New arrivals for the end of the year!

**Don't forget our Fine Amnesty going on until the end of the month/year -- see the post of 12/03/15, and other SLPL publicity.

New books continue to arrive -- take a look.  You are, as always, more than welcome to stop by to browse, consult the reference works, and check out the circulating ones.  Happy holidays to all!

Reference

Artist’s & Graphic Designer’s Market, 2016

Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 8^th ed.

Art History / Art Theory / Art World

Covert to Overt: The Under/Overground Art of Shepart Fairey

Digital Handmade: Craftsmanship and the New Industrial Revolution  by Lucy Johnston

Graffiti Murals; Exploring the Impacts of Street Art  by Patrick Verel

Tamara de Lempicka 

Theaster Gates

Traditional African Art; An Illustrated Study  by Avner Shakarov

Zurbaran: A New Perspective, exhibit catalog of the Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza

Architecture / Landscape Design / Urban Planning

The Broad: An Art Museum Designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro

Gaudí  by Maria Antonietta Crippa

Modernist Estates  by Stefi Orazi

The United Nations at 70; Restoration and Renewal

Photography

The Dogist; Photographic Encounters with 1,000 Dogs  by Elias Weiss Friedman

Harry Gruyaert

Landscapes for the People: George Alexander Grant, First Chief Photographer of the National Park Service  by Ren and Helen Davis

Crafts / Applied Arts / How-to

Felt & Fibre Art; A Practical Guide to Making Beautiful Felted Artworks  by Val Hughes

Holiday Crafts

The New Christmas Tree: 24 Dazzling Trees…   by Carrie Brown

December's book acquisitions

**Don't forget our Fine Amnesty later this month -- see the previous post, and other SLPL publicity.

Come on down and browse our beautiful collection.  We have the latest and greatest of books on all the visual arts, from painting to photography, sculpture to fashion, handicrafts to architecture.  Below is a list of new books that have arrived just in the last month.

And while you're at it, check out our holiday crafts book display -- all these and more are available to be checked out.

Reference

Antiques Handbook & Price Guide, 2016-2017  by Judith Miller

Graphis Design Annual 2016

Art History / Art Theory / Art World

Dime Stories  by Tony Fitzpatrick

Keeping an Eye Open; Essays on Art  by Julian Barnes

Kongo: Power and Majesty  exhibit catalog of the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Piero Fornasetti: Practical Madness

Architecture / Landscape Design / Urban Planning

Drawings and Plans of Frank Lloyd Wright

Florence; a Walking Guide to its Architecture  by Richard J. Goy

The History of Architecture: Iconic Buildings Throughout the Ages  by Gaynor Aaltonen

Isaiah Rogers; Architectural Practice in Antebellum America  by James F. O ‘Gorman

30/30 Landscape Architecture  by Meghan Kombol

The Urban Design Handbook; Techniques and Working Methods, 2^nd edition.

Photography

In the Eye of the Rock’ n’ Roll Hurricane; The Photography of Neal Preston

Macro Photography; From Snapshots to Great Shots  by Rob Sheppard

Soldiers & Suffragettes: The Photography of Christina Broomby Anna Sparham

Design / Fashion / Interior Decoration / Graphics

Apartment Therapy: Complete + Happy Home  by Maxwell Ryan

Fashion Portfolio  by Anna Kiper

Iconic Dresses: 25 moments in 20^th Century Fashion  by William Banks-Blaney

Style Me Vintage  by Keeley Harris

 

Crafts / Applied Arts / How-to

The Art of Sculpture Welding, From Concept to Creation  by Kristi R. McCoy

Floral Party Table Decorations  by Gudrun Cottenier

Garden Made; A Year of Seasonal Projects o Beautify your Garden & your Life  by Stephanie Rose

One-Skein Wonders for Babies

Wanderlust Quilts: 10 Modern Projects Inspired by Classic Art & Architecture  by Amanda Leins

Holiday Crafts

Glitterville’s Handmade Christmas  by Stephen Brown

Holiday Crafts: Fifty Projects for Year-Round Family Fun  by Linda Reece

Mini Knitted Christmas  by Sue Stafford

Season’s Greetings; A Hatched and Patched Christmas  by Anni Downs

Once-in-a-Lifetime FINE FORGIVENESS EVENT

Yes, you read that correctly -- for the first time, and probably the last, St. Louis Public Library is having an "amnesty" for overdue materials.  Don't be shy!  Just return anything that is overdue, no matter for how long, between December 21 - 31, 2015, and owe no fines.