April's book bonanza comes to an end

The tide of beautiful new books continued in recent weeks!  Take a look, place a request, and/or come on by to see them.

Reference

Jackson’s Hallmarks: English, Scottish, Irish Silver & Gold Marks  2^nd rev. ed, pocket edition

Art History / Art Theory / Art World

Anselm Kiefer; A Monograph  by Dominique Baqué

The Arts and Crafts Movement in Scotland  by Annette Carruthers

Becoming Past: History in Contemporary Art  by Jane Blocker

Delacroix and the Rise of Modern Art  by Patrick J. Noon

George Condo: Painting Reconfigured  by Simon Baker

Kerry James Marshall:  Look See

Monster Roster; Existentialist Art in Postwar Chicago

Ornament & Illusion: Carlo Crivelli of Venice, exhibit catalog of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

Architecture / Landscape Design / Urban Planning

Architecture: Movements and Trends from the 19^th Century to the Present

Architecture Now! Vol. 10  by Philip Jodidio

Best Tall Buildings; A Global Overview of 2015 Skyscrapers

Charles and Ray Eames  by Gloria Koenig

A Day at Château de Vaux le Vicomte  by Alexandre de Vogüé

From the Shadows: The Architecture and Afterlife of Nicholas Hawksmoor  by Owen Hopkins

India [Modern Architectures in History]  by Peter Scriver

A Japanese Constellation [Ito, Sejima, SANAA, Nishizawa, Fujimoto, Hirata, Ishigami], exhibit catalog of the Museum of Modern Art

The New City: I’ll See It When I Believe It  by Eric Owen Moss

Where are the Women Architects?  by Despina Stratigakos

Photography

A Photographer’s Guide to Focus and Autofocus [From Snapshots to Great Shots]  by Alan Hess

The Photographer’s iPad  by Frank Gallaugher

Soulmaker: The Times of Lewis Hine  by Alexander Nemerov

Time Lapse Photography, Long Exposure & Other Tricks of Time [From Snapshots to Great Shots]  by John Carucci

Design / Fashion / Interior Decoration / Graphics

Art in Industry: The Silver of Paul Storr  by Christopher Hartop

The Art of ElfQuest  by Wendy & Richard Pini

Badgley Mischka: American Glamour

Beginner’s Guide to Comic Art: Characters

Parish-Hadley Tree of Life; An Intimate History of the Legendary Design Firm

Zen of Drawing; Drawing What You See  by Peter Parr

Crafts / Applied Arts / How-to

A – Z of Ribbon Embroidery; A Comprehensive Manual

Quilts: Presidential and Patriotic  by Sue Reich

Antiques / Collectibles

American Gold and Silver; U. S. Mint Collector and Investor Coins and Medals  by Dennis Tucker

Antique Trader Bottles Identification & Price Guide, 8^th ed.  by Michael Polak

Latest acquisitions

Almost an embarrassment of riches these days -- all the books we order come in so quickly!  Here are more beautiful and informative books on the visual arts.

Art History / Art Theory / Art World

Andy Warhol / Ai Wei Wei

Another Minimalism: Art after California Light and Space  by Melissa E. Feldman

The Art of American Still Life: Audubon to Warhol, exhibit catalog of the Philadelphia Museum of Art

Bill Viola  by John G. Hanhardt

Giacometti: Pure Presence  by Paul Moorhouse

How to Read Chinese Ceramics  by Denise Patry Leidy

Joseph Cornell and Surrealism

Kerry James Marshall: Look See

My Hermitage: How The Hermitage Survived Tsars, Wars, and Revolutions to Become the Greatest Museum in the World  by Mikhail Piotrovsky

Picturing People: The New State of the Art  by Charlotte Mullins

Street Art / Fine Art, exhibit catalog of the Dulwich Outdoor Gallery

The Surrealism Reader; An Anthology of Ideas  edited by Dawn Ades

The Wittgenstein Vitrine; Modern Opulence in Vienna, catalog of the Dallas Museum of Art

Architecture / Landscape Design / Urban Planning

For Everyone a Garden (Special Anniversary Edition)  by Moshe Safdie

Gehry in Sydney: The Dr. Chau Chak Wing Building, UTS

Mecanoo Architecten; People Place Purpose  by Francine Houben

Photography

African American Women: Photographs from the National Museum of African American History and Culture

Complete Portrait Manual

Infrared Photography: Artistic Techniques for Brilliant Images  by Laurie Klein

Lartigue: Life in Color

Mastering Composition for Photographers  by Mark Chen

Marc Riboud

Self Publish, Be Happy; A DIY Photobook Manual and Manifesto  by Bruno Ceschel

Design / Fashion / Interior Decoration / Graphics

Postcard America: Curt Teich and the Imaging of a Nation, 1931-1950  by Jeffrey L. Meikle

The new books, they just keep on coming in!

Another big batch has come in... our New Book Display is overflowing!

Reference

The Official Museum Directory 2016

Art History / Art Theory / Art World

Andy Warhol 1928—1987; Commerce into Art  by Klaus Honnef

Egon Schiele: Almost a Lifetime

Hippie Modernism; The Struggle for Utopia, exhibit catalog of the Walker Art Center

Architecture / Landscape Design / Urban Planning

Alvar Aalto 1898—1976  by Louna Lahti

Buckminster Fuller Inc.: Architecture in the Age of Radio  by Mark Wigley

Doris Duke’s Shangri La: A House in Paradise

Letarouilly on Renaissance Rome  by John B. Bayley

Made in Norway; Norwegian Architecture Today

Superlux: Smart Light Art, Design & Architecture for Cities

Van Gogh Museum: The Building

Photography

Conservation Photography Handbook: How to Save the World One Photo at a Time  by Boyd Norton

Core Curriculum; Writings on Photography  by Tod Papageorge

A History of Photography in 50 Cameras  by Michael Pritchard

Design / Fashion / Interior Decoration / Graphics

Domus: 1950—1959

Crafts / Applied Arts / How-to

A – Z of Embroidery Stitches

Acrylic Painting for Encaustic Effects; 45 Wax Free Techniques

Chalk on the Wild Side

The Crazy Quilt Handbook, rev. 3^rd ed.  by Judith Baker Montano

Finger Painting Weekend Workshop  by I ris Scott

How to Draw Fantasy Creatures  by Paul Bryn Davies

New Ceramic Surface Design; Learn to Inlay, Stamp, Stencil, Draw and Paint on Clay  by Molly Hatch

Once Upon a Time …in Crochet

Papier Mâché: 25 Creative Projects

Perspective for the Beginning Artist  by Mercedes Braunstein

The Watercolor Course You’ve Always Wanted  by Leslie Frontz

 Antiques & Collectibles

Batman Collectables  by Rob Burman

A Guide Book of Barber Silver Coins  by Q. David Bowers

A Guide Book of Half Cents and Large Cents  by Q. David Bowers