Every year the William MB Berger Prize for British Art Historyis awarded to a scholarly publication that demonstrates outstanding achievement in the field of British Art History. Awarded jointly by The British Art Journal and the Berger Collection Educational Trust, the Berger prize is recognized as the most prestigious award
Opera singers might seem out of place in a era of American Idol and MP3s; however, the tenor’s voice is as much a mainstay of classical music as it is of modern rock, country, and R&B. In his new book The Tenor, John Potter maps the history of the tenor.
Though the stated goal of the Lower Don Lands project in waterfront Toronto may be to increase flood protection, its immediate appeal is much more aesthetic than practical. The revitalization project, led by New York-based architect Michael Van Valkenburgh, promises to establish a green oasis in an urban setting, something
April is National Poetry Month, and the Yale University Press is prepared to celebrate with an outstanding selection of new titles related to the fine art of verse. In her foreword to Arda Collins’ It is Daylight, the 2008 winner of the annual Yale Series of Younger Poets competition, contest
When we look back at the conditions that early Americans tolerated every day (sewage streaming through the streets, animals sharing spaces with their keepers) it’s amazing that they ever achieved that near-godly state known as cleanliness. In an enlightening discussion at the University of Pennsylvania, YUP author and UPenn historian
If you’re looking for a great gift book for the holiday season, Jessica Helfand‘s Scrapbooks: An American History may be your answer. The New York Times recently called the volume the best gift book of the year, praising its stunning, evocative visuals that “work to bring the world into our
Today’s Wall Street Journal features an enthusiastic review of the Nelson-Atkins Museum’s exhibit “Art in the Age of Steam: Europe, America, and the Railway, 1830-1960,” in which the author praises the “outstanding” essays collected in the accompanying catalog published by the Yale University Press. With more than 250 illustrations, The
Fallen Giants: A History of Himalayan Mountaineering from the Age of Empire to the Age of Extremes recently snagged the 2008 National Outdoor Book Award (NOBA) in the History/Biography category. From stories of the triumphant to those of the thwarted, Fallen Giants chronicles over 120 years of mankind’s attempts to
The new year is still two months away, but Amazon.com has already compiled its 100 Best Books of 2008 list, featuring two Yale Press titles: Ivan Brunetti‘s An Anthology of Graphic Fiction, Vol. 2 and Jessica Helfand‘s Scrapbooks: An American History. Scrapbooks was chosen as the number one selection in
At the Seventh Annual Connecticut Book Awards held in the atrium of Hartford Public Library on September 21, 2008, Drawn to Enchant was awarded the 2008 Connecticut Book Award for Design in praise of its imaginative and colorful arrangement. The Connecticut Center for the Book, which presents the awards every