Even more beautiful books to end the summer

We are ending August with a rush of newly acquired books on all types of arts and crafts.  There should be something to pique your interest!

Reference

Frederick Law Olmsted: Plans and Views of Public Parks

The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide, 2015-2016

Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 2016 ed.

Standard Catalog of World Coins, 2001-Date, 2016 ed.

Art History / Art Theory / Art World

American Epics: Thomas Hart Benton and Hollywood, exhibit catalog of the Peabody Essex Museum

The Art of Cardboard  by Lori Zimmer

Disguise: Masks and Global African Art  by Pamela McClusky

Niki de Saint Phalle , exhibit catalog of the Museo Guggenheim Bilbao

Still Lives: Death, Desire, and the Portrait of the Old Master  by Maria H. Loh

Van Gogh and Nature, exhibit catalog of the Clark Art Institute

Architecture / Landscape Design

After Metropolis: The Architecture & Design of Powell Tuck Associates

Apparitions: Architecture That Has Disappeared From Our Cities  by T. John Hughes

Architectural Agents: The Delusional, Abusive, Addictive Lives of Buildings  by Annabel Jane Wharton

Open Source Architecture  by Carlo Ratti

Photography

Digital Macro & Close-up Photography  by Ross Hoddinott

Eve Arnold, Magnum Legacy  by Janine Di Giovanni

David Smith in Two Dimensions: Photography and the Matter of Sculpture  by Sarah Hamill

Drugstore Camera  by Dennis Hopper

Joel Meyerowitz: Retrospective

Design / Fashion / Interior Decoration / Graphics

Steampunk & Cosplay Fashion Design & Illustration  by Samantha R. Crossland

Vogue on Christian Dior  by Charlotte Sinclair

Crafts / Applied Arts / How-to

Creative Girl; Mixed Media Techniques for an Artful Life  by Danielle Donaldson

Fearless Watercolor for Beginners  by Sandrine Pellisier

Figure Drawing Master Class  by Dan Gheno

Painting Miniatures  by Pauline Dener-Baker

Upcyclist; Reclaimed and Remade Furniture, Lighting and Interiors  by Antonia Edwards

Antiques / Collectibles

Bottles (Picker’s Pocket Guide)  by Michael Polak

Coin of the Year; Celebrating Three Decades of the Best in Coin Design and Craftsmanship  by Donald Scarinci

More Hagen-Renaker Pottery  by Nancy Kelly

A Rothschild Renaissance: Treasures from the Waddesdon Bequest  by Dora Thornton

Beautiful new art and design books, all for you!

These great new books have recently arrived.  We encourage you to come to the Fine Arts Room and take a look at them in person.  You'll find them and many more here, all for your enjoyment and edification!  If you can't make it to Central Library, you can always place a "hold" on any of these and have them sent to your neighborhood SLPL branch. 

Art History / Art Theory / Art World

 African Art in the Barnes Foundation  by Christa Clarke

The Frick Collection: Decorative Arts Handbook

Kehinde Wiley: The World Stage: Haiti

Kehinde Wiley: The World Stage: Jamaica

Louise Bourgeois; Structures of Existence: The Cells

Max Beckmann at the St. Louis Art Museum: The Paintings

Out of Sight: The Los Angeles Art Scene of the Sixties  by William Hackman

Painting Beyond Pollock  by Morgan Falconer

Shocking Paris: Soutine, Chagal, and the Outsiders of Montparnasse  by Stanley Meisler

Sturtevant: Double Trouble  by Peter Eleey

Super Indian: Fritz Scholder, 1967-1980

Women Artists: The Linda Nochlin Reader

Yoko Ono: One Woman Show, 1960-1971, exhibit catalog of the Museum of Modern Art

Design / Fashion / Interior Decoration / Graphics

Battle of Versailles: The Night American Fashion Stumbled into the Spotlight and Made History  by Robin Givhan

Contemporary Design Africa  by Tapiwa Matsinde

Designers on Instagram #Fashion

Fifty Fashion Designers That Changed the World  by Lauren Cockranea

Hirschfeld Century: Portrait of an Artist and his Age   by David Leopold 

How to Start a Home-Based Interior Design Business, 6^th ed.

Logo Design

The Lost Art of Dress; The Women Who Once Made America Stylish  by Linda Przybyszewski

One Thing Leads to Another: The Posters and Art of Dan Stiles   

Patricia Urquiola; Time to Make a Book

SFP LookBook: New York Fashion Week, Spring 2015

Thoughts on Design  by Paul Rand