Harry Abrams
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| Parent company | La Martinière |
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| Founded | 1949 |
| Founder | Harry N. Abrams |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Headquarters location | New York, NY |
| Distribution | Hachette Book Group USA |
| Key people | Michael Jacobs, President, CEO |
| Publication types | Books, stationery |
| Nonfiction topics | art, photography, cooking, craft, comics, interior design, garden design, entertainment, fashion, popular culture |
| Imprints | Abrams Books, Abrams Appleseed, Abrams Books for Young Readers, Abrams Comicarts, Abrams Image, Abrams Noterie, Abrams Press, Amulet Books, Amulet Paperbacks |
| Official website | www |
Abrams, formerly Harry N. Abrams, Inc. (HNA), is an American publisher of art and illustrated books, children's books, and stationary. The enterprise is a subsidiary of the French publisher La Martinière Groupe. Run by President and CEO Michael Jacobs, Abrams publishes and distributes approximately 250 titles annually and has more than 3,000 titles in print. Abrams also distributes publications for the Victoria and Albert Museum, Tate, Vendome Press (in North America), Booth Clibborn Editions, SelfMadeHero, MoMA Children's Books, and 5 Continents.
Founded by Harry N. Abrams in 1949, Abrams was the first company in the United States to specialize in the creation and distribution of art books. Times Mirror acquired the company in 1966 and Harry Abrams retired in 1977. For many years, the company was under the direction of Paul Gottlieb (publisher) until January 2001, eighteen months before his death. Abrams was acquired by La Martinière Groupe in 1997.
Abrams publishes illustrated books on the subjects of art, photography, performing arts, fashion, interior design, and nature and science. Titles published by Abrams include The Art of Walt Disney,Earth from Above, Louis Vuitton: The Birth of Modern Luxury, The Diary of Frida Kahlo, Yoshitomo Nara: Nobody's Fool, The Wes Anderson Collection, The Selby Is in Your Place, Abrams' Discoveries series, and Vanity Fair 100 Years (about the two U.S. magazines: 1913-36 and from 1983).
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