uscpress.com - Art & Photography https://uscpress.com/ Focus on Playwrights https://uscpress.com/book-post/4017573/Focus-on-Playwrights
A photographer's intimate view of writers' personal and creative journeys

In 1989 Susan Johann was hired to photograph Christopher Durang for a magazine article about his play Naomi in…]]> Tue, 27 May 2025 08:36:55 -0700 A View from the South https://uscpress.com/book-post/4017720/A-View-from-the-South
A celebration of the prolific artist's heartfelt devotion to the people and places of the American South

A View from the South: The Narrative Art of Boyd Saunders is the first comprehen…]]> Tue, 27 May 2025 08:36:55 -0700 A Dream and a Chisel https://uscpress.com/book-post/4017716/A-Dream-and-a-Chisel
A portrait of a young artist's formative years studying sculpture in Paris, recounted in her own words

Angela Gregory is considered by many the doyenne of Louisiana sculpture and is a n…]]> Tue, 27 May 2025 08:36:55 -0700 Central to Their Lives https://uscpress.com/book-post/4017690/Central-to-Their-Lives
Scholarly essays on the achievements of female artists working in and inspired by the American South

Looking back at her lengthy career just four years before her death, modernist paint…]]> Tue, 27 May 2025 08:36:55 -0700 Selling Andrew Jackson https://uscpress.com/book-post/4017688/Selling-Andrew-Jackson
A thorough examination of the portrait painter who helped shape the image and reputation of an American president

Selling Andrew Jackson is the first book-length study of the American p…]]> Tue, 27 May 2025 08:36:55 -0700 Livio Orazio Valentini https://uscpress.com/book-post/4017674/Livio-Orazio-Valentini
An illustrated biography celebrating the life and legacy of a renowned Italian artist

In this illustrated biography of the late Italian artist, Livio Orazio Valentini: An Artist's Spiri…]]> Tue, 27 May 2025 08:36:55 -0700 The Coca-Cola Art of Jim Harrison https://uscpress.com/book-post/4017617/The-Coca-Cola-Art-of-Jim-Harrison
The story of how a summer job spawned a long and rewarding career as an artist

Coca-Cola is a true American original and one of the world's most recognized and popular American products…]]> Tue, 27 May 2025 08:36:55 -0700 Painting the Southern Coast https://uscpress.com/book-post/4017585/Painting-the-Southern-Coast
The beauty and spirit of coastal landscapes and waterways captured and celebrated in art

Painting the Southern Coast: The Art of West Fraser is a stunning collection of the works of Wes…]]> Tue, 27 May 2025 08:36:55 -0700 From New York to Nebo https://uscpress.com/book-post/4017444/From-New-York-to-Nebo
A product of the industrialized New South, Eugene Healan Thomason (1895-1972) made the obligatory pilgrimage to New York to advance his art education and launch his career. Like so many other…]]> Tue, 27 May 2025 08:36:55 -0700 Visual Art and the Urban Evolution of the New South https://uscpress.com/book-post/4017471/Visual-Art-and-the-Urban-Evolution-of-the-New-South
Visual Art and the Urban Evolution of the New South recounts the enormous influence of artists in the evolution of six southern cities—Atlanta, Charleston, New Orleans, Louisville, Austin, and…]]> Tue, 27 May 2025 08:36:55 -0700