Recent Acquisitions - Feb. 2015

We've received some beautiful and informative books this month, including some important annual reference titles, and the catalogs of two notable current exhibits at the St. Louis Art Museum  -- take a look:

Reference

American Illustration 33

The Image of the Black in Western Art, Vol. 5, Part 2, The 20^th Century, the Rise of Black Artists

Jadite; Identification & Price Guide  by Joe Keller

Mid-Century Modern Complete  by Dominic Bradbury

Miller’s Collectibles Handbook & Price Guide, 2014-2015  by Judith Miller

Staffordshire Figures 1780-1840 (Vol. 2); Equestrians, Entertainers, Personalities, Biblical Figures, & Sportsmen  by Myra Schkolne

Society of Illustrators 55^th Annual of Illustration

Standard Catalog of World Paper Money; General Issues, 1368-1960, 15^th edition

Art History / Art Theory / Art World

Andy Warhol Unique

Gods and Heroes; Masterpieces from the École des Beaux-Arts, Paris

Madame Cézanne  by Dita Amory

Navigating the West: George Caleb Bingham & the River, exhibit catalog of the Amon Carter Museum and St. Louis Art Museum

New York’s Underground Art Museum; MTA Arts & Design  by Sandra Bloodworth

Polke/Richter. Richter/Polke; Katalog, Entwürfe, Fotografien, Dokumente

 Design / Fashion / Interior Decoration / Graphics

The Art of John Alvin  by Andrew Alvin

Elsa Schiaparelli; A Biography  by Meryle Secrest

Fabrics in Fashion Design  by Stefanella Sposito

Italian Style: Fashion Since 1945

Secrets of Fashion Drawing  by  Noel Chapman

Spectrum 21; The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art

Photography

The Brown Sisters: Forty Years  by Nicholas Nixon

Mastering Exposure  by David Nightingale

Picture Perfect Social Media; A Handbook for Styling Perfect Photos  by Jennifer Young

Poetics of Light: Contemporary Pinhole Photography, exhibit catalog of the New Mexico History Museum

Stephen Shore, exhibit catalog of the Fundacion Mapfre

World Atlas of Street Photography  by Jackie Higgins

Yves Saint Laurent  by Roxanne Lowit

Crafts / Applied Arts / How-to

Atmospheric Watercolours  by Jean Haines

Embroidery Designs for Fashion and Furnishings  by Moira Thunder

Feltwork; 25 Inspiring and Original Felt Projects to Create at Home  by Victoria Brown

Hand Weaving; The Basics  by Lynn Gray Ross

Simple Screenprintng  by Annie Stromquist

Zoogami; Fold Your Own Origami Wildlife Park  by Mark Bolitho

Antiques / Collectibles

Answers to Questions about Old Jewelry, 1840-1950, 8^th ed.  by Jeanenne Bell

Pyrex; The Unauthorized Collector’s Guide, 5^th ed.  by Barbara E. Mauzy