August 26, 2015

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