“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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Top 23 Best Art, Photography, and Coffee Table Books From 2019

23 .) A Booklover’s Guide to New York written by Cleo Le-Tan

Lists It Appears On:

• PureWow
• Vogue 2

“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

22 .) Bill Cunningham: On the Street: Five Decades of Iconic Photography

Lists It Appears On:

• Dandelion Chandelier
• Vogue 2

“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

21 .) Breaking Ground: Architecture by Women

Lists It Appears On:

• Dandelion Chandelier
• Vogue 2

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

20 .) Choupette written by Karl Lagerfeld

Lists It Appears On:

• Vogue
• NY Mag

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

19 .) Dior written by Peter Lindbergh

Lists It Appears On:

• Forbes
• Vogue

18 .) Feast for the Eyes written by Myla Goldberg

Lists It Appears On:

• Digital Camera World
• NPR

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

17 .) Kwame Brathwaite: Black Is Beautiful written by Tanisha C. Ford

Lists It Appears On:

• Dandelion Chandelier
• PureWow

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.

16 .) Lagerfeld: The Chanel Shows

Lists It Appears On:

• Vogue
• Vogue 2

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.

15 .) Leonardo by Leonardo: Leonardo da Vinci

Lists It Appears On:

• NY Mag
• Hyperallergic

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

14 .) Lucian Freud: A Life

Lists It Appears On:

• Forbes
• Hyperallergic

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

13 .) Magnum Streetwise written by Stephen McLaren

Lists It Appears On:

• NY Mag
• Readings

The ultimate collection of street photography from Magnum Photos.

12 .) Music: A Subversive History

Lists It Appears On:

• Booklist
• Library Journal

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

11 .) Prabal Gurung

Lists It Appears On:

• Forbes
• NY Mag

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

10 .) Ralph Lauren: In His Own Fashion

Lists It Appears On:

• Forbes
• Vogue 2

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.

9 .) Supreme Glamour written by Mary Wilson with Mark Bego

Lists It Appears On:

• NPR
• NY Mag

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

8 .) Supreme Models: Iconic Black Women Who Revolutionized Fashion

Lists It Appears On:

• Vogue
• NY Mag

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

7 .) The Lady from the Black Lagoon: Hollywood Monsters and the Lost Legacy of Milicent Patrick

Lists It Appears On:

• Booklist
• Library Journal

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

6 .) The New Black Vanguard: Photography Between Art and Fashion

Lists It Appears On:

• NY Mag
• Vogue 2

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

5 .) The Queens of Animation: The Untold Story of the Women Who Transformed the World of Disney and Made Cinematic History

Lists It Appears On:

• Booklist
• Library Journal

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

4 .) Virgil Abloh: Figures Of Speech

Lists It Appears On:

• Vogue
• NY Mag

“This book is published on the occasion of the exhibition Virgil Abloh: “Figures of Speech” organized by Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago.”

3 .) William Morris’s Flowers

Lists It Appears On:

• NY Mag
• Vogue 2

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

2 .) Vogue on Location: People, Places and Portraits

Lists It Appears On:

• Vogue
• Refinery 29
• Vogue 2

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

1 .) The Rihanna Book written by Rihanna

Lists It Appears On:

• Dandelion Chandelier
• NY Mag
• Refinery 29
• Vogue 2

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.

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