October 24, 2015

New books for a new (fiscal) year

New books for the library's new fiscal year are starting to come in!
Take a look: 




Reference
Kovels’ Antiques & Collectibles Price Guide 2016

Art History / Art Theory / Art World
Barnett Newman: The Late Work, 1965-1970, exhibit catalog of the Menil Collection
International Pop, exhibit catalog of the Walker Art Center
Leonardo da Vinci, 1453-1519: The Design of the World, exhibit catalog of the Palazzo Reale, Milano
Past Futures: Science Fiction, Space Travel, and Postwar Art of the Americas  by Sarah Montross
Playing to the Gallery  by Grayson Perry
Robert Motherwell: The East Hampton Years, 1944- 1952  by Phyllis Tuchman
 
Architecture / Landscape Design / Urban Planning
A Conversation with Frei Otto
Exploring English Castles  by Edd Morris
Graphic Design for Architects; A Manual for Visual Communication  by Karen Lewis
House & Garden Fifties House  by Catriona Gray
Looking Beyond the Icons: Midcentury Architecture, Landscape, and Urbanism  by Richard Longstreth
Shigeru Ban; Complete Works 1985-2015
Theraputic Gardens: Design for Healing Spaces  by Daniel Winterbottom

 Photography
David Busch’s Nikon D750 Guide to Digital Photography
The Memory of Time: Contemporary Photographs in the National Gallery of Art
 
Design / Fashion / Interior Decoration / Graphics
Color: Banish Beige, Boost Color  by Abigail Ahern
Ettore Sottsass  by Patrizia Ranzo
Fashion Artist  by Sandra Burke
The Thoughtful Home  by Tahn Scoon
Traditional American Rooms [Winterthur Style Sourcebook]
Winter Living  by Selina Lake

Crafts / Applied Arts / How-to
Draw Faces in 15 Minutes  by Jake Spicer
Kaffe Fassett’s Heritage Quilts
Pencil Drawing Techniques
The Tao of Watercolor  by Jeanne Carbonetti
Weaving Rag Rugs  by Tom Knisely

October 2, 2015

Architecture of Scotland -- talk on October 22


 Please join us for the next in the lecture series "Architecture Around the World", co-sponsored by the Steedman Architectural Library and the local chapter of the Society of Architectural Historians.  Here is your chance to hear famed architectural historian Esley Hamilton speak.  Using his own slides, he will discuss "The Architecture of Scotland" at 6:30 on Thursday, October 22 in the Second Floor Training Room of Central Library.  For more details, see the Steedman blog:  http://steedmanarchitecturallibrary.blogspot.com/