Museum of Dogs

A Romp through Art History for Dog People

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Pub Date May 06 2025 | Archive Date May 05 2025

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Description

Journey into your own pocket-sized museum, filled with a collection of charming art-historical pups!

Ready to meet a pack of very good dogs immortalized in painting and sculpture? This quirky and fascinating little book collects the best canines in art history, including:
  • Rustic figurines carved in ancient Greece
  • Elegant porcelain pooches handcrafted in 19th-century Russia
  • A tiny Japanese netsuke in the shape of a puppy
  • A portrait of a spaniel woven by a beadwork artisan in Mexico
  • And so much more!

Artist and writer Jessica Poundstone has scoured the world's museum collections for these hidden treasures and offers fun and informative commentary on each. Her bite-sized text gives historical context and celebrates each dog’s sweet, noble, or wacky personality, which transcends history to hit us right in the feels. This delightful volume offers pure delight for dog lovers and art lovers alike.

PERFECTLY GIFTABLE: This is a charming gift for people who love art and dogs! A petite and beautifully designed hardcover book, it makes an entertaining and educational present for friends and family or a treat for yourself. It's simply impawsible to resist.

CURATED COLLECTION: Flipping through this art book is like getting a special guided tour of a wondrous museum devoted entirely to our furry friends. In a world of sensory overload, it offers a wonderful way to tap into the joy of something curated just for you. 

FUN ANGLE ON FINE ART: Whether you are a devoted museumgoer or casually art-curious, this book offers a unique and delightful spin on art history. The content covers a wide range of styles, media, and eras, creating a perfect opportunity to brush up on your art IQ with the help of man's best friend.

Perfect for:
  • Animal lovers
  • Art and art history buffs
  • Gift-giving to dog owners, artists, and collectors
  • Fans of art/humor crossovers like Men to Avoid in Art and Life and William Wegman: Being Human
  • Fans of clever art history like Art Dog and A History of Art in 21 Cats
Journey into your own pocket-sized museum, filled with a collection of charming art-historical pups!

Ready to meet a pack of very good dogs immortalized in painting and sculpture? This quirky and...

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EDITION Hardcover
ISBN 9781797234243
PRICE $14.95 (USD)
PAGES 224

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This amazingly diverse collection spanning thousands of years is aptly titled. Choose almost any part of the globe, almost any epoch of history, and style of art. You'll find them all here in this canine compendium. Representations in porcelain, glass, metal, stone, a variety of painting media, ancient, and modern art.

The perfect gift —not only dog lovers but art collectors in general. Five stars.

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Such a fun book! Filled with great and funny info and doggie art! What more could you want? Loved it! Thanks NetGallery!

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I can't believe I didn't think of this myself: an art book about dogs! It's so obvious!

I love art and I love dogs and this beautiful book beautifully encapsulates two of my favorite things in the world.

The author does an incredible job researching and discovering museum collections for hidden treasures featuring wo(man)'s BFF.

The historical context behind each artifact is fascinating, sometimes downright hilarious and always delightful.

My favorite artworks were ones from ancient times; it's amazing to think how thousands of years ago our ancestors also knew how incredible dogs are.

This book is an unique and adorable look at art history and would make a great gift for the dog lover, art lover, and anyone in between.

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Museum of Dogs is a wonderful coffee table book for any dog lover. Combining some light art history with pictures of these timeless dog renderings, statues, and other creative pieces makes this an entertaining addition to any cynophile's collection.

Every piece of art that the author chose to include in this assemblage is remarkable in and of it's own right. Some are incredibly artistic and detailed, while others are far more crude and gauche. Yet, it's truly amazing to not only consider but to actually see how far back man has been memorializing his love for this furry canine friend.

A few of my favorite pieces from the collected artifacts included in this visual collection were The Pug Lady, The Apulian Dog Head Rhyton, The Game of Hounds and Jackals, The Votive Relief, and The Pipe Tampers. Each of these had a very interesting or humourous blurb that perfectly complimented the delightful items themselves.

It may have been thousands of years in the making, but if history, and this book, has taught us anything it's that dogs will always be man's best friend!

Thank you so much to the author, publisher, and to #NetGalley for this fun #arc review opportunity.

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Dog lovers, and artists rejoice! This charming book features dogs in various art forms (ceramic, paintings, bronze, porcelain, wood) from museums across the globe with historical tidbits. I absolutely loved it. Will
make a perfect gift for the art/dog fans in your life. Woof!

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This book is exactly what you expect, and in the best way possible. Sometimes its the simplest things that fill the heart most, and as a dog lover with a passion for art history, I can say every bit of info paired with the amazing quality art is a delight. The little tidbits were so fun that I am already sharing them with others! Although I kept nearly all of my art history textbooks from college, I can say with confidence that this was what I wish most of those were.

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