In honour of Cecil Beaton's birthday this month, 14th January , I have compiled a collection of books about his life and work. Sir Cecil...

Ann Cole Lowe , born 14 December 1898, was an American fashion designer. Best known for designing the ivory silk taffeta wedding dress...

William Michael Harnett , born 10 August 1848, was an American painter known for his trompe-l'œil still lifes of ordinary objects....

Gyula Halász, known by his pseudonym of Brassaï , born 9 September 1899, was a Hungarian–French photographer, sculptor, medalist ,...

In honour of Edith Olivier's birthday this month, 31st December , I have compiled a collection of books about her life and works. An ...

Anton Johann Nepomuk Seder , born 11 January 1850 in Munich , was an Art Nouveau designer, art professor and Director of the...

Frederic Dorr Steele , born 6 August 1873, was an American illustrator best known for his work on Arthur Conan Doyle 's Sherlock Holmes ...

Mead Schaeffer , born 15 July 1898, was an American illustrator active from the early to middle twentieth century. Schaeffer was born in...

Claude Raguet Hirst , born Claudine in 1855, was an American painter of still lifes . She was the only woman of her era to gain acclaim...

In honour of Nancy Mitford's birthday this month, 2 8 November , I have compiled a collection of books about her life and works. An...