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.