Museum Publications
The Publishing Department of the Philadelphia Museum of Art develops, produces, and publishes the Museum's books, handbooks, and collection and exhibition catalogues, as well as the Bulletin, an occasional scholarly publication. The department collaborates with other institutions on joint exhibition publications, and arranges for the distribution and co-publication of its titles in the trade in the United States and abroad.
Recent Reviews
An exhibition catalogue “for the ages.”—Roberta Smith, New York Times '09 Holiday Gift Guide
“Indispensable and beautifully written.”—Helen Molesworth, Artforum
“As absorbing to read as a whodunit. I wolfed it down, transfixed, in a night and a day.
”—Holland Cotter, New York Times
“An exhaustive account . . [and] a terrific read.
”—Holland Cotter, New York Times '09 Holiday Gift Guide
“Phenomenal catalog.”—Roberta Smith, New York Times
“This compilation of essays ... goes past fascinating.
”—Journal of Surrealism and the Americas
“A volume to be savoured in word and image.”— The Art Book
Winner, 2008 Art Book Award from the UK-based Art Book and Association of Art Historians
Winner, 2008 Art Book Award from the UK-based Art Book and Association of Art Historians
Winner, honorable mention, educational materials, 2009 AAM Museum Publications Design Competition
New Releases
Lavishly illustrated, this captivating and important book presents Rembrandt's seven known panels of the face of Jesus, along with more than 60 paintings, drawings, and prints by both Rembrandt and his pupils.
Zoe Strauss: 10 Years offers a midcareer assessment of Strauss’s achievement to date, and the first full account of her celebrated ten-year project, beginning in 2001, to exhibit her photographs under an elevated section of Interstate 95 in Philadelphia.
This sumptuously illustrated book offers a completely new way of looking at the art of Vincent van Gogh, by exploring the artist's approach to nature through his innovative use of the close-up view.
Featuring more than 80 extraordinary works, including the iconic "dress sculptures" with their inventive use of pleating, color and form, Roberto Capucci is a captivating look at this brilliant designer who transcends the conventional line between fashion and art.
A canonical figure in American painting, George Inness (1825-1894) is widely admired as the pioneer of the landscape aesthetic known as Tonalism, which is distinguished by soft focus and diaphanous layers of paint.
This fascinating volume presents some 50 of the nearly 200 posters in the renowned Helfand Collection, and includes the work of prominent artists such as Jules Cheret and Leonetto Cappiello.
Collecting Modern explores the development and significance of the Museum's extraordinary collection of contemporary design and decorative arts.
