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LAUREN KILROY-EWBANK

All the Books

Books for curious humans of all ages, from peer-reviewed academic scholarship to non-fiction and fiction books

The Real Places Behind Disney's Castles & Palaces book cover
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coming 2026!

If you are a fan of Disney animation, Disney history, or Art History, you'll enjoy this short guide to the art that influenced the artists who created the Disney classic, Sleeping Beauty (1959). This guide focuses primarily on art that can be seen in New York City museums, including The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Cloisters, and the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). 

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NON-FICTION
TEENS & ADULTS

For the Grown-Up Art History Nerd

The Disneyland Hidden Art History series—a land-by-land look into the real art, architecture, and history embedded in Disneyland's most iconic attractions. For Disney adults, history buffs, and curious individuals who like knowing what they are looking at.

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MIDDLE GRADE

For Young Art Lovers

Middle-grade non-fiction that brings art history to life for young readers.

Each book focuses on one themed land and the global art history that shaped it. For Disney adults, enthusiastic families, and fellow art history buffs.

PEER-REVIEWED
SCHOLARSHIP

The Academic Bookshelf

Peer-reviewed articles, edited volumes, and a scholarly monograph on the arts of colonial Mexico, Peru, Italy, and Spain, including Holy Organ or Unholy Idol? (Brill, 2018) on the Sacred Heart in New Spain.

Each book focuses on one themed land and the global art history that shaped it. For Disney adults, enthusiastic families, and fellow art history buffs.

Art history is one of the best lenses we have for understanding the world. I refuse to let it be boring!

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