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Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848-1933) was one of the most celebrated designers at the turn of the 20th century, known for his metal and glass work. But Tiffany was also a notable artist, who created beautiful drawings and paintings as well as three-dimensional works. This richly illustrated biographical account features the portraits and landscapes Tiffany painted as he traveled the world. It includes drawings and photographs relating to every aspect of his artistic career, from stained glass and jewelry to vases and textiles.

“Would you mind acting as though you just discovered a gold mine?” Cartoonist George Price finds the humor in the everyday and pokes fun at people from all walks of life. Price is best known for his 60-year career as a cartoonist for The New Yorker; he was one of the early artists who shaped the look and feel of the magazine.

Joseph H. Hirshhorn, founding donor of the Smithsonian Institution’s Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, was an avid collector and supporter of Picasso. The two became friends after being introduced by photographer Edward Steichen. The Hirshorn Library’s copy of Picasso, by art critic Jean Cassou, is inscribed in ink by Picasso on the half-title, “Pour Joe Hirshhorn, son ami Picasso, le 25-7-69,” and includes a full-page original Picasso sketch of a bearded man with curly hair and a wavy hat.

Joseph H. Hirshhorn, founding donor of the Smithsonian Institution’s Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, was an avid collector and supporter of Pablo Picasso. The two became friends after being introduced by photographer Edward Steichen.

This treatise on the nature of beauty was written by 18th century British landscape artist Alexander Cozens, with plates engraved by Francesco Bartolozzi. Dedicated to King George III upon publication, the book allows the reader to study the principles of beauty through Cozens’ portraits of archetypes such as Haughty, Majestic, or Simple, as well as the artist’s various and changeable combinations of heads and features.