2007; hc (also pb); 'Known primarily for their dark depictions of working-class life in early 20th-century New York, the Ashcan school of artists also painted delightful scenes of people at play – in cafés, parks, sporting events, etc. This book provides a fresh look at a major American artistic movement.'

5/2005; hc; '...seventeenth-and eighteenth-century Italian paintings from one of the world's finest collections of European art, which come together for the first time in one volume as a major...'

10/2004 hc (+pb); past exhibit; '...the first major English-language publication on ter Borch’s paintings--presents a selection of some of the most outstanding works from each area of the artist's...'

10/2003; hc 1st (+pb); current exhibit; '...Beginning with her work as Rolling Stone's chief photographer in the 1970's, Leibovitz has gone on to create a legendary body of work that does more...'

11/2002; hc (pb ISBN 0-89558-158-2); past exhibit; '...a beautifully produced volume...focuses on an especially fertile period, 1537-1631, during which the Medici grand dukes--Cosimo I, his sons...'

6/2004; pb; 'This beautifully illustrated introduction to the history of Native American art by David W. Penney, Curator of Native American Art at the Detroit Institute of Arts, surveys the art and culture of indigenous North America. He draws on history, oral testimony and archeology to provide understanding and appreciation of artistic traditions from prehistoric to contemporary times.'

1/2001; hc (Sprial-Bound ISBN 0814329810); '...lavishly illustrated cookbook contains more than 140 recipes, gathered from the museum's volunteers, staff, and friends. The artworks include...'

11/2000; pb; '...explores the changing interrelationship of humanity and the environment--both natural and built--over five centuries...discusses ways that landscapes have been used in culture,...'

1/2000; pb; past exhibit; '...the New York Times calls "...remarkable for its breath, as well as its insight into achievements of artists too often excluded from American art..."'

1997-98 pb (2); past exhibit; 'Mummy portraits, tomb sculptures, and jewelry representing ancient Egyptian gods and goddesses, powerful rulers and nobles, as well as ordinary laborers come alive...'

12/1996; hc 1st; 'This beautifully illustrated exhibition catalog highlights one of the premier decorative arts collections, housed at the Detroit Institute of Arts. The Anna Thomson Dodge...'

1995; hc (+pb); '...one of America's great museums. Highlighting more than than 700 works of art from all areas of the DIA collection, the book takes readers on a tour of African, Oceanic, and New...'

1991; hc 1st + pb link; '...its paintings place it among the first tier of American art museums. Each of the 96 paintings by 53 artists in this catalog is reproduced in color and accompanied by a...'

1982 hc re-issued 1987; 'The first volume in the museum's series of permanent collection catalogues. A stimulating and enjoyable analysis of 52 works by such artists as Anton van Dyck, Peter Paul...'