"Gods of Modern Grub Street: Impressions of Contemporary Authors" by Arthur St. John Adcock offers a fascinating glimpse into the literary world of the early 20th century. Through a series of insightful essays, Adcock provides vivid portraits of notable writers of his time, offering readers a window into their lives, works, and literary influences. From established luminaries to up-and-coming talents, Adcock's keen observations shed light on the personalities and motivations that drive these literary figures. With wit and discernment, he navigates topics ranging from literary trends and artistic movements to the societal and cultural forces shaping the literary landscape. "Gods of Modern Grub Street" is an invaluable resource for anyone interested in the writers and thinkers who shaped the literary canon of the early 20th century, providing a nuanced and illuminating perspective on the era's literary giants.

Impressionism captured the world's imagination in the late nineteenth century and remains with us today. Portraying the dynamic effects of modernity, impressionist artists revolutionized the arts and the wider culture. Impressionism transformed the very pattern of reality, introducing new ways to look at and think about the world and our experience of it. Its legacy has been felt in many major contributions to popular and high culture, from cubism and early cinema to the works of Zadie Smith and W. G. Sebald, from advertisements for Pepsi to the observations of Oliver Sacks and Malcolm Gladwell. Yet impressionism's persistence has also been a problem, a matter of inauthenticity, superficiality, and complicity in what is merely "impressionistic" about culture today. Jesse Matz considers these two legacies—the positive and the negative—to explain impressionism's true contemporary significance. As Lasting Impressions moves through contemporary literature, painting, and popular culture, Matz explains how the perceptual role, cultural effects, and social implications of impressionism continue to generate meaning and foster new forms of creativity, understanding, and public engagement.

Catalogue accompanying exhibition, University of Michigan Museum of Art, July 16-October 23, 2011.

Produced in conjunction with an exhibition at the University of Pennsylvania's Arthur Ross Gallery, this catalogue highlights 71 masterworks from Gilbert Luber's stellar collection of nineteenth-century actor prints and images by the master Osaka artist Natori Shunsen (1886-1960).

Essay by Wendy Weitman.

Reprint of the original, first published in 1876.

From its birth as a remote trading outpost on the fringes of the Dutch empire to its current status as the so-called Capital of the World, New York has always captivated visual artists. The extraordinary prints collected by the New-York Historical Society over the course of its history vividly preserve these impressions on paper. In this handsome volume more than 150 of these views of the city -- including two spectacular gatefold panoramas -- speak eloquently of the surging power of this dynamic urban center. At the same time, they present an intimate portrait of everyday life as it has been lived and savored in this great city for more than three centuries. The companion to an exhibition celebrating the New-York Historical Society's bicentennial anniversary, this beautifully printed volume presents a full range of historic images, from 1672 to the present. In the lively essay and information-filled captions, curator and historian Marilyn Symmes tells the unique stories behind the people and places, parks and buildings, streets and neighborhoods, parades and events depicted in each image -- in essence, the story of New York City itself.