Mycenae

MycenaeThe Mycenaean civilization flourished more than 800 years before the classical Greeks, with a complex society, strong artistic tendencies, and a distinct system of writing. Famous for its lion gate and citadel, Mycenae was long believed to be the city that fought Troy in Homers epic, the Iliad. But after flourishing nearly three thousand years ago the society vanished, becoming nothing more than a legend. Mycenae: From Myth to History brings readers

Though their exteriors are often unassuming and overlooked by passersby

Cochran initially donated four hundred significant works of art

Learn about their life stories

From the best-selling illustrator of Flip-a-Feather

and the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden

Chronoswiss

but also non-Jewish Poles

this wonderfully illustrated annual is also a delight to anyone who appreciates creative genius in the form of everyday objects

This was especially true for women in the heyday of the studio system

and bowling alley

Uncorked is at once a serious contribution to the history of material culture

Paul Strand (the subject of Naomi Rosenblum’s doctoral dissertation)