January 26, 2015

Recent arrivals

Many beautiful and useful new titles -- this month has been especially strong in books on drawing and sketching: 

Drawing  &  Sketching

The Compendium of Fantasy Art Techniques  by Rob Alexander
The Complete Guide to Drawing Manga  by Marc Powell
Drawing Secrets Revealed: Basics; How to Draw Anything  by Sarah Parks
The Fundamentals of Drawing  by Jim Dowdalls
How to Draw Monsters  by Chad Scheres
Sketch! The Non-artist’s Guide to Inspiration, Technique and Drawinf Daily Life  by France Belleville-Van Stone
Sketching from the Imagination: Fantasy
  
Art History / Art Theory / Art World
Dear Nemesis: Nicole Eisenman 1993-2013, exhibit catalog of the Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis
Gerhard Richter: Books
Goya; Order & Disorder, exhibit catalog of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Henry Taylor, exhibit catalog of the Museum of Modern Art, New York
Jeff Koons; Conversations with Norman Rosenthal
Nineteenth-Century Art; A Beginner’s Guide  by Laurie Schneider Adams
Pattern and Light: Aga Khan Museum
Women Artists of the Harlem Renaissance  edited by Am Helene Hirschke

Architecture / Landscape Design
Hadid: Zaha Hadid Complete Works
Library Architecture + Design  by Manuela Roth
Modern Man: The Life of Le Corbusier, Architect of Tomorrow  by Anthony Flint

Design / Fashion / Interior Decoration / Graphics
Dorothy and Otis: Designing the American Dream  by Norman Hathaway
The Mind’s Eye; The Art of Omni
Peanuts Every Sunday, 1956-1960
Superman; the Silver Age Dailies, 1961-1963  by Jerry Siegel


January 17, 2015

Did you get a new camera?

In case you recently received a camera as a gift, or bought one yourself, this month we've gathered our most up-to-date books on the latest cameras and photography manuals in one place.  They are on our display cart next to the Fine Arts Reference Desk.  All are available for immediate check-out.


January 14, 2015

Happy 2015 to all!  Here is a list of our latest acquisitions.  If you can't make it downtown to see our beautiful building and room, as seen below, you can easily "place a hold" on any of the non-reference titles in this list and have them sent to your favorite SLPL branch.



Reference
American Art Directory, 69th ed., 2015
Antique Trader Antiques & Collectibles Price Guide, 2015
Extraordinary British Transferware, 1780—1840  by Rosemary Halliday
Graphis Poster Annual, 2015

 Art History / Art Theory / Art World
Adam Silverman: Ceramics
The Front Room: Artists’ Projects at the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, 2008-2013.
Rethinking Andrew Wyeth  edited by David Cateforis
33 Artists in 3 Acts  by Sarah Thornton
Yaka; Visions of Africa  by Arthur P. Bourgeois

Architecture / Landscape Design
Saint John’s Abbey Church; Marcel Breuer and the Creation of a Modern Sacred Space  by Victoria M. Young

Design / Fashion / Interior Decoration / Graphics
Arts & Crafts: Living with the Arts & Crafts Style  by Judith Miller
Hijacking the Runway; How Celebrities are Stealing the Spotlight from Fashion Designers  by Teri Agins
Foundations in Comic Book Art  by John Paul Lowe
Glittering World; Navajo Jewelry of the Yazzie Family, exhibit catalog of the National Museum of the American Indian
How to Create Your Own Gig Posters, Band T-Shirts, Album Covers, & Stickers  by Ruthann Godollei

Photography
Constructing Worlds; Photography and Architecture in the Modern Age, exhibit catalog of the Barbican Art Gallery
New Fashion Photography
The Street Photographer’s Manual  by David Gibson
Wildlife Photographer of the Year; 50 Years, edited by Rosamund Kidman Cox

Crafts / Applied Arts / How-to
Easter Eggs; 40 Fabulouis Projects for the Whole Family  by Matthew Mead
The Encyclopedia of Drawing Techniques  by Hazel Harrison
Natural Glazes; Collecting and Making  by Miranda Forrest
Paper Quilling for the First Time  by Alli Bartkowski
Sixty Quick Luxury Knits…Venezia Collection from Cascade Yarns
The Venetian Glass Bead; 24 Colorful Jewelry Projects  by Kathy Fox

Antiques / Collectibles
100 Greatest U. S. Coins, 4th edition  by Jeff Garrett
Dollhouses from the V & A Museum of Childhood  by Halina Pasierbska
Step Right Up! Classic American Target and Arcade Forms  by Richard Tucker