December 20, 2016

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 RaisonnĂ©  by Fred Ritchin
Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th 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, 2nd 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

December 5, 2016

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