July 20, 2018

Lots of new arts books!

It's a summer storm of fabulous new titles -- really, something for everyone.  Take a look:


Reference
The FOCAL Encyclopedia of Photography, 4th ed.
American Colonial Women and Their Art: A Chronological Encyclopedia   


Art History / Art Theory / Art World
Bruce Nauman: Contrapposto Studies
Charles White: A Retrospective, exhibit catalog of the Art Institute of Chicago
The Complete Color Harmony, Pantone Edition
Everything You Know About Art is Wrong  by Matt Brown
Frederic Church; A Painter’s Pilgrimage, exhibit catalog of the Detroit Institute of Arts
Growing up with the Impressionists; The Diary of Julie Manet
Guide to the Getty Villa, Revised edition
I Thought About It in my Head and I Felt it in my Heart But I Made it with my Hands  by Rob Ryan
Modernists & Mavericks: Bacon, Freud, Hockney & the London Painters  by Martin Gayford
The Pixels of Paul Cezanne and Reflections on Other Artists  by Wim Wenders
Textiles of the Middle East and Central Asia; The Fabric of Life  by Fahmida Suleman
Vincent van Gogh; The Starry Night  by Richard Thomson


Architecture / Landscape Design / Urban Planning
As Seen: Exhibitions that Made Architecture and Design History  by Zoe Ryan
Herzog & De Meuron: Elbphilharmonie Hamburg
Martha Schwartz Partner; Landscape Art and Urbanism
Morphosis / Thom Mayne; Inspiration and Process in Architecture
Nature by Design; The Practice of Biophilic Design  by Stephen R. Kellert
Richard Meier, Architect  Vol. 7   


Graphics
The Atomic Age Superman
The Complete Peanuts, 1965—1966  by Charles M. Schulz
From Lone Mountain  by John Porcellino
Reportage Illustration; Visual Journalism  by Gary Embury
Rise of the Superheroes  by David Tosh

Photography

A Class of their Own: The Dusseldorf School of Photography  by Maren Polte
Cottonwoods  by Robert Adams
Canon EOS 80D: The Expanded Guide  by David Taylor
David Busch’s Canon EOS Rebel SL2/200D
100 Great Street Photographs  by David Gibson
Why Art Photography?  By Lucy Soutter


Antiques / Collectibles
Guide Book of Franklin & Kennedy Half Dollars  by Rick Tomaska
Guide Book of United States Coins, 2019  (the “Red Book”)
Retro Cameras: The Collector’s Guide to Vintage Film Photography  by John Wade
U. S. Coin Digest, 17th ed., 2019


July 5, 2018

Our latest arrivals in Crafts and How-To Books

We may think of crafts as primarily cold- weather activities, but staying in on a sweltering July day and creating something might be just the ticket.  These great titles have arrived recently and are ready for you to check out.


A Celebration of Strong Women: HERStory Quilts  by Susanne Miller Jones
Complete Crochet Course
Complete Photo Guide to Hand Lettering and Calligraphy
Drawing Anatomy  by Barrington Barber  

Drawing School Fundamentals for the Beginner  by Jim Dowdalls
Drawing Wild Animals  by Oana Befort
Encyclopedia of Pastel Techniques

Japanese Knitting Stitch Bible  by Hitomi Shida
The Joy of Jelly Rolls: A Complete Guide to Quiltilng and Sewing using Jelly Rolls  by Carolyn Forster  

Knit Your Story in Yarn  by Dee Hardwicke
Modern Macrame  by Emily Katz
101 Textures in Graphite & Charcoal  by Steven Pearce
Paint Yourself Calm  by Jean Haines
Pencil Art Workshop  by Matt Rota
Picture Framing; 20 Inspirational Projects Shown Step by Step  by Rian Kanduth
Portrait Drawing  by Joanna Henly
Sea Glass Crafts

Shibori  by Nicola Gouldsmith
Stitched Shibori  by Jane Callender
Silk Ribbon Embroidery Chinese Style  by Yuan Weilin
Totally Awesome Tie-Dye  by Suzanne McNeill

200 Embroidered Flowers  by Kristen Gula