Forthcoming

Little Beasts: Art, Wonder, and the Natural World
Alexandra Libby, Brooks Rich, and Stacey Sell

The painters of the lively and extraordinarily delicate beestjes, “little beasts,” in this richly illustrated book were two of the most successful Flemish artists of the late 16th and early 17th centuries. Joris Hoefnagel, Jan van Kessel, and their contemporaries flourished during a period of colonial expansion shaped by trade and expeditions around the globe. They built their careers on the growing intellectual, scientific, and artistic interest in natural history at that time. Possessing a remarkable curiosity about animals, all manner of insects, and other little beasts, they each created images of such precision that individual species are still easily identified today.

Illustrated with 150 full-color images, this intriguing volume delves into connections between artists, collectors, and naturalists. Little Beasts invites readers to look carefully and with wonder at creatures small and even smaller.

Coming spring 2025

Photography and the Black Arts Movement, 1955–1985
Edited by Philip Brookman and Deborah Willis
With a preface by Angela Davis and contributions by Makeda Best, Margo Natalie Crawford, Romi Crawford, Cheryl Finley, Sarah Elizabeth Lewis, and Audrey Sands

The Black Arts Movement brought together writers, filmmakers, and visual artists who were exploring ways of using art to advance civil rights and Black self-determination. This book examines the vital role of photography in the evolution of the Black Arts Movement, revealing how photographs operated across art, community building, journalism, and political messaging to contribute to the development of a distinctly Black art and culture.

Works by Romare Bearden, Dawoud Bey, Kwame Brathwaite, Samuel Fosso, Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe, Gordon Parks, Robert A. Sengstacke, Juan Sánchez, Lorna Simpson, Ming Smith, and Carrie Mae Weems, among dozens of other celebrated and under-appreciated artists, span documentary and fashion photography, portraiture, collage, installation, performance, and video. Pictured luminaries include Miles Davis, Mahalia Jackson, Martin Luther King, Jr., Bob Marley, Nina Simone, Malcolm X, and many more. 

The book’s essays by distinguished scholars focus on topics such as women and the movement, community, activism, and Black photojournalism. Taking an expansive approach, the authors consider the complex connections between American artists and the African diaspora and the dynamic interchange of pan-African ideas that propelled the movement. Authoritative and beautifully illustrated, this is the definitive volume on photography and the Black Arts Movement.

Coming fall 2025