In the late 1950s and throughout the 1960s, Kwame Brathwaite used his photography to popularize the political slogan “Black Is Beautiful.” This monograph―the first ever dedicated to Brathwaite’s remarkable career―tells the story of a key, but under-recognized, figure of the...
His white teacher tells her all-black class, You'll all wind up porters and waiters. What did she know? Gordon Parks is most famous for being the first black director in Hollywood. But before he made movies and wrote books, he...
Amazingly detailed and gracefully beautiful, Alasia''s tempera-on-papyrus paintings meld the stunning style of ancient Egyptian art with the mysteries of the Tarot. To shape the interpretations, Alasia relied on the conceptions of Jean-Baptiste Pitois, who linked the Tarot tradition to...
Lucifer is a collection of influential essays and writings by H. P. Blavatsky, originally published in the late nineteenth century in the Theosophical journal of the same name. Far from the popular misconception of evil, Blavatsky uses the figure of...
Isis Unveiled, Volume I is the first part of H. P. Blavatsky's groundbreaking work that laid the foundation for modern Theosophical philosophy. In this volume, Blavatsky presents a powerful critique of orthodox science and dogmatic religion while unveiling the existence...
Rocky Mountain National Park: A Century of Majesty & Mystery Step into a breathtaking journey through time—from ancient geological forces to modern conservation—in this richly illustrated celebration of Rocky Mountain National Park's first 100 years. Explores a billion years of...