March 23, 2017

Recently received art books, March 2017

At last our new books are doing more than just trickling in.  There should be something to interest almost anyone in this list -- just place a hold on them if you can't make it downtown to Central.

 Art History / Art Theory / Art World
Degas; A Strange New Beauty, exhibit catalog of the Museum of Modern Art, NY
Hélio Oiticica: To Organize Delirium, exhibit catalog of the Carnegie Museum of Art
Hubert Robert, exhibit catalog of the National Gallery of Art, Washington
South Africa; The Art of a Nation  by John Giblin
Studio of the South: Van Gogh in Provence  by Martin Bailey
Vigée Le Brun, exhibit catalog of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Vincent Van Gogh Atlas  by Nienke Denekamp
Yves Klein: in/out studio

Architecture / Landscape Design / Urban Planning
Begin with the Past: Building the National Museum of African American History and Culture  by Mabel Wilson
Capability Brown: Designing the English Landscape  by John Phibbs
Castle Builders: Approaches to Castle Design and Construction in the Middle Ages  by Malcolm Hislop
MAD Works Mad Architects  by Ma Yansong
100 Years of Architecture  by Alan Powers
Pavilions and Gardens of Venice Biennale


Design / Fashion / Interior Decoration / Graphics
American Style and Spirit: Fashions and Lives of the Roddis Family, 1850-195  by Jane Bradbury
The Fashion Set: The Art of the Fashion Show  by Federico Poletti

Photography
Beginner’s Guide to Digital Painting in Photoshop: Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Crafts / Applied Arts / How-to
Color: A Course in Mastering the Art of Mixing Colors  by Betty Edwards
Rubber Stamping; Get Creative….   By Stephen Fowler

March 16, 2017

More new books...

... are arriving, and more are on the way!

REFERENCE
Pevsner's Architectural Glossary, 2nd ed.

Standard Catalog of World Paper Money; General Issues, 1368--1960, 16th ed.

ART HISTORY
Greek Art, 5th edition  by John Boardman



ARCHITECTURE
David Adjaye Constructed Narratives  edited by Peter Allison
Tate Modern; Building a Museum for the 21st Century

DESIGN / INTERIORS / GRAPHICS
Bitten by Witch Fever: Wallpaper & Arsenic in the Victorian Home  by Lucinda Hawksley
Pen & Ink: A Creative Exploration of a Time-Treasured Drawing Technique 
Pen and Ink; Contemporary Artists, Timeless Techniques  by James Hobbs
Spectrum 23; The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art

CRAFTS / HOW-TO
The Art of Crayon; Draw, Color, Resist, Sculpt, Carve!  by Lorraine Bell
Colour Mixing Guide - Oils  by Julie Collins
The Mandala Guidebook; How to Draw, Paint and Color Expressive Mandalas  by Kathryn Costa
Painting and Drawing the Head  by Daniel Shadbolt
Studio Craft as Career; A Guide to Achieving Excellence in Art-Making  by Paul J. Stankard

PHOTOGRAPHY  

Filmmaking Essentials for Photographers  by Eduardo Angel
GoPro Cameras for dummies  by John Carucci
How to Start a Photography Business  by Tracy Dorr
Pet Photography; The Secrets to Creating Authentic Pet Portraits  by Norah Levine
The Radical Eye; Modernist Photography from the Sir Elton John Collection


March 7, 2017

New books at last!

You may have heard about the "ransomware" hack that we suffered in January.  This attack has hampered many of the library's functions, including the ordering, cataloging, and processing of new books. Finally, some are trickling in, and here they are for your reading enjoyment.  We hope for many more soon.

Art History
John Derian Picture Book

Architecture
Starchitecture: Scenes, Actors, and Spectacles in Contemporary Cities  by Davide Ponzini

Graphic Design
The Animator's Survival Kit  by Richard Williams
Becoming a Successful Graphic Designer  by Neil Leonard

Photography
Cuba; Photographs by Jeffrey Milstein
The Photographer's Guide to Marketing and Self-Promotion  by Maria Piscopo
Starting Your Career as a Freelance Photographer  by Tad Crawford