Greetings of the Season -- enjoy our new books

Please accept this list of latest acquisitions as our "gift" to you -- the gift of free libraries, where everyone is welcome.  And cardholders can check out almost unlimited books and recordings. Here in the Fine Arts Room, we specialize in beautiful art books.

Reference

Graphis Design Annual 2017

Magnum Photobook: The Catalogue Raisonné  by Fred Ritchin

Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7^th ed., 2016

Art History / Art Theory / Art World

Rural Modern: American Art Beyond the City  by Amanda C. Burdan

Architecture / Landscape Design / Urban Planning

100 Years 100 Buildings  by John Hill

Centre Pompidou  by Francesco Dal Co

Frank Lloyd Wright and San Francisco  by Paul Venable Turner

Road Trip: Roadside America from Custard’s Last Stand to the Wigwam Restaurant  by Richard Longstreth

The Splendor of Cuba; 450 Years of Architecture and Interiors  by Michael Connors

The Vision of Frank Lloyd Wright  by Thomas A. Heinz

Design / Fashion / Interior Decoration / Graphics

How to Draw Sci-Fi Utopias and Dystopias  by Prentis Rollins

Mr. Ken Fulk’s Magical World

Season’s Greetings: Holiday Cards by Celebrated Artists

Photography

Digital Photography Essentials, 2^nd ed.  by Tom Ang

Fearless Photographer: Nature  by David M. Wyman

Norman Parkinson: Portraits in Fashion

The Photographer’s Guide to Drones  by Colin Smith

Photographs from the Edge  by Art Wolfe

Crafts / Applied Arts / How-to

Christmas Ornaments to Crochet  by Megan Kreiner

Digital Painting Techniques

Embroidery for the Absolute Beginner  by Susie Johns

The Handmade Life; A Companion to Modern Crafting  by Ramona Barry

20-Minute Whittling Projects  by Tom Hindes

Ugly Christmas Sweater Party  by Brandy Shay

Ultimate Mittens  by Robin Hansen

New books for Early December

Hope you're able to come in or request these lovely new books during this busy season!

Reference

Plains Indian Art of the Early Reservation Era; The Donald Danforth, Jr. Collection at the Saint Louis Art Museum

 Art History / Art Theory / Art World

The Carpet and the Connoisseur; The James F. Ballard Collection of Oriental Rugs, exhibit catalog of the Saint Louis Art Museum
Conflicts of Interest: Art and War in Modern Japan, exhibit catalog of the Saint Louis Art Museum
David Hockney: 82 Portraits and 1 Still Life, exhibit catalog of the Royal Academy of Arts
Fairfield Porter  by John Wilmerding
Klee & Kandinsky: Neighbors, Friends, Rivals, catalog by the Zentrum Paul Klee
Paul Klee: Irony at Work, exhibit catalog of the Centre Pompidou
Tara Donovan, exhibit catalog of the Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston

Architecture / Landscape Design / Urban Planning

Art in Architecture: Building Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
Essex [The Buildings of England]  by James Bettley and Nikolaus Pevsner
Perth and Kinross [The Buildings of Scotland]  by John Gifford
Worcestershire [The Buildings of England]  by Alan Brooks and Nikolaus Pevsner



Photography
Exposure Made Easy  by Curley Marshall
Photographing Headshots  by Gary Hughes

Crafts / Applied Arts / How-to

Mandala for the Inspired Artist  by Marisa Edghill