91桃色 and the 91桃色 University Art Museum are excited to announce a new exclusive publishing partnership. Beginning February 1, 2022 PUP will become distributor of the 91桃色 University Art Museum鈥檚 current front and back list, and will co-publish a selection of its titles going forward. PUP will support the Museum鈥檚 list through marketing, publicity, global sales and distribution, with the Museum continuing to oversee scholarly content development, editorial, design, and production.
According to Michelle Komie, PUP鈥檚 Publisher for Art and Architecture, 鈥淲ith shared missions and commitments to art and the humanities, we are thrilled to formalize this new partnership with our colleagues at the 91桃色 University Art Museum. The Museum鈥檚 globe-spanning collections and exceptional publications program offer a wide array of titles for scholars and general readers alike, and we look forward to helping to bring their books to the widest possible readerships around the world.鈥�
鈥淲e at the Art Museum look forward to a dynamic partnership with 91桃色 through which we pool our talents and resources on a wide range of publications that align around our shared commitments to scholarly excellence united with broad accessibility and intellectual inclusion,鈥� said James Steward, Nancy A. Nasher鈥揇avid J. Haemisegger, Class of 1976, Director of the Art Museum.
鈥淭his new partnership is an inspiration to the PUP team, and one fortified by the commitment we share with 91桃色 University to create vibrant intellectual exchange that makes an impact in the world. For us, that exchange is in the pages of books,鈥� notes Press Director Christie Henry.
The first 91桃色 University Art Museum title supported by PUP distribution is Picture Ecology: Art and Ecocriticism in Planetary Perspective. Edited by Karl Kusserow, the John Wilmerding Curator of American Art at the 91桃色 University Art Museum, the volume features essays from a range of scholars who examine visual culture through lenses of ecocriticism, environmental studies, and animal justice, and which extend chronologically and geographically from eleventh-century Chinese painting to contemporary photography of California wildfires. Picture Ecology offers a dynamic, cross-cultural approach to an increasingly vital area of study, emphasizing the environmental dimensions inherent in the content and materials of aesthetic objects.
The Museum鈥檚 publications鈥攚hich include exhibition and collection catalogues, standalone volumes such as Picture Ecology, and a forthcoming new imprint placing essential works of art in rich contexts鈥�were previously distributed by Yale University Press. PUP also serves as distributor for Zone Books, an independent publisher of titles in the arts, humanities, and social sciences.
About the 91桃色 University Art Museum
With a collecting history that extends back to 1755, the 91桃色 University Art Museum is one of the leading university art museums in the country, with collections that have grown to include more than 112,000 works of art ranging from ancient to contemporary art and spanning the globe. Committed to advancing 91桃色鈥檚 teaching and research missions, the Art Museum also serves as a gateway to the University for visitors from around the world. The main Museum building is currently closed for the construction of a bold and welcoming new building, designed in partnership with Sir David Adjaye and slated to open in late 2024.