March 14, 2013

New art and craft books for mid-March

Celebrate the coming of Spring by checking out some of these wonderful new books, just received:

Art History / Art Theory 

The Art of Southeast Africa from the Conru Collection 

Berthe Morisot, 1841-1895, exhibition catalog of the Musee Marmottan 

Beverly Pepper: Monumenta  by Robert C. Hobbs 

Chinese Jade; The Spiritual and Cultural Significance of Jade in China  by Gu Fang 

Claes Oldenburg: The Sixties, exhibition catalog of Museum moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Wien 

Full Spectrum; Prints from the Brandywine Workshop, exhibit catalog of the Philadelphia Museum of Art 

Gustave Caillebotte: An Impressionist and Photography, exhibit catalog of the Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt 

Interviews with Artists, 1966-2012  by Michael Peppiatt 

Jasper Johns; Seeing with the Mind’s Eye, exhibit catalog of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art 

Kehinde Wiley  by Thelma Golden, et al. 

Masterworks of Chinese Art, catalog of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art 

Modern Sculpture Reader  edited by Jon Wood, et al. 

Thomas Hart Benton and the American Sound  by Leo G. Mazow 

20th Century Pewter; Art Nouveau to Modernism  by Paul Robinson
 

Design / Interior Decoration / Graphics / Fashion 

The Age of Elegance: Interiors by Alex Papachristidis 

Ann Getty: Interior Style  by Diane Dorrans Saeks 

The Best of Brochure Design, 11th edition 

The Best of Business Card Design, 9th edition 

Coming into Fashion; A Century of Photography at Conde Nast  by Nathalie Herschdorfer 

Denman Ross and American Design Theory  by Marie Frank 

English Decoration; Timeless Inspiration for the Contemporary Home  by Ben Pentreath 

Fashion Design, Referenced  by Alicia Kennedy 

The Iconic Interior: Private Spaces of Leading Artists, Architects, and Designers  by Dominic Bradbury

Industrial Chic:  50 Icons of Furniture and Lighting Design  by Brigitte Durieux 

Vivienne Westwood; Designer Monographs Curated by Terry Jones
 

Architecture / Planning / Landscape Architecture 

Building Taliesin; Frank Lloyd Wright’s Home of Love and Loss  by Ron McCrea 

Common Ground; Biennale Architettura 2012, catalog of the Venice Biennale 

Frank Lloyd Wright Natural Design; Organic Architecture  by Alan Hess 

Mathematical Excursions to the World’s Great Buildings  by Alexander J. Hahn 

Ralph Walker; Architect of the Century  by Kathryn E. Holliday 

St. Paul’s Cathedral; 1400 Years at the Heart of London  by Ann Saunders 

Tadao Ando: Conversations with Students  ed. and translated by Matthew Hunter
 

Photography 

Dawoud Bey: Harlem, U. S. A., exhibit catalog of the Art Institute of Chicago 

Ezra Stoller, Photographer  by Nina Rappaport 

Hello Nature  by William Wegman 

Looking at Ansel Adams  by Andrea G. Stillman 

“The Steerage” and Alfred Stieglitz  by Jason Francisco 

Vivian Maier; Out of the Shadows  by Richard Cahan
 

Crafts / Applied Arts / How-to Books 

African Inspirations In Embroidery  by Mary Sleigh 

Classic Knits; More than 100 Beautiful Projects 

Complete Beginner’s Woodcarving Workbook, 2nd edition  by Mary Duke Guldan 

Crewel Twists: Fresh Ideas for Jacobean Embroidery  by Hazel Blomkamp 

Kyuuto!  Japanese Crafts; Woolly Embroidery  

Liberty Love; 25 Projects to Quilt & Sew Featuring Liberty of London Fabraics  by Alexia Marcelle Abegg  

The Spinner’s Book of Yarn Designs  by Sarah Anderson 

Star Quilts; 27 Stunning Designs   by Fons & Porter 

Tapestry Weaving; Design and Technique  by Joanne Soroka 

Women’s Work; Embroidery in Colonial Boston  by Pamela A. Parmal
 

Antiques / Collectibles 

Collecting World Coins, 1901 – Present, 14th edition.

 

March 2, 2013

New books for a new month

The beginning of March has brought us a large batch of beautiful and informative new books.  Take a look!

Reference

American Illustration, volume 31 

American Newspaper Comics; An Encyclopedic Reference Guide  by Allan Holtz 

The Thames & Hudson Dictionary of Graphic Design and Designers, 3rd edition  by Alan Livingston
 

Art History / Art Theory 

Caribbean:  Art at the Crossroads of the World, exhibit catalog of El Museo del Barrio, New York 

The Gothic Stained Glass of Reims Cathedral  by Meredith Parsons Lillich 

In Giacometti’s Studio  by Michael Peppiatt 

Jay DeFeo; A Retrospective  by Dana Miller 

Robert Longo, exhibit catalog of the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art of Nice  

Romare Bearden in the Modernist Tradition; Essays from the Romare Bearden Foundation Symposium, 2007 

Treasures from the Cleveland Museum of Art, catalog of the CMA
 

Design / Interior Decoration / Graphics 

Antonio Lopez:  Fashion, Art, Sex & Disco  by Roger Padilha 

Jonathan Adler on Happy Chic Accessorizing  by Jonathan Adler 

The Logo Brainstorm Book; A Comprehensive Guide for Exploring Desig Directions  by Jim Krause 

100 Ways to Happy Chic your Life  by Jonathan Adler 

The Postcard Age; Selections from the Leonard A. Lauder Collection  by Lynda Klich 

W:  The First 40 Years, edited by Stefano Tonchi
 

Architecture / Planning / Landscape Architecture

Museum Island Berlin  by the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin 

Sustainable Design; A Critical Guide  by David Bergman
 

Photography 

Beautiful Beasties: A Creative Guide to Modern Pet Photography  by Jamie Pflughoeft 

Digital Photography Through the Year  by Tom Ang 

Faking It:  Manipulated Photography Before Photoshop  by Mia Fineman
 

Crafts / Applied Arts / How-to Books 

Candlemaking the Natural Way  by Rebecca Ittner 

Cartooning; Philosophy and Practice  by Ivan Brunetti 

Crafted Lives; Studies of African American Quilters  by Pataricia A. Turner 

Creative Beading, Vol. 6  from Bead&Button magazine 

Cross Stitch: Skills, Techniques, 150 Practical Projects  by Dorothy Wood 

Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain, 4th expanded & updated edition by Betty Edwards 

Fused Glass Mosaics; Master Class Techniques  by Martin Cheek 

Kaffe Quilts Again  by Kaffe Fassett 

Keys to Drawing  by Bert Dodson 

Lovely Knits for Little Girls  by Vibe Ulrik Sondergaard 

Mastering Sketching; A Complete Course in 40 Lessons  by Judy Martin 

Practical Mixed-Media Printmaking Techniques  by Sarah Riley 

The Stitching Book; A Step-by-Step Guide to Surface Stitching Techniques  by Patricia Bage