Marjorie E. Wieseman

Columbia Museum of Art

Cincinnati Art Museum

Cynthia Amnéus

Julie Aronson

Diminutive marvels of artistry and fine craftsmanship, portrait miniatures reveal a wealth of information within their small frames. They can tell tales of cultural history and biography, of people and their passions, of evolving tastes in jewelry, fashion, hairstyles, and the decorative arts. Unlike many other genres, miniatures have a tradition in which amateurs and professionals have operated in parallel and women artists have flourished as professionals. This richly illustrated book presents approximately 180 portrait miniatures selected from the holdings of the Cincinnati Art Museum, the largest and most diverse collection of its kind in North America. The book stresses the continuity of stylistic tradition across Europe and America as well as the vitality of the portrait miniature format through more than four centuries. A detailed catalogue entry, as well as a concise artist biography, appears for each object. Essays examine various aspects of miniature painting, of the depiction of costume in miniatures, and of the allied art of hair work.

European and American Portrait Miniatures from the Cincinnati Art Museum

Perfect Likeness

Sara Long Butler

Katherine Jellison

"A thoroughly enjoyable book, I would highly recommend it to all students of creative subjects" Liverpool Student Media Wedded Perfection: Two Centuries of Wedding Gowns is a fresh exploration of the significance of the wedding dress and the wedding ce

Two Centuries of Wedding Gowns

Wedded Perfection

Cynthia Amnéus

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