Greetings of the Season -- enjoy our new books

Please accept this list of latest acquisitions as our "gift" to you -- the gift of free libraries, where everyone is welcome.  And cardholders can check out almost unlimited books and recordings. Here in the Fine Arts Room, we specialize in beautiful art books.

Reference

Graphis Design Annual 2017

Magnum Photobook: The Catalogue Raisonné  by Fred Ritchin

Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7^th ed., 2016

Art History / Art Theory / Art World

Rural Modern: American Art Beyond the City  by Amanda C. Burdan

Architecture / Landscape Design / Urban Planning

100 Years 100 Buildings  by John Hill

Centre Pompidou  by Francesco Dal Co

Frank Lloyd Wright and San Francisco  by Paul Venable Turner

Road Trip: Roadside America from Custard’s Last Stand to the Wigwam Restaurant  by Richard Longstreth

The Splendor of Cuba; 450 Years of Architecture and Interiors  by Michael Connors

The Vision of Frank Lloyd Wright  by Thomas A. Heinz

Design / Fashion / Interior Decoration / Graphics

How to Draw Sci-Fi Utopias and Dystopias  by Prentis Rollins

Mr. Ken Fulk’s Magical World

Season’s Greetings: Holiday Cards by Celebrated Artists

Photography

Digital Photography Essentials, 2^nd ed.  by Tom Ang

Fearless Photographer: Nature  by David M. Wyman

Norman Parkinson: Portraits in Fashion

The Photographer’s Guide to Drones  by Colin Smith

Photographs from the Edge  by Art Wolfe

Crafts / Applied Arts / How-to

Christmas Ornaments to Crochet  by Megan Kreiner

Digital Painting Techniques

Embroidery for the Absolute Beginner  by Susie Johns

The Handmade Life; A Companion to Modern Crafting  by Ramona Barry

20-Minute Whittling Projects  by Tom Hindes

Ugly Christmas Sweater Party  by Brandy Shay

Ultimate Mittens  by Robin Hansen

New books for Early December

Hope you're able to come in or request these lovely new books during this busy season!

Reference

Plains Indian Art of the Early Reservation Era; The Donald Danforth, Jr. Collection at the Saint Louis Art Museum

 Art History / Art Theory / Art World

The Carpet and the Connoisseur; The James F. Ballard Collection of Oriental Rugs, exhibit catalog of the Saint Louis Art Museum
Conflicts of Interest: Art and War in Modern Japan, exhibit catalog of the Saint Louis Art Museum
David Hockney: 82 Portraits and 1 Still Life, exhibit catalog of the Royal Academy of Arts
Fairfield Porter  by John Wilmerding
Klee & Kandinsky: Neighbors, Friends, Rivals, catalog by the Zentrum Paul Klee
Paul Klee: Irony at Work, exhibit catalog of the Centre Pompidou
Tara Donovan, exhibit catalog of the Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston

Architecture / Landscape Design / Urban Planning

Art in Architecture: Building Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
Essex [The Buildings of England]  by James Bettley and Nikolaus Pevsner
Perth and Kinross [The Buildings of Scotland]  by John Gifford
Worcestershire [The Buildings of England]  by Alan Brooks and Nikolaus Pevsner



Photography
Exposure Made Easy  by Curley Marshall
Photographing Headshots  by Gary Hughes

Crafts / Applied Arts / How-to

Mandala for the Inspired Artist  by Marisa Edghill

The Arts of Cuba

Big changes have already happened in Cuba, and more are no doubt coming.  Perhaps we'll all be traveling there regularly in the future! To help prepare, the Fine Arts Room has a good collection of books on Cuban art and architecture -- here are some on display this week.  For a list of some of these, and others, check out
https://slpl.bibliocommons.com/list/share/709689577_slpl_finearts/759145678_getting_to_know_the_arts_of_cuba

Most recent acquisitions, November 2016

The library's new fiscal year has begun, and some great new books are starting to arrive!  Enjoy....

Reference

Kovels’ Antiques & Collectibles Price Guide 2017

Art History / Art Theory / Art World

Linda Skrainka; Reflections:  Close to Home

Symbolism  by Norbert Wolf

Architecture / Landscape Design / Urban Planning

After the Fire: London Churches in the Age of Wren, Hooke, Hawksmoor and Gibbs  by Angelo  Hornak

Case Study Houses  by Elizabeth A. T. Smith

The High Line  by James Corner Field Operations

Moving Sam Maloof  by Ann Kovara

NY Skyscrapers  by Dir Stichweh

Porphyrios Associates; The Allure of the Classical

Design / Fashion / Interior Decoration / Graphics

Around That Time: Horst at Home in Vogue

Chairs by Architects  by Agata Toromanoff

Christmas as Designer’s Homes Across America  by Katherine Kaye McMillan

Condo Makeovers; Inventive Ideas for Vertical Living  by E. Ashley Rooney

Designing for the Common Good  by Kees Dorst, et al.

Inside Art Direction: Interviews and Case Studies  by Steven Brower

Interior Design Master Class

Vogue; The Covers by Dodie Kazanjian

Zentangle Sourcebook: The Ultimate Resource for Mindful Drawing  by Jane Marbaix

Photography

Cindy Sherman: Imitation of Life, exhibit catalog of The Broad Museum

Crafts / Applied Arts / How-to

160 Easy-to-Make Craft Projects

500 Greetings: Invitations, Greeting Cards, Postcards

Cattastic Crafts; DIY Projects for Cats and Cat People  by Mariko Ishikawa

A Very Merry Paper Christmas: 25 Creative Ornaments & Decorations

Tons of Holiday Crafts books available right here!

Yep, the Fine Arts Room has all kinds of holiday craft books -- from frivolous to serious, and covering all of the Fall and Winter holidays.  (Easter and Spring, too, but those are for another post).  This is just a list of titles and authors, but they are easily found using our catalog at slpl.org.

50 Knitted Gifts for Year-Round Giving; Designs for Every Season and Occasion

A Creative Christmas  by Lynette Jensen

Artful Halloween; 31 Frightfully Elegant Projects  by Susan Wasinger

Best of Christmas Ideas (Better Homes & Gardens)

Best of Halloween Tricks & Treats (Better Homes & Gardens)

Celebrate Christmas with That Patch Work Place

Christmas Arrangements by Daniel Santamaria  by Daniel Santamaria

Christmas Countdown; 5 Advent Calendars (Cross Stitch)

Christmas Crochet for Hearth, Home & Tree  by Edie Eckman

Christmas is Coming; Applique Quilt Patterns  by Cheryl Almgren Taylor

Christmas Joys: Decorating, Crafts & Recipes  [Country Living]

Christmas Magic; Decorative Ideas for Winter and Yuletide Patchwork  by Ingrid Perra

Christmas Quilling  by Elizabeth Moad

Complete Book of Garlands, Circles, & Decorative Wreaths  by Fiona Barnett

Creative Christmas Tree Decorations  by Carolyn Bell

Cross-Stitch Christmas Creations: Festive Perforated Paper Designs

Crochet Christmas [Annie’s Crochet]

Cross Stitched Cards for the Holidays

Day of the Dead Crafts  by Jerry Vigil

Deco Mesh Wreaths; 14 Seasonal & Holiday Designs

Extreme Pumpkin Carving  by Vic Hood

Felt Christmas Decorations  by Corinne Lapierre

Felt-o-Ween; 40 Scary-Cute Projects to Celebrate Halloween  by Kathy Sheldon

Glitterville’s Handmade Christmas  by Stephen Brown

Glitterville’s Handmade Halloween  by Stephen Brown

Halloween!  Tricks, Treats, Fun & Sweets  by Morgana de Ville

Handcrafted Christmas: Ornaments, Decorations, and Cookie Recipes to Make at Home  by Susan Waggoner

Handmade for Christmas; Easy Crafts and Creative Ideas 

Have Yourself a Very Vintage Christmas  by Susan Waggoner

Here Comes Winter; Quilted Projects to Warm Your Home  by Jeanne Large

Holiday Character Coaster Sets  by Darlene Neubauer

Holiday Cheer Quilts

Holiday Crafts; 35 Projects for the Home and for Giving  by Catherine Woram

Knit a Vintage Christmas  by Candi Derr

Knit Christmas Stockings; 19 Patterns for Stockings & Ornaments

Knit Your Own Zombie  by Fiona Goble

Merry Christmas Sweaters to Knit  by Sue Stratford

Matthew Mead’s Halloween Spooktacular

Mini Knitted Christmas  by Sue Stratford

Modern Holiday; Deck the Halls with 18 Sewing Projects  by Amanda Murphy

Movie  Monsters in Scale; A Modeler’s Gallery of Science Fiction and Horror Figures and Dioramas  by Mark C. Glassy

Natural Christmas Cards  by Ilona Butterer

New Christmas Tree  by Carrie Brown

Origami Holiday Decorations for Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa  by Florence Temko

Pumpkin Carving Book  by Deborah Scneebeli-Morrell

Quick Christmas Gifts; 25 Designs for Perfect Presents (Cross Stitch)

Quilter’s Home:  Winter  by Lois Krushina Fletcher

Quilts that Celebrate Autumn & Winter  by Karen Combs

Scandinavian Christmas Stockings  by Mette Handberg

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

Simply Modern Christmas; Fresh Quilting Patterns for the Holidays  by Cindy Lammon

Spooky & Bright; 101 Halloween Ideas

 “The Night Before Christmas” in Crochet  by Clement C. Moore

‘Tis the Autumn Season: Fall Quilts and Decorating Projects  by Jeanne Large

Treasury of Holiday Crochet  by Jean Leinhauser  (year-round)

Twelve Knits of Christmas  by Fiona Goble

Welcome to the North Pole: Santa’s Village in Applique  by Becky Goldsmith

Wreaths for All Seasons  by James T. Farmer

An Artful Halloween!

As you can see, we have books on pumpkin carving, making model movie monsters, and many other Halloween-related crafts.  Also, Halloween collectibles -- always fun.  C'mon by and get them this weekend, or place a hold to have them sent to your neighborhood branch!

Architecture of Scotland, Part 2 -- Oct. 25

Please join us Tuesday evening, October 25 for a continuation of last year's most popular event in our series of architecture talks.  Architectural historian Esley Hamilton will be speaking on "The Architecture of Scotland, Part 2."

The lecture will take place in the Carnegie Room, on Central Library's third floor, at 6:30 pm.

Beforehand, drop in and view the Steedman Room, part of the Fine Arts department on the second floor, at 6:00 pm.

Welcome autumn with new art books!

Finally the heat of summer has abated... a perfect time to visit the Fine Arts Room in beautiful Central Library.  Here are some of our most recent acquisitions.  Enjoy!

Reference
Frank Stella Prints; A Catalogue Raisonné
Roland Paris: The Art Deco Jester King  by Alberto Shayo
Whitman Encyclopedia of Obsolete Paper Money, Vol. 7, South Atlantic

Art History / Art Theory / Art World

Della Robbia: Sculpting with Color  by Marietta Cambareri
Emperors’ Treasures: Chinese Art from the National Palace Museum, Taipei
Exhibition Art; Graphics and Space Design
Graffiti Planet
Peacock & Vine: On William Morris and Mariano Fortuny  by A. S. Byatt
The Spirit of Indian Painting  by B. N. Goswamy
Street Art

Architecture / Landscape Design / Urban Planning

The English Castles Story  by Marc Alexander
Karl Friedrich Schinkel  by Martin Steffens

Design / Fashion / Interior Decoration / Graphics

Coffee Culture: Hot Coffee + Cool Spaces  by Robert Schneider
Eat and Stay: Restaurant Graphics & Interiors

Crafts / Applied Arts / How-to

Award-Winning Basket Designs  by Pati English
Encaustic Art: Painting with Wax  by Michael Bossom
Lessons in Classical Painting  by Juliette Aristides

Antiques / Collectibles

The Della Robbia Pottery; from Renaissance to Regent Street
Mason Jar Nation: The Jars that Changed America  by JoAnn Moser

Latest visual art book acquisitions

Even though our book ordering year has ended (it will resume again in October, never fear), the wonderful titles we ordered recently are still coming in. They run the gamut from serious art  and architecture history tomes to fun craft books and collectibles guides.

C'mon by and take a look, or request that they be sent to your home branch!  

Art History / Art Theory / Art World

Anselm Kiefer: The Woodcuts, exhibit catalog of The Albertina, Vienna

Art Cologne 1967-2016; The First Art Fair

The Art of Rivalry: Four Friendships, Betrayals, and Breakthroughs in Modern Art  by Sebastian Smee

The Artist and his Critic Stripped Bare; The Correspondence of Marcel Duchamp and Robert Level

Botticelli Reimagined, exhibit catalog of the Victoria & Albert Museum

The Brothers Le Nain; Painters of 17^th Century France, exhibit of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco

Three Centuries of American Prints from the National Gallery of Art

Tinguely, exhibit catalog of the Museum Kunstpalast, et al.

Architecture / Landscape Design / Urban Planning

Architecture at the End of the Earth; Photographing the Russian North  by Wm. Craft Brumfield

Architecture in Wood: A World History  by Will Pryce

Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire and Peterborough [The Buildings of England]  by Charles O’Brien/Nikolaus Pevsner

Buildings of Savannah  by Robin B. Williams, et al.

Garden Design Solutions  by Stephen Woodhams

Living Roofs  by Ashley Penn

Design / Fashion / Interior Decoration / Graphics

Inside Rio  by Lenny Niemeyer

Light Meal Restaurant: Dine-in Cultural Space  ed. by Brenda Heath

Show Posters: The Art and Practice of Making Gig Posters  by Pat Jones

Crafts / Applied Arts / How-to

Pyrography: 18 Step-by-Step Projects to Make  by Bob Neill

Tapestry Crochet and More  by Maria Gullberg

Tie Dip Dye  by Pepa Martin

Antiques / Collectibles

Homestead Glass Works: Bryce, Higbee & Co.  by Paul Kirk

Warman’s Depression Glass: Identification and Price Guide, 6^th ed

Close out August with these new books

Now that vacations are over and school has started again, we hope you have time to enjoy these great new additions to our collection.  We continue to receive beautiful, informative, and fun new publications in all of the visual arts.  Take a look!

Reference

Graphis Photography Annual 2016

Standard Catalogue of World Coins, 2001—date, 11^th ed., 2017

Art History / Art Theory / Art World

C.F.A. Voysey: Arts & Crafts Designer  by Karen Livingstone

Ed Ruscha and the Great American West, exhibit catalog of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco

Karel Appel; A Gesture of Color, exhibit catalog of the Phillips Collection

Please Touch: Sculpture for a City [about City Garden here in STL!]

Architecture / Landscape Design / Urban Planning

Backyard Blueprints; Design, Furniture and Plants for a Small Garden  by David Stevens

Churches; An Architectural Guide  by Simon Bradley

Contemporary Designers’ Own Gardens  by Barbara Baker

Heaven is a Garden; Designing Serene Outdoor Spaces  by Jan Johnsen

Northamptonshire [The Buildings of England]  by Bruce Bailey/Nikolaus Pevsner

Suffolk West [The Buildings of England]  by James Bettley/Nikolaus Pevsner

Somerset: South and West [The Buildings of England]  by Julian Orbach/Nikolaus Pevsner

Photography

Dream of Venice Architecture

How to take Great Photographs  by Robert Hull

Design / Fashion / Interior Decoration / Graphics

House Rules; An Architect’s Guide to Modern Life  by Deborah Berke

World War I in 40 Posters  by Ann P. Linder

Crafts / Applied Arts / How-to

Arne & Carlos: 30 Slippers to Knit and Felt

Beginner’s Guide to Knitting in the Round  by Kristin Omdahl

Cross-stitch to Calm; Stitch and De-stress with 40 Simple Patterns  by Leah Lintz

Drawing Perspective  by Matthew Brehm

Learn Drawing Quickly  by Sharon Finmark

Source for Central's entrance gates discovered

Original Chapel Gates in Prato

Central Library's Front Gates

This bureau has recently discovered the original on which Central Library’s beautiful front entrance gates are modeled.  Maso di Bartolomeo, one of the most respected bronze artists in Renaissance Italy, designed the grilles that form the entrance gate to the “Cappella della Cintola” (Chapel of the Virgin’s Girdle, or Belt) in the Cathedral of Prato, Italy.  Master artisans created and installed this grille between 1438 and 1443.  If you look closely, you can see a buckle holding together the belt-like strands that encircle the graceful quatrefoil design. 

When Central Library was renovated (2010-2012), this motif was used on the glass wall of the Carnegie Room and signs on the building's third floor.

As July turns into August... great new arts books are available

Yep, we're still receiving beautiful and interesting new books, on a variety of visual art topics.  As always, all but the Reference titles are available to check out.  And as you can see, we run the gamut from fun to scholarly.

Art History / Art Theory / Art World

British Art and the First World War, 1914-1924  by James Fox

Jasper Johns and Edvard Munch: Inspiration and Transformation  by John B. Ravenal

John Baldessari: The Städel Paintings

Russian Lacquer: The Collection of the Museum für Lackkunst  by Monika Kopplin

William Merritt Chase; A Modern Master, exhibit catalog of the Phillips Collection

Architecture / Landscape Design / Urban Planning

Art Deco Airports: Dream Designs of the 1920s and 1930s  by Terry Moyle

The Castles of Scotland  by Martin Coventry

Cheshire [The Buildings of England]  by Clare Hartwell/Nikolas Pevsner

The Complete Zaha Hadid, expanded and updated edition

The Creative Architect: Inside the Great Midcentury Personality Study  by Pierluigi Serraino

The Pantheon; From Antiquity to the Present

The Philip Johnson Glass House: An Architect in the Garden  by Maureen Cassidy-Geiger

Photography

Diane Arbus: In the Beginning  by Jeff Rosenheim

Design / Fashion / Interior Decoration / Graphics

Alexander Girard; A Designer’s Universe

French Cottage

Crafts / Applied Arts / How-to

Arm Knitting  by Amanda Bassetti

Banners, Buntings, Garlands & Pennants  by Kathy Sheldon

Crochet Geometry  by Shannon Mullett-Bowlsby

Embroidered Landscapes  by Judy Wilford

Manga Origami  by Marcio Hideshi Noguchi

Noro Silk Garden; The 20^th Anniversary Collection

Stitches from the Garden; Hand Embroidery Inspired by Nature  by Katy Schmitz

Ultimate Quilting Bible  by Marie Clayton

Newest arrivals for your reading and viewing pleasure

Reference

John Singer Sargent; Complete Paintings, Vol. II: Portraits of the 1890s  by Richard Ormond

The Thames and Hudson Dictionary of Photography  ed. by Nathalie Hershdorfer

Art History / Art Theory / Art World

Beauty and Identity: Islamic Art from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Craft for a Modern World: The Renwick Gallery Collection

Indian Art of the Americas at the Art Institute of Chicago

Women of Abstract Expressionism, exhibit catalog of the Denver Art Museum

Architecture / Landscape Design / Urban Planning

The Architecture of Jacques Ferrier

Authentic Japanese Gardens  by Yoko Kawaguchi

Snøhetta: People, Process, Projects

Photography

Complete Guide to Macro and Close-Up Photography  by Cyrill Harnischmacher

Digital Photographer’s Handbook, 6^th ed  by Tom Ang

Digital Photography for Dummies, 8^th ed.  by Julie Adair King

GoPro Cameras  by Chad Fahs

Invisible Man: Gordon Parks and Ralph Ellison in Harlem  by Gordon Parks

101 Mistakes Photographers Should Never Make; Lessons from Professionals Who Know  by Karen Dórame

Design / Fashion / Interior Decoration / Graphics

New Thai Style  by Kim Inglis

Crafts / Applied Arts / How-to

Beginner’s Guide to Mosaic  by Peter Massey

Beginning Illumination; Learning the Ancient Art, Step by Step  by Claire Travers

Block Print  by Andrea Lauren

Crochet One-Skein Wonders for Babies

The Flower Chef: A Modern Guide to Do-It-Yourself Floral Arrangements  by Carly Cylinder

Hand Printing Studio  by Betsy Olmsted

Make your own Idea Book with Arne & Carlos

Manga Drawing Class  by Christopher Hart

Simply Calligraphy: A Beginner’s Guide to Elegant Lettering  by Judy Detrick

Slow Stitch; Mindful and Contemplative Textile Art  by Claire Wellesley-Smith

Happy Fourth!

This weekend only, in honor of Independence Day, the Fine Arts Room book display features books from the room's arts and crafts collection that have United States flags, or flag-like images, on their covers.  All can be checked out.

Latest acquisitions to send off June and welcome July!

Hope you can drop by the library this July to see and check out these and other great books that we have acquired for your amusement and enjoyment.

Reference

Architectural Graphic Standards, 12^th edition, 2016

Fashion Designers A – Z; The Collection of the Museum at FIT

Frederic Remington; A Catalogue Raisonné II  by Peter Hassrick

Art History / Art Theory / Art World

Persian Painting: The Arts of the Book and Portraiture  by A. T. Adamova

Rome 1600; The City and the Visual Arts under Clement VIII  by Clare Robertson

Architecture / Landscape Design / Urban Planning

Antoni Gaudí: Ornament, Fire and Ashes  by Juan José Lahuerta

Architecture’s Odd Couple: Frank Lloyd Wright and Philip Johnson  by Hugh Howard

Cornwall [The Buildings of England]  by Peter Beacham/Nicholas Pevsner

London in Fifty Design Icons  by Deyan Sudjic

Suffolk: East [The Buildings of England]  by James Bettley/Nicholas Pevsner

Twenty Over Eighty: Conversations on a Lifetime in Architecture and Design

Design / Fashion / Interior Decoration / Graphics

American Studio Ceramics: Innovation and Identity, 1940 to 1979  by Martha Drexler Lynn

Tiles & Styles: Jugendstil & Secession: Art Nouveau and Arts & Crafts Design in German and Central European Decorative Tiles  by Ken Forster

Nineteenth-Century Woman’s Fashion  by Felicity J. Warnes

New books for mid-June

More great books!  Come see 'em!

Reference

John Singer Sargent; Complete Paintings, Vol. VII: Figures and Landscapes, 1900-1907  by Richard Ormond

Art History / Art Theory / Art World

The Art of the Mural; Contemporary International Urban Art  by Shane Pomajambo

The Art Rules; Wisdom and Guidance from Art World Experts  by Paul Klein

Artemisia Gentileschi: The Language of Painting  by Jesse Locker

Histories of Ornament: From Global to Local

Kerry James Marshall: Mastry, exhibit catalog of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago

Little Dreams in Glass and Metal; Enameling in America 1920 to the Present  by Bernard Jazzar

Marcel Broodthaers: A Retrospective, exhibit catalog of the Museum of Modern Art

Maya Lin: Topologies

100 Works of Art that Will Define our Age  by Kelly Grovier

Picasso: The Great War, Experimentation, and Change, exhibit catalog of the Barnes Foundation

Sargent: Portraits of Artists and Friends  by Richard Ormond

Architecture / Landscape Design / Urban Planning

The Anatomy of the Architectural Book  by Andre Tavares

A Day at Chateau de Fontainebleau  Guillaume Picon

MOS: Selected Works  by Michael Meredith

One World Trade Center; Biography of the Building  by Judith Dupre

Paul Mendes da Rocha; Complete Works  by Daniele Pisani

Photography

Carrie Mae Weems: Kitchen Table Series

 Cheap Tricks; Ingenious Lighting & Shooting Ideas for Studio Photography  by Christopher Grey

The Complete Guide to Bird Photography  by Jeffrey Rich

Mass Effect: Art and the Internet in the 21^st Century

Design / Fashion / Interior Decoration / Graphics

Art Deco Fashion  by Suzanne Lussier

Fashion Game Changers; Reinventing the 20^th Century Silhouette

Gahan Wilson’s Out There

The Gentleman’s Farm: Elegant Country House Living  by Laurie Ossman

VeryGraphic: Polish Designers of the 20^th Century

Vladimir Kagan; A Lifetime of Avant-Garde Design