October 21, 2017

Visual arts books -- recent arrivals

We welcome the autumn season, and the library's new fiscal year, with wonderful new books -- beautiful, informative, useful books on all of the visual arts, including some popular collectibles.  There a few reference titles, which means you'll have to come here to consult them, but the rest can be requested for your nearest branch.

Reference
Encyclopedia of Black Comics  by Sheena C. Howard
The Image of the Black in African and Asian Art
Kovels’ Antiques & Collectibles Price Guide, 2018  (50th Anniversary Ed.)

Art History / Art Theory / Art World
Anselm Kiefer: Works from the Hall Collection
Buddha: 2000 Years of Buddhist Art
The Cleaner  by Marina Abramovic
Roman Portraits: Sculptures in Stone and Bronze/Met. Museum of Art
Takashi Murakami: The Octopus Eats its own Leg

Architecture / Landscape Design / Urban Planning
Architectural Guide:  Madrid  by Juan and Irene Valle Robles
City Living: Apartments, Lofts, Studios, and Townhouses  by Francesc Zamora Mola
Evergreen: The Garrett Family, Collectors and Connoisseurs
Storybook Style: America’s Whimsical Homes of the 1920s  by Arrol Gellner


Design / Fashion / Interior Decoration / Graphics
Decorate Fearlessly!  by Susanna Salk
The Well-Dressed Window: Curtains at Winterthur  by Sandy Brown

Photography
Domon Ken: The Master of Japanese Realism
Dora  Maar: Paris in the Time of Man Ray, Jean Cocteau, and Picasso  by Louise Baring
The Edge of the World: A Visual Adventure to the Most Extraordinary Places on Earth

Crafts / Applied Arts / How-to
Celebrate Your Creative Self  by Mary Todd Beam
The Fine Art of Paper Flowers  by Tiffanie Turner
How To Paint Made Easy
The Spirit of the Brush; Chinese Brush Painting Techniques
Splash 18: The Best of Watercolor
Weaving Iridescence: Color Play for the Handweaver  by Bobbie Irwin 


Antiques / Collectibles
A Guide Book of Buffalo and Jefferson Nickels  by Q. David Bowers
A Guide Book of Washington Quarters  by Q. David Bowers
North American Coins & Prices; A Guide to US, Canadian and Mexican Coins, 2018 ed.
Start Your Own Etsy® Business  by Jason Rich