Encyclopedia of Ancient Egyptian Architecture," by Dieter Arnold.

The article lists the books received by the journal between April and June 2007, including "Marie-Louise von Motesiczky: 1906-1996" edited by Jeremy Adler and Birgit Sander, "Paul Klee, Poet/Painter" by Kathryn Porter Aichele, and "At Home in Renaissance Italy" edited by Marta Ajmar-Wollheim and Flora Dennis.

Presents a list of books about art. "Art History After Modernism," by Hans Belting; "Crafting Gender: Women and Folk Art in Latin America and the Caribbean," edited by Eli Bartra; "Remembering Sepharad: Jewish Culture in Medieval Spain," by Isidro G. Bango.

A list of books about the arts is presented which includes "Thinking Through Craft," by Glenn Adamson, "Fra Angelico," by Diane Cole Ahl, and "Andrew Bush: Drive," by Andrew Bush.

Presents a list of books received by "The Art Bulletin" from November 2004 to January 2005.

Lists several books about art. "Sublimation or Symptom," edited by Parveen Adams; "Barbaric Intercourse: Caricature and the Culture of Conduct, 1841-1936" by Martha Banta; "Bertha Alyce: Mother Exposed," by Gay Block.

Presents a list of books related to art.

The article presents a list of books received by the journal for the month of September 2007, including "Jewish Art in America: An Introduction," by Matthew Baigell, "The Politics of Urban Beauty: New York and Its Art Commission," by Michele H. Bogart, and "The Dinner Party: From Creation to Preservation," by Judy Chicago.

In this article, the author explores the impact that the passing of time has on artworks and antiquities. Particular focus is given to damage done to paintings, prints and books from the passing of time and exposure. Additional topics examined include the 1761 etching "Time Smoking a Picture," by William Hogarth, the effects of aging on paper products and insights on the restoration and conservation of artworks in museums worldwide. The author's experiences working in a rare bookstore are also examined.

Presents a list of books on art released from May through July 1980.

Presents the author's experiences in writing in the field of art history. Struggle in writing; Erwin Panofsky's evaluation of author's first graduate seminar paper; Story of Alexandre du Mege's fabrication of medieval material; Writer's relation to the audience.

Presents a list of books on art released in December 1980 through March 1981.

Presents perspectives on collecting and display in museums. Works which thematically examines how and where an art object literally and figuratively stands in relation to its institutional setting; Questioning of the commodity status and collectibility of the traditional work of art; Description of the art objects of Dan Graham, Marcel Broodthaers, Daniel Buren and Michael Asher.

Features architect, teacher and administrator Antoine-Laurent-Thomas Vaudoyer and his paper 'Dissertation sur l'architecture' released on January 21, 1832. Background of Vaudoyer; Factors that led to the success of Vaudoyer.

Lists several books related to the arts.

Lists several books related to the arts.

The article focuses on dust as an entropic material, as a marker of time and as "vanitas." The article discusses the study of dust by scientist Christian Gottfriend Ehrenberg, the use of dust in artworks by avant-garde artists such as Marcel Duchamp, Man Ray and Joseph Beuys as well as praise of dust by artist John Ruskin. The article goes on to discuss dust as a representation of destruction and debris in the art of Xu Bing, the use of dust by artist Claudio Parmeggiani and conceptual artist Erwin Wurm, who created dust sculptures.

The article discusses the depiction of Shah 'Abbas of Iran in a 1605 illustrated manuscript of the "Shahnama," or "Book of Kings." The author argues that the manuscript's paintings differ from earlier examples of imperial iconography, which tended toward the idealized. Instead, the artists of the "Shahnama" emphasize the depiction of emotion to represent the character of a great but flawed ruler. Also discussed are images of prayer as presented in the manuscript. It is suggested that the "Shahnama" presents on opportunity to study the relation between portraiture and narrative illustration in Persian Safavid painting.

In this article the author considers aspects of art, artists and the advertising of art-related projects in Shanghai, China, during the 19th century. A number of issues are examined including the role played by the representative of the artist at the time as characterized by the relationship between Ren Bonian, an artist, and Zhu Jintang, his agent. Also discussed are the advertisements for artists and art products found in Chinese magazines and newspapers of the day, particularly "Shenbao," the most influential newspaper of the era.

This article discusses the collaborative works of the abstract artists Sophie Taeuber and Hans Arp, produced between 1916 and 1918. The author considers how their works relate to the Dada anti-establishment and cultural movement, cofounded by the avant-garde poet Tristan Tzara in response to the First World War. She focuses on the political implications of their vertically-horizontally designed embroideries and collages. She comments on topics including the identity of the individual in the public sphere and the tensions between privacy and collaboration.

The article focuses on the artist Josef Albers and his work. It discusses his emigration to the U.S. and his work in Geometric Abstraction, and examines his development of an ethics of perception. His experience as an educator is explored and his beliefs that basic art technique can be taught to anyone regardless of skill level is noted. His publication "Interaction of Color" is mentioned

The article focuses on lithographs created by the artist Odilon Redon, especially the prints titled "Parsifal" and "Druidess." The similarities between the lithographs are discussed, and it is suggested that Redon manufactured one print by using the image of the other on the same lithograph plate. The characters in the art are discussed and Redon's artistic process is explored as a representation that making art is a process involving multiple steps and attempts.

The article explores the presence of the modernist phantoms of women and child in the painting titled "Wreck of the 'Covenant'," by N. C. Wyeth with regard to the essay on the painting by art critic Alexander Nemerov. It cites that Nemerov refused to acknowledge the mythic structure of modernism through his method of displacement. It argues that the refusal of the art critic to engage on such phantoms indicates the rejection of their political valences in the modernist arena. The discontent in the early-20th-century modernist formation is manifested in the essay.

Explores the technological achievements and pictorial aspirations of photographer Charles Willson Peale and describes his activities on the dome of the Maryland State House to create a panoramic view of Annapolis. Information on the drawing instruments developed by Peale; Progress of the project; Difficulties he experienced from using the pentagrafical machine during his project.

Focuses on the artistic works of Marcel Duchamp. Information on the painting "The Bride Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors, Even"; Description of the collage "In the Manner of Delvaux"; Personal background of Duchamp.

Focuses on the album illustrating the Japanese eleventh-century courtly classic 'The Tale of Genji' in the collection of the Harvard University Art Museums. Importance of Genji Album; Cast of characters involved in the album's creation; Description of the late medieval Japan's culture of Genji.

Analyzes the painting 'River in the Catskills' of painter Thomas Cole. Theme of the painting; Differentiation of Cole's painting with other landscapes; Features of the antipastoral painting.

Lists several books on art. 'American Popular Illustration: A Reference Guide (American Popular Culture),' by James J. Best; 'The Omega Workshops,' by Judith Collins; 'Discovering the Vernacular Landscape,' by John Brinckerhoff Jackson; 'Victorian Publishers' Book Bindings in Paper,' by Ruari Mclean. '

Discusses the ways electronic technologies will change art history activities. Personal database construction; Collaborative research; Interactive teaching.

Describes the etchings and prints related to the Chinea festival. Forms of homage to the Roman papacy; Relationship between prints and ephemeral structures represented; Background on production and distribution of etchings; Description of Giuseppe Vasi's works; Information provided in captions; Capturing Roman trades in Italy from the 1500s to the late 1700s; Etching style and materials used.

Discusses misconceptions on `The Beautiful Woman' genre of Chinese painting. Argument on the intimate relationship between social customs metaphors in Chinese love verses known as palace-style poetry; Interconnection of imagery of love and imagery of beauty.

Discusses the distinction between monastic and canonic architecture in the canon's refectory at Easby Abbey in Yorkshire, England in the 12th and 13th century. History of the refectory; Comparison of the Easby refectory with other refectories; Information on archetypes and their representation; Introduction of the Cenaculum in England.

Discusses how artist Frank Lloyd Wright described the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo, Japan in the 19th century. Background on the encouragement of the former emperor Meiji with ties to Europeans and Americans; Operations of the hotel during the changes in tourism flow; Expansion of the hotel to address the needs of the tourism business.