Books from Tate

  • On My Scooter
    By Dick Bruna

    "Based on the original translation A copyright Patricia Crampton, 2010"--colophon.

  • Stanley's Plan: The Birthday Surprise

    "Meet Stanley, the friendly dog who is always hungry. A delicious pie on the top shelf of the kitchen proves particularly tempting and Stanley spends the whole day hatching plans to reach it, with the help of his animal friends.

  • Art of the Garden
    By Stephen Daniels, Martin Postle, Nicholas Alfrey

    As such, the rich horticultural designs and and painterly experiments have proved to be of great inspiration for artists such as Turner, Constable and Freud, and this book celebrates their work and theyway in which they invoke the spirit of ...

  • A Dog Day
    By Emily Rand

    Complemented by stylish pen and ink drawings, this charming debut from up-and-coming illustrator Emily Rand is a warm and witty take on the toddler's experience of having to wait for grownups when they'd rather be having fun.

  • Interpreting Matisse Picasso
    By Museum of Modern Art, Grand Palais, Tate Modern

    This illustrated work provides an account of the evolving personal relationship between Matisse and Picasso, and in doing so it challenges the popular notion of intense rivalry between the two...

  • Richard Tuttle: I Don't Know . The Weave of Textile Language
    By Richard Tuttle, Achim Borchardt-Hume, Magnus af Petersens

    Tate Modern's Turbine Hall has played host to some of the world's most striking and memorable works of contemporary art. Now, this vast space welcomes the largest work ever created by renowned American sculptor Richard Tuttle (born 1941).

  • All Around the World
    By GĂ©raldine Cosneau

    With eight large fold-out scenes and hundreds of charming reusable stickers, this book lets young children discover a whole new world of adventure and fun and make it their very own.

  • What Happens When...
    By Delphine Chedru

    Right-hand pages fold out to reveal illustrations that answer questions posed on the left-hand pages, such as "What happens when my balloon floats out of the zoo?" or "What happens when my left sock slips behind the radiator?"

  • Francis Bacon and Nazi Propaganda
    By Martin Hammer

    In this new scholarly study, Martin Hammer addresses the question of how and why Bacon appropriated the photographs and documentation of Fascist imagery to his own expressive ends, emphasising how it was used technically in his painting as ...

  • Art & Visual Culture: A Reader
    By Angeliki Lymberopolou, Pamela Bracewell-Homer

    "Anthology [of] key texts that document the history of art over the past one thousand years"--P. [4] of cover.

  • Pierre Bonnard: The Colour of Memory
    By Matthew Gale

    These works are the artist's memories creatively reconstructed to convey a sense of sensuality or melancholy.

  • Film and Video Art
    By Stuart Comer

    An exploration of film as an art form that discusses artists' involvement in the medium, movements that significantly affected film, and prominent artists and filmmakers, including Salvador Dali, Anthony McCall, Andy Warhol, and others.

  • The Lost Property Office

    And suddenly the little girl is off on a magical journey to rescue her favorite stuffed friend. Have you ever wondered where your lost objects go? With charming and stylish illustrations, this book is perfect for curious minds.

  • Constable: The Great Landscapes
    By John Constable, Sarah Cove

    This study concentrates on the six foot canvases of the River Stour produced by Constable between 1819 and 1825 and examines the artist's development of this single thematic concept. Each...

  • Turner Monet Twombly: Later Paintings
    By Jeremy Lewison

    Focusing on the painting of the artists JMW Turner, Turner Monet Twombly, and Cy Twombly (1928-2011), this title highlights interests and themes they share, despite the differences in time and geography that separated them that include ...

  • Shape
    By David Goodman, Zoe Miller

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  • Red Star Over Russia: Revolution in Visual Culture 1905-55
    By Matthew Gale, Natalia Sidlina

    In exploring the intersection of art, politics and society, few collections in the world can compare with the David King collection. David King (1943?2016) was not only a passionate collector, but also an artist, designer and historian.

  • The World of Alice Melvin: My Day: A Book of Actions
    By Alice Melvin

    "My Day follows the young child and family through a typical day, from waking up to settling down with the perfect bedtime story."--Provided by publisher

  • The Coloring Book
    By Hervé Tullet

    A coloring book which showcases the work of the artist and encourages the reader to think about the way in which colours can be used in art. Suggested level: junior, primary.

  • A Picture of Britain
    By David Blayney Brown, Richard Humphreys, Christine Riding

    I have always loved painting and scenery. The connection between the British landscape seen by all of us with the naked eye and the same landscape seen through the eyes...