“What are the best Art, Photography, and Coffee Table books released in 2019?” We looked at 220 of the top Art, Photography, and Coffee Table books, aggregating and ranking them so we could answer that very question!
The top 23 books, all appearing on 2 or more “Best Art, Photography, and Coffee Table” book lists, are ranked below by how many times they appear. The remaining 175+ titles, as well as the sources we used, are in alphabetical order on the bottom of the page.
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“This illustrated guidebook takes you on a neighborhood-by-neighborhood odyssey through New York, visiting iconic bookstores, hidden literary landmarks, and fabled writer’s haunts, and features candid interviews with local literary figures and bibliophiles
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“This official book of photographs houses the 50-year collection of the most iconic and beloved photographs taken by prolific fashion photographer Bill Cunningham, the King of Street Style. The iconic Bill Cunningham was known for wearing a blue work jacke
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A ground-breaking visual survey of architecture designed by women from the early twentieth century to the present day ‘Would you still call me a diva if I were a man?’ asked Zaha Hadid, challenging as she did so, more than 100 years of stereotypes about fe
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Karl Lagerfeld’s world-famous cat dispenses essential advice on lifestyle, diet, fashion, beauty, and international travel for the uber-fashionable feline. Choupette—the constant feline companion of designer Karl Lagerfeld, creative director at Chanel—is a
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Food has been a much-photographed subject throughout the history of photography, across genres, including art and advertising. This is the first book to survey the rich history of food in photography, and the photographers who developed new ways of describ
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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 second Harlem Renaissance.
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Lagerfeld showcases in an oversize format ten years of Chanel’s most influential fashion shows shot by English photographer Simon Procter. Over the past decade, fashion shows have evolved into monumental productions, requiring a level of sophistication and creativity on par with the clothes they present. This has been most evident in Paris at the now legendary runways of Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel.
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Cutting through the veil of legend, Martin Kemp offers an unparalleled portrait of this extraordinary man, asking what made Leonardo’s work so astonishing and what vision drove his art and his invention. This updated edition is the first book to include tw
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A breathtaking visual biography of Freud, told through his own words, unpublished private photographs, and painted portraits This unprecedented look at the private life of Lucian Freud begins with childhood snapshots and ends with rarely seen photographs m
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The ultimate collection of street photography from Magnum Photos.
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A preeminent music historian and critic presents a global history of music from the bottom up Histories of music overwhelmingly suppress stories of the outsiders and rebels who created musical revolutions and instead celebrate the mainstream assimilators w
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The first monograph on fashion designer Prabal Gurung, packed with stories, design inspiration, and never-before-seen photographs In February 2017, Prabal Gurung ended his show with a parade of feminist tees featuring phrases like “This Is What a Feminist
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From the author of Dressing the Man, the seminal tome on men’s fashion, comes the illustrated biography of Ralph Lauren. Published as part of the designer’s 50th anniversary, Alan Flusser’s book looks at the life of the iconic American designer through the lens of fashion and cultural impact. This high-level, yet intimate, reflection on the life and work of Ralph Lauren shows how a preppy young boy from the Bronx created one of the most recognizable brands in American fashion.
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Supreme Glamour builds a complete picture of the charm and sophistication of The Supremes. With the assistance of her close personal friend Mark Bego, founding member Mary Wilson tells the complete story of the band, both on- and off-stage, from their begi
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The first-ever book celebrating black models, filled with revealing essays, interviews, and stunning photographs To date, there has never been a book devoted exclusively to black models. Supreme Models fills that void, paying tribute to black models past a
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The Los Angeles Times Bestseller A Tor.com Most Anticipated Book of 2019 A PureWow “Book We Can’t Wait to Read in 2019” A Bustle Nonfiction Book Coming Out In 2019 To Start Getting Excited About The Lady from the Black Lagoon uncovers the life and work of
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In The New Black Vanguard: Photography between Art and Fashion, curator and critic Antwaun Sargent addresses a radical transformation taking place in fashion and art today. The featuring of the Black figure and Black runway and cover models in the media an
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From the bestselling author of Rise of the Rocket Girls, the untold, “richly detailed” story of the women of Walt Disney Studios, who shaped the iconic films that have enthralled generations (Margot Lee Shetterly, New York Times bestselling author of Hidde
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“This book is published on the occasion of the exhibition Virgil Abloh: “Figures of Speech” organized by Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago.”
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A passionate advocate of craftsmanship over mass-production, William Morris (1834- 1896) designed a huge variety of objects, but it is his highly original carpet, fabric and wallpaper patterns that have continued to capture the imagination and exert their
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Travel around the globe with Vogue’s most exotic fashion, travel, and lifestyle stories Have fashion, will travel. That’s the vision behind Vogue on Location, a journey in itself through the many spectacular voyages that the magazine took over the years. S
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From her Barbados childhood to her worldwide tours, from iconic fashion moments to private time with friends and family, the book showcases intimate photographs of her life as an artist, performer, designer, and entrepreneur. Many of these images have never before been published.
| # | Book | Author | Lists |
| 24 | A Great Party: Designing the Perfect Celebration | Bryan Rafanelli | PureWow |
| 25 | A Spectral Hue | Craig Laurance Gidney | NPR |
| 26 | A-Z of Flower Portraits | Jackson’s | |
| 27 | Acrylics Unleashed | Jackson’s | |
| 28 | Agnès B.: The Snap Cardigan | NY Mag | |
| 29 | Alive Still: Nell Blaine, American Painter | Booklist | |
| 30 | All the Greys on Greene Street. | Booklist 2 | |
| 31 | American Boys | Soraya Zaman | PureWow |
| 32 | Anna Mason’s Watercolour World | Jackson’s | |
| 33 | Another | Christian Robinson | NPR |
| 34 | Anti Glossy: Fashion Photography Now | Patrick Remy | PureWow |
| 35 | Architectural Digest At 100: A Century Of … | Refinery 29 | |
| 36 | Art after Stonewall, 1969-1989 | Jonathan Weinberg | PureWow |
| 37 | Arthur Elgort: I Love… | NY Mag | |
| 38 | Atlas of Furniture Design | NY Mag | |
| 39 | Atlas of Mid-Century Modern Houses | Vogue 2 | |
| 40 | Atlas of Vanishing Places: The lost worlds as they were and as they are today – Unexpected Atlases | Good Housekeeping | |
| 41 | Australia Modern | Hannah Lewi & Philip Goad | Readings |
| 42 | Avedon: Behind the Scenes, 1964-1980 | Vogue 2 | |
| 43 | Axel Vervoordt: Portraits of Interiors | Vogue 2 | |
| 44 | Bauhaus Ballet | NY Mag | |
| 45 | Beaches | Gray Malin | Good Housekeeping |
| 46 | Because | Booklist 2 | |
| 47 | Bedtime: Inspirational Beds, Bedrooms, and Boudoirs | Vogue 2 | |
| 48 | Best in Travel 2020 | Lonely Planet | Good Housekeeping |
| 49 | Bibliostyle: How We Live at Home With Books | NY Mag | |
| 50 | Billy Showell’s Botanical Painting In Watercolour | Jackson’s | |
| 51 | Blooms: Contemporary Floral Design | Dandelion Chandelier | |
| 52 | Bolder: Life Lessons from People Older & Wiser Than You | Good Housekeeping | |
| 53 | Born to Be Posthumous: The Eccentric Life and Mysterious Genius of Edward Gorey | Booklist | |
| 54 | Born to Party, Forced to Work | Vogue 2 | |
| 55 | Brooklyn, The City Within | NY Mag | |
| 56 | BTTM FDRS | Ezra Claytan Daniels | NPR |
| 57 | Butcher and Beast: Mastering the Art of Meat: A Cookbook | NY Mag | |
| 58 | Bystander: A History of Street Photography | Digital Camera World | |
| 59 | Cabin Porn: Inside | Refinery 29 | |
| 60 | CAMP: Notes on Fashion | Andrew Bolton | PureWow |
| 61 | Central Park: Original Designs for New York’s Greatest Treasure | Cynthia S. Brenwall | PureWow |
| 62 | Cereal City Guide: Paris | Good Housekeeping | |
| 63 | Chalk: The Art and Erasure of Cy Twombly | Booklist | |
| 64 | Chamber Music: Wu-Tang and America [in 36 Pieces] | Booklist | |
| 65 | Charles White: A Retrospective | Booklist | |
| 66 | Chinese Brush Painting: Traditional and contemporary techniques using ink and water soluble media | Jackson’s | |
| 67 | Chromatopia: An Illustrated History of Colour | Jackson’s | |
| 68 | Colony | Cathy Leahy, Judith Ryan, Dr Isobel Crombie & Megan Patty | Readings |
| 69 | Colored Pencil Painting Bible: Techniques for Achieving Luminous Color and Ultra-realistic Effects | Jackson’s | |
| 70 | Colour Mixing Guide: Acrylics | Jackson’s | |
| 71 | Comfortably Wild: The Best Glamping Destinations in North America | Mike & Anne Howard | PureWow |
| 72 | Comics: Easy as ABC! | Booklist 2 | |
| 73 | Concrete Houses | Joe Rollo | Readings |
| 74 | Daido Moriyama: How I Take Photos | Digital Camera World | |
| 75 | David Bellamy’s Skies, Light and Atmosphere in Watercolour | Jackson’s | |
| 76 | Delicious Places: New Food Culture, Restaurants and Interiors | Gestalten | PureWow |
| 77 | Donald Judd: Interviews | Hyperallergic | |
| 78 | Dr. Seuss’s Horse Museum | Booklist 2 | |
| 79 | Drag: The Complete Story | NY Mag | |
| 80 | Drawing and Painting People: A Fresh Approach | Jackson’s | |
| 81 | Dress Scandinavian | Pernille Teisbaek | Good Housekeeping |
| 82 | East Harlem: The Postwar Years | NY Mag | |
| 83 | Eat, Drink, Nap: Bringing the House Home | Good Housekeeping | |
| 84 | Elizabethan Globalism: England, China And The Rainbow Portrait | Matthew Dimmock | NPR |
| 85 | Elton John | Terry O’neill | Refinery 29 |
| 86 | Experimental Landscapes in Watercolour | Jackson’s | |
| 87 | Food Photography: A Beginner’s Guide to Creating Appetizing Images | Digital Camera World | |
| 88 | Food Photography: From Snapshots to Great Shots | Digital Camera World | |
| 89 | Food Styling for Photographers | Digital Camera World | |
| 90 | Francois Halard: A Visual Diary | Vogue 2 | |
| 91 | Gelli Plate Printing | Jackson’s | |
| 92 | Go Ahead in the Rain: Notes to a Tribe Called Quest. | Library Journal | |
| 93 | Golf: The Ultimate Book | Dandelion Chandelier | |
| 94 | Great Women Artists | Good Housekeeping | |
| 95 | Greco Disco: The Art and Design of Luke Edward Hall | Vogue 2 | |
| 96 | HausMagick: Transform Your Home with Witchcraft | Erica Feldmann | PureWow |
| 97 | Henri Cartier-Bresson | Digital Camera World | |
| 98 | Henry Darger | Hyperallergic | |
| 99 | Hi-Fi: The History of High-End Audio Design | NY Mag | |
| 100 | Hokusai: Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji | Hyperallergic | |
| 101 | Home In The Woods | Eliza Wheeler | NPR |
| 102 | I Like To Watch: Arguing My Way Through the Television Revolution | Library Journal | |
| 103 | Ian Fairweather edited | Claire Roberts & John Thompson | Readings |
| 104 | If I Could Tell You Just One Thing… Encounters with Remarkable People and Their Most Valuable Advice | Good Housekeeping | |
| 105 | Indian-ish: Recipes and Antics from a Modern American Family | Priya Krishna | PureWow |
| 106 | Japanese Woodblock Prints (1680-19380 | Dandelion Chandelier | |
| 107 | Jean Haines’ Atmospheric Watercolours: Painting with freedom, expression and style | Jackson’s | |
| 108 | Jean Haines’ Colour & Light in Watercolour: new extended edition | Jackson’s | |
| 109 | Jim Marshall: Show Me the Picture | NY Mag | |
| 110 | John Galliano for Dior | Vogue 2 | |
| 111 | Kerry James Marshall: History of Painting | NY Mag | |
| 112 | La Grotta: Ice Creams and Sorbets: A Cookbook | Kitty Travers | PureWow |
| 113 | Le Corbuffet: Edible Art and Design Classics | NY Mag | |
| 114 | Legaspi: Larry Legaspi, the 70s, and the Future of Fashion | Vogue | |
| 115 | Legendary Artists And The Clothes They Wore | Refinery 29 | |
| 116 | Let Me Hear a Rhyme | Booklist 2 | |
| 117 | Life in 50mm | Digital Camera World | |
| 118 | Life Lessons I Learned from my Dog | Emma Block | Good Housekeeping |
| 119 | Linda McCartney: The Polaroid Diaries | Vogue 2 | |
| 120 | Linocut for Artists and Designers | Jackson’s | |
| 121 | Live Green Sustainable Year Book | Good Housekeeping | |
| 122 | Louise Bourgeois: An Intimate Portrait | NY Mag | |
| 123 | Magnum Contact Sheets | Digital Camera World | |
| 124 | Making Woodblock Prints | Jackson’s | |
| 125 | Mary Quant | NY Mag | |
| 126 | Mastering Street Photography | Digital Camera World | |
| 127 | Midcentury Memories: The Anonymous Project | Refinery 29 | |
| 128 | Mirka Mora | Sabine Cotte | Readings |
| 129 | Monochrome Home – Elegant interiors in black and white | Good Housekeeping | |
| 130 | Mostly Dead Things | Kristen Arnett | NPR |
| 131 | Move On Up: Chicago Soul Music and Black Cultural Power | Booklist | |
| 132 | Moving to Mars: Design for the Red Planet | NY Mag | |
| 133 | Nan Goldin: The Other Side | NY Mag | |
| 134 | New York: Club Kids | NY Mag | |
| 135 | Nobody’s Looking At You: Essays | Janet Malcolm | NPR |
| 136 | Nothing Fancy: Unfussy Food for Having People Over | NY Mag | |
| 137 | On the Come Up | Booklist 2 | |
| 138 | On the Street: Five Decades of Iconic Photography | NY Mag | |
| 139 | Operatic | Booklist 2 | |
| 140 | Our Interference Times: A Visual Record | NY Mag | |
| 141 | Pablo Picasso: The Impossible Collection | Forbes | |
| 142 | Paint Yourself Calm: Colourful, Creative Mindfulness Through Watercolour | Jackson’s | |
| 143 | Painting Brilliant Skies & Water in Pastel | Jackson’s | |
| 144 | Painting Water in Watercolour: 30 Minute Artist | Jackson’s | |
| 145 | Palm Beach | Vogue 2 | |
| 146 | Pastel Pointers: Top 100 Secrets For Beautiful Paintings | Jackson’s | |
| 147 | Paula Rego: The Art of Story | Hyperallergic | |
| 148 | Pet | Akwaeke Emezi | NPR |
| 149 | Photos That Changed the World | Good Housekeeping | |
| 150 | Piatti: Plates and Platters for Sharing | Dandelion Chandelier | |
| 151 | Poilâne: The Secrets of the World-Famous Bread Bakery | NY Mag | |
| 152 | Pokko And The Drum | Matthew Forsythe | NPR |
| 153 | Portrait Painting Atelier: Old Master Techniques and Contemporary Applications | Jackson’s | |
| 154 | Prada Catwalk | Vogue | |
| 155 | Pride: Fifty Years Of Parades And Protests | Refinery 29 | |
| 156 | Queen Of The Sea | Dylan Meconis | NPR |
| 157 | Resident Dog: Incredible Homes and the Dogs That Live There | NY Mag | |
| 158 | Roy Lichtenstein The Impossible Collection | Forbes | |
| 159 | Rusty Brown | Chris Ware | NPR |
| 160 | Scrawl: An A to Z of Famous Doodles | Caren Strauss-Schulson | PureWow |
| 161 | Space Utopia: A Journey Through the History of Space Exploration | Dandelion Chandelier | |
| 162 | Spring: A Novel | Ali Smith | NPR |
| 163 | Star Power: A Simple Guide to Astrology for the Modern Mystic | Vanessa Montgomery | Good Housekeeping |
| 164 | Step into Paradise | Jenny Kee & Linda Jackson | Readings |
| 165 | Stoned | Jo Wood | Refinery 29 |
| 166 | Street Photography Now | Digital Camera World | |
| 167 | Street. Life. Photography | Digital Camera World | |
| 168 | Styling for Instagram | Digital Camera World | |
| 169 | Surf Like A Girl | Carolina Amell | Refinery 29 |
| 170 | Taking Risks with Watercolour | Jackson’s | |
| 171 | That Photo Makes Me Hungry | Digital Camera World | |
| 172 | The 100 Most Jewish Foods: A Highly Debatable List | Alana Newhouse | PureWow |
| 173 | The Art of Feminism edited | Helena Reckitt, with texts by Lucinda Gosling, Hilary Robinson & Amy Tobin | Readings |
| 174 | The Art of Game of Thrones, the official book of design from Season 1 to Season 8 | NY Mag | |
| 175 | The Book of Tapas, New Edition | Simone Ortega | PureWow |
| 176 | The Bucket List: Places to find Peace and Quiet | Victoria Ward | Good Housekeeping |
| 177 | The Contender: The Story of Marlon Brando | Booklist | |
| 178 | The Decisive Moment (Images à la Sauvette) | Digital Camera World | |
| 179 | The Elizabethan Image | Hyperallergic | |
| 180 | The Flower Expert | Fleur Mcharg | Refinery 29 |
| 181 | The Food Stylist’s Handbook | Digital Camera World | |
| 182 | The Fountains of Silence | Booklist 2 | |
| 183 | The Hard Tomorrow | Eleanor Davis | NPR |
| 184 | The Healing Power of Plants | Fran Bailey | Good Housekeeping |
| 185 | The Hollywood Jim Crow: The Racial Politics of the Movie Industry. | Library Journal | |
| 186 | The Irishman | Vogue 2 | |
| 187 | The Life of Tea | Digital Camera World | |
| 188 | The Metropolitan Museum of Art Guide | Hyperallergic | |
| 189 | The Mind’s Eye | Digital Camera World | |
| 190 | The NASA Archives. 60 Years in Space | Piers Bizony | PureWow |
| 191 | The National Gallery: Masterpieces of Painting | Hyperallergic | |
| 192 | The New Art of Cooking | Digital Camera World | |
| 193 | The NoMad Cocktail Book | NY Mag | |
| 194 | The Pastel Artist’s Bible | Jackson’s | |
| 195 | The Peanuts Papers: Writers And Cartoonists On Charlie Brown, Snoopy & The Gang, And The Meaning Of Life | Andrew Blauner (editor) | NPR |
| 196 | The Roots of Rap | Booklist 2 | |
| 197 | The Shortest Day | Susan Cooper | NPR |
| 198 | The Touch | Kinfolk, Norm Architects & Gestalten | Readings |
| 199 | The Ultimate Guide to Natural Light for Food Photography | Digital Camera World | |
| 200 | The Undefeated | Kwame Alexander | NPR |
| 201 | Tulum Gypset | Dandelion Chandelier | |
| 202 | Two Brothers, Four Hands: The Artists Alberto and Diego Giacometti. | Booklist 2 | |
| 203 | Unto This Last: Two Hundred Years of John Ruskin | Hyperallergic | |
| 204 | Vienna: Portrait of a City | Vogue 2 | |
| 205 | Visions From The Upside Down: Stranger Thi… | Refinery 29 | |
| 206 | Visual Feast | Digital Camera World | |
| 207 | Vitamin T | Phaidon Editors & Jenelle Porter | Readings |
| 208 | Vivian Maier: A Photographer Found | Digital Camera World | |
| 209 | Wabi Sabi Painting with Cold Wax: Adding Body, Texture and Transparency to Your Art | Jackson’s | |
| 210 | Walter Chandoha. Cats. Photographs 1942–2018 | Susan Michals | PureWow |
| 211 | Warhol on Basquiat: The Iconic Relationship Told in Andy Warhol’s Words and Pictures | Forbes | |
| 212 | Watercolour Workshop: Projects and Interpretations | Jackson’s | |
| 213 | Waves: Pro Surfers and Their World | NY Mag | |
| 214 | West: The American Cowboy | NY Mag | |
| 215 | What My Mother and I Don’t Talk About: Fifteen Writers Break the Silence. | Library Journal | |
| 216 | William Shakespeare × Chris Ofili: Othello | NY Mag | |
| 217 | Wine Simple: A Totally Approachable Guide From a World-Class Sommelier | NY Mag | |
| 218 | Women of the 116th Congress | NY Mag | |
| 219 | Yves Klein Painted Everything Blue and Wasn’t Sorry. | NY Mag | |
| 220 | Zuber: Two Centuries of Panoramic Wallpaper | Vogue 2 |
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