March 31, 2016

Watercolor Exhibit is up!

Don't forget -- this exhibit runs only for the month of April, and there are several related activities for for you to enjoy.  For details, see the April edition of the library's newsletter, Check It Out!  http://cio.slpl.org/2016/03/31/central-library-hosts-2016-missouri-international-watercolor-exhibit/


And while you're here seeing the exhibit--or learning how to watercolor--or hearing the Director of the Missouri Watercolor Society speak, do drop by the Fine Arts Room to see (and check out) our great selection of books on watercolor art and artists.  Our display cart features just a few of them.

March 23, 2016

Second large batch of new books this month!

As promised, here are more wonderful new books that have come in this month.  The list is especially rich in architecture titles.  When it rains, it pours! 

Reference
HO+K Design Annual, 2015
Jacob A. Riis, Revealing New York’s Other Half: A Complete Catalogue of His Photographs  by Bonnie Yochelson

Art History / Art Theory / Art World
Ai Weiwei, exhibit catalog of the Royal Academy of Arts
Bauhaus 1919—1933  by Magdalena Droste
The Broad:  Collection, catalog of the Broad Museum
Joaquín Torres-García; The Arcadian Modern, exhibit catalog of the Museum of Modern Art
Martin Puryear; Multiple Dimensions, exhibit catalog of the Art Institute of Chicago
Pop Art  by Tilman Osterwold
Sonia Delaunay, exhibition catalog of the Tate Museum
Van Eyck: The Arnolfini Portrait  by Stefano Zuffi
The Wilton Diptych  by Dillian Gordon

Architecture / Landscape Design / Urban Planning
African Modernism: The Architecture of Independence
American Louvre; A History of the Renwick Gallery Building  by Charles J. Robertson
Art of the Airport Tower  by Carolyn J. Russo
Calatrava: Complete Works 1979—Today  by Philip Jodidio
The Dakota: A History of the World’s Best-Known Apartment Building  by Andrew Alpern
Designing TWA: Eero Saarinen’s Airport Terminal in New York  by Kornel Ringli
France (Modern Architectures in History)  by Jean-Louis Cohen
The Inspired Landscape  by Susan Cohen 
The Korsmo House: A Scandinavian Icon  by Elisabeth Tostrup
Minnesota Modern; Architecture and Life at Midcentury  by Larry Millett
SAA Architects: Urbanistic/Humanistic/Optimistic
Tom Kundig: Works
Ultimate Book of Home Plans, 3rd ed.
  
Photography
Art with an iPhone; A Photographer’s Guide to Creating Altered Realities  by Kat Sloma
The Family of Man; The Greatest Photographic Exhibition of All Time
Lives of the Great Photographers  by Juliet Hacking
Lois Greenfield: Moving Still
Mary Ellen Mark: On the Portrait and the Moment
Nicholas Nixon: About Forty Years

Design / Fashion / Interior Decoration / Graphics
Art Chantry Speaks: A Heretic’s History of 20th Century Graphic Design
Art of Stephen Hickman
Bruno Munari: Square Circle
Triangle
The Definitive Betty Boop, the Classic Comic Strip Collection
Dust Covers: The Collected Sandman Covers  by Dave McKean
Fantasy Art Now; The Very Best in Contemporary Fantasy Art & Illustration
Partners in Design: Alfred H. Barr, Jr. and Philip Johnson

Crafts / Applied Arts / How-to
Color Lab for Mixed Media Artists  by Deborah Forman
The Complete Drawing Course
Understanding Human Form & Structure (The Art of Drawing)  by Giovanni Civardi

Antiques & Collectibles
Lost and Found; Coin Hoards and Treasures  by Q. David Bowers
United States Paper Money Errors; A Comprehensive Catalog & Price Guide, 4th ed.



March 15, 2016

Lots of new books are coming in!

Almost too many to list!  Look for another list soon.

Reference
Oxford Dictionary of Architecture, 3rd ed.
St. Louis Modern, exhibit catalog of the St. Louis Art Museum

Art History / Art Theory / Art World
Antoni Tàpies: From Object to Sculpture (1964-2009), exhibit catalog of Guggenheim Bilbao
Art for Every Home: Associated American Artists, 1934--2000
Art Students League of New York on Painting
The Artist and the Warrior: Military History Through the Eyes of the Masters  by Theodore K. Rabb
Frank Stella Retrospective, exhibit catalog of the Whitney Museum
Japanese Art and Design, catalog of the Victoria & Albert Museum
Jewel City; Art from San Francisco’s Panama-Pacific International Exposition
José Parlá; Segmented Realities, exhibit catalog of the High Museum of Art
The Lod Mosaic; A Spectacular Roman Mosaic Floor
Picture Titles: How and Why Western Paintings Acquired Their Names  by Ruth Bernard Yeazell
Thomas Hart Benton; Discoveries & Interpretations  by Henry Adams
Women Street Artists of Latin America  by Rachel Cassandra
Wyeth: Andrew and Jamie in the Studio, exhibit catalog of the Denver Art Museum

Architecture / Landscape Design / Urban Planning
Architecture 101, from Frank Gehry to Ziggurats  by Nicole Bridge
The New Small House  by Katie Hutchison
99 Domes: Masjid of Imam Muhammad Ibn Abdul Wahhab

Photography
Canon EOS Rebel T6s/T6i: From Snapshots to Great Shots  by Jeff Revell
Digital Nature Photography, 2nd ed.  by John and Barbara Gerlach
Disco: The Bill Bernstein Photographs
Learning to See Creatively, 3rd ed.  by Bryan Peterson
Lee Miller: A Woman’s War  by Hilary Roberts
Louis Stettner: Penn Station, New York
Mastering Exposure  by Mark Chen
Photography at MoMA 1960 – Now, exhibit catalog of the Museum of Modern Art

Design / Fashion / Interior Decoration / Graphics
An Anthology of Decorated Papers  by P. J. M. Marks
Covering Print:  75 Covers 75 Years  by Steven Heller
Frazetta Sketchbook II  by Frank Frazetta



Crafts / Applied Arts / How-to

Basic Cartooning  by Maury Aaseng
Judith Baker Montano’s Essential Stitch Guide
Manga Magic; How to Draw and Color Mythical Fantasy Characters
Modern Decoupage  by Louise Crosbie
Mollie Makes Papercraft
Silk Ribbon Flowers  by Ann Cox