John O'Brian

10 books

Atomic Postcards: Radioactive Messages from the Cold War by John O'Brian, Jeremy Borsos

Atomic Postcards: Radioactive Messages from the Cold War

John O'Brian, Jeremy Borsos

188 pages • missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction art history sociology challenging informative medium-paced
The Collected Essays and Criticism, Volume 2: Arrogant Purpose, 1945-1949 by John O'Brian, Clement Greenberg

The Collected Essays and Criticism, Volume 2: Arrogant Purpose, 1945-1949

John O'Brian, Clement Greenberg

374 pages • first pub 1988 (editions)

nonfiction art philosophy informative reflective medium-paced
Morrice and Lyman in the Company of Matisse by John O'Brian, Michele Grandbois, Francois Gagnon

Morrice and Lyman in the Company of Matisse

John O'Brian, Michele Grandbois, Francois Gagnon

256 pages • missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction art history emotional informative reflective medium-paced
Beyond Wilderness: The Group of Seven, Canadian Identity, and Contemporary Art by John O'Brian
Beyond Wilderness: The Group of Seven, Canadian Identity, and Contemporary Art
—
John O'Brian

Beyond Wilderness: The Group of Seven, Canadian Identity, and Contemporary Art

John O'Brian

400 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

The Bomb in the Wilderness: Photography and the Nuclear Era in Canada by John O'Brian

The Bomb in the Wilderness: Photography and the Nuclear Era in Canada

Brenda and David McLean Canadian Studies Series

John O'Brian

230 pages • missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction challenging informative medium-paced
Camera Atomica: Photographing the Nuclear World by Sophie Hackett, John O'Brian, Julia Bryan-Wilson, Blake Fitzpatrick, Susan Schuppli

Camera Atomica: Photographing the Nuclear World

Sophie Hackett, John O'Brian, Julia Bryan-Wilson, Blake Fitzpatrick, Susan Schuppli

304 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

nonfiction challenging informative medium-paced
The Collected Essays and Criticism, Volume 1: Perceptions and Judgments, 1939-1944 by John O'Brian, Clement Greenberg

The Collected Essays and Criticism, Volume 1: Perceptions and Judgments, 1939-1944

John O'Brian, Clement Greenberg

296 pages • first pub 1988 (editions)

nonfiction art philosophy informative reflective slow-paced
Degas to Matisse: The Maurice Wertheim Collection by John O'Brian, Barbara W. Tuchman, Anne W. Werner

Degas to Matisse: The Maurice Wertheim Collection

John O'Brian, Barbara W. Tuchman, Anne W. Werner

176 pages • first pub 1988 (editions)

informative medium-paced
Ruthless Hedonism: The American Reception of Matisse by John O'Brian

Ruthless Hedonism: The American Reception of Matisse

John O'Brian

298 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)

informative reflective slow-paced
Voices of Fire: Art, Rage, Power, and the State by John O'Brian, Serge Guilbaut, Bruce Barber

Voices of Fire: Art, Rage, Power, and the State

John O'Brian, Serge Guilbaut, Bruce Barber

210 pages • missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction art essays