Gale Courses offers a wide range of highly interactive, FREE courses
that St. Louis Public Library cardholders can take entirely online. You
can enroll in courses with your library card. Courses run for six weeks
and new sessions begin every month. You can take up to six courses per
session, with no annual limit.
Just a few that might be of interest to our arts patrons are Drawing for the Absolute Beginner, Start Your Own Arts & Crafts Business, Discover Digital Photography, and Introduction to InDesign CS5.
Go to http://education.gale.com/l-stlouispl/ for details and get started!
June 21, 2014
May 29, 2014
Author to discuss renowned interior designer George Stacey on June 4
Central’s Auditorium
1301 Olive St.
Please join us as Maureen Footer discusses and signs her recently published book, George Stacey and the Creation of American Chic.
This is the first book to chronicle the life, far reaching aesthetic legacy, and historical context of the groundbreaking American designer, George Stacey. Stacey's ground-breaking interior designs for the smart sets in New York and Hollywood mixed old, new, luxury, and plain.
Books will be available for purchase courtesy of Left Bank Books.
May 8, 2014
Latest, greatest acquisitions!
Take advantage of a beautiful May day to come on down and see these beautiful books. Or, order them sent to your own branch, of course....
Reference
The Image of the Black in Western
Art, The Twentieth Century: The Impact of Africa, Vol. 4, Part 1.
Standard Catalog of World Paper
Money; Modern Issues 1961-Present, 20th edition
Art History / Art Theory
Black Panther; The Revolutionary
Art of Emory Douglas by Emory Douglas
The Chinese Art Book
Forged: Why Fakes are the Great
Art of our Age by Jonathon Keats
Gao Xingjian; Painter of the Soul
by Daniel Bergez
Imagining M.I.T.; Designing a
Campus for the 21st Century by William
J. Mitchell
Keith Haring
by Jeffrey Deitch
Miami Graffiti Art
by H. Love
Treasures of the Royal Courts;
Tudors, Stuarts, the Russian Tsars, exhibit catalog of the Victoria and Albert Museum
Architecture / Landscape Design
Traditional Architecture;
Timeless Building for the Twenty-First Century
by Alireza Sagharchi
Why Architects Still Draw
by Paolo Belardi
Wrestling with Moses: How Jane
Jacobs Took on New York’s Master Builder and Transformed the American City
by Anthony Flint
Photography
Creative 52: Weekly Projects to
Invigorate your Photography Portfolio by Lindsay Adler
DIY Wedding Photo and Video
by Joanna Silber
The Edge of Vision; The Rise of
Abstraction in Photography by Lyle Rexer
Family in the Picture, 1958-2013
by Lee Friedlander
Fearless Photographer: Sports
by Michael Skepls
Mastering the Business of
Photography by Tony Luna
Our Beautiful, Fragile World
by Peter Essick
Robert Heinecken: Object Matter, exhibit catalog of the Museum
of Modern Art
Design / Interior Decoration /
Graphics / Fashion
The American Flag; Art, Design,
Fashion by Mary Emmerling
Furniture by Architects
John Van Hamersveld; Fifty Years
of Graphic Design
Outside the Box: Interviews with
Contemporary Cartoonists by Hillary L. Chute
April 18, 2014
Exceptionally fine selection of new books
In the past few weeks, some truly wonderful books on the arts and crafts have come in. Do take a look, come visit, and/or have them sent to your own branch for checkout.
Reference
Graphis Design Annual 2014
Graphis Photography Annual 2014
Warman’s Antiques & Collectibles, 48th edition, 2015
Art History /
Art Theory
Ana Mendieta Traces, exhibit catalog of the Hayward
Gallery
Angel Without You
by Tracey Emin
Bound Unbound
by Lin Tianmiao
Francis Bacon; Five Decades, exhibit catalog of the Art
Gallery of New South Wales
Frans Hals; Eye to Eye with
Rembrandt, Rubens and Titian, exhibit catalog of the Frans Hals Museum
A Legacy of Armenian Treasures, exhibit catalog of the
Manoogian Museum
MoMA Highlights; 350 Works from
The Museum of Modern Art
Rauschenberg: Canyon
by Leah Dickerman
Architecture /
Landscape Design
Cass Gilbert’s West Virginia
Capitol by Ann Thomas Wilkins
Houses Without Names
by Thomas C. Hubka
Pedestrian Modern; Shopping and
American Architecture, 1925-1956 by David Smiley
Preserving Historic Architecture;
The Official Guidelines, issued by the U. S. Dept. of the Interior
Photography
Brassai in America, 1957
Exposure; From Snapshots to Great
Shots by Jeff Revell
Giorgio Casali;
Photographer/Domus 1951-1983
Night Photography; From Snapshots
to Great Shots by Gabriel Biderman
Sports Photography; From
Snapshots to Great Shots by Bill Frakes
Design /
Interior Decoration / Graphics / Fashion
The Art of Bulgari; La Dolce Vita
and Beyond by Martin Chapman
Kitchens; A Sunset Design Guide
by Karen Templer
Steampunk Jewelry
by Spurgeon Vaughn Ratcliffe
Crafts /
Applied Arts / How-to
Best of Fons & Porter:
Patriotic Quilts
Glass Art from the Kiln
by Rene Culler
Knitting with Icelandic Wool by Vedis Jonsdaottir
Pencil Drawing Step by Step
by Cynthia Knox
Photo and Video Editing for
Seniors
The Printmakers’ Bible
by Colin Gale
Antiques /
Collectibles
Beyond the Maker’s Mark; Paul de
Lamerie Silver by Ellenor Alcorn
The Borris Lace Collection
by Marie Laurie
April 1, 2014
Craft books for Easter and Spring
Although there are certainly not as many adult crafts books for this time of year as there are for the Fall and Winter holidays, Central Library does carry a few titles:
Decorated
eggs, by Ruby M. Brown
Easter
: a spring celebration of traditional crafts and recipes, by Tessa Evelegh
Easter
Knits, by Arne and Carlos
Eggs
beautiful : how to make Ukrainian Easter eggs, by Johanna Luciow
Mary Engelbreit's spring craft book / illustrated by Mary Engelbreit ; written by Charlotte Lyons
Mary Engelbreit's spring craft book / illustrated by Mary Engelbreit ; written by Charlotte Lyons
Latest arrivals to enjoy in Spring
Whew! Looks like we're finally through with our long, cold winter. These new books should put a smile on the face of any arts lover. If you can't make it to Central to see them and all our other fabulous books, you can always request that they be sent to your neighborhood branch.
Art History / Art Theory
The Armory Show at 100: Modernism and Revolution
Art & Place: Site Specific
Art of the Americas by Amanda Renshaw
Capital Culture; J. Carter Brown,
the National Gallery of Art, and the Reinvention of the Museum Experience
by Neil Harris
Nicole Eisenman
Piero’s Light; In Search of Piero
Della Francesca by Larry Witham
Printmaking Off the Beaten Track
by Richard Noyce
Architecture / Landscape Design
Houses without Names;
Architectural Nomenclature and the Classification of
America’s Common Houses
by Thomas C. Hubka
Meier: Richard Meier & Partners; Complete Works
1963-2013 by Philip Jodidio
World Man
by R. Buckminster Fuller
Sergei Tchoban: Architecture
Tennessee Log Buildings; A Folk
Tradition by John B. Rehder
Photography
The Art of the Photograph;
Essential Habits for Stronger Compositions by Art Wolfe
Color: A Photographer’s Guide…
by Jerod Foster
A Royal Passion: Queen Victoria
and Photography by Anne M. Lyden
Work by Klaus Mitteldorf
Design / Interior Decoration /
Graphics / Fashion
Graphic Design for Fashion
by Jay Hess
House Beautiful Color
by Lisa Cregan
How to Decorate; An Inspiring and
Practical Handbook by Shannon Fricke
Remodelista; A Manual for the
Considered Home by Julie Carlson
Crafts / Applied Arts / How-to
Connect the Shapes; Crochet
Motifs by Edie Eckman
Inside Acrylics; Studio Secrets
from Today’s Top Artists by Phil Garrett
Spinning and Dyeing Yarn
by Ashley Martineau
The Steampunk Adventurer’s Guide;
Contraptions, Creations, and Curiosities Anyone can Make
by Thomas Willeford
Antiques / Collectibles
Plastic Jewelry, revised 5th
edition by Lyngerda Kelly
March 15, 2014
March Art Book Madness
Lots of wonderful new books have arrived this month:
Reference
American Illustration, ed. 32, 2014
Art History / Art Theory
Reference
American Illustration, ed. 32, 2014
Art and Architecture in Mexico
by James Oles
The Fashion Design Reference +
Specification Book by Jay Calderin
Miller’s Antique Marks
by Judith Miller
Standard Catalog of World Paper
Money: Specialized Issues, 12th edition
Calder and Abstraction, exhibit catalog of the Los
Angeles County Museum of Art
Geometry Makes Me Happy
The Greek Vase; Art of the
Storyteller by John H. Oakley
Ileana Sonnabend; Ambassador for
the New by Ann Temkin
Kongo Across the Waters, edited by Susan Cooksey, et al.
Mariana Griswold Van Rensselaer;
A Landscape Critic in the Gilded Age by Judith K.
Major
On & By Luc Tuymans
Silla; Korea’s Golden Kingdom, exhibit catalog of the
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Architecture / Landscape Design
The American Vitruvius; An
Architects’ Handbook of Urban Design by Werner
Hegemann
Arthur Erickson; An Architect’s
Life by David Stouck
The American West in Bronze, exhibit catalog of the Metropolitan
Museum of Art
Architects from A to Z
by Paul Cattermole
Central Park NYC; An
Architectural View by Andrew Zega
Chateau Country; Du Pont Estates
in the Brandywine Valley by Daniel DeKalb Miller
The Chesapeake House:
Architectural Investigation by Colonial Williamsburg
The Conservation Movement: A
History of Architectural Preservation, Antiwquity to Modernity by Miles Glendinning
400 Fifth Avenue: A New Gwathmey
Siegel Landmark
Le Corbusier; An Atlas of Modern
Landscapes,
exhibit catalog from the Museum of Modern Art
100 Years of Architectural
Drawing: 1900 – 2000 by Neil Bingham
Visions of Seaside: Foundation /
Evolution / Imagination by Dhiru A. Thadani
Yue Minjun: L’Ombre du Fou Rire
Photography
Brassai: Paris by Night
The Complete Guide to
Photographic Composition by Tony Worobiec
The Traveling Photographer; A
Guide to Great Travel Photography by Sandra
Petrowitz
Understanding a Photograph
by John Berger
Design / Interior Decoration /
Graphics / Fashion
Alexander McQueen; Working
Process,
photography by Nick Waplington
Co-mix: A Retrospective of
Comics, Graphics, and Scraps by Art Spiegelman
David Webb; The Quintessential
American Jeweler by Ruth Peltason
Europe: Rising Fashion Designers
2 by Patrick Gottelier
The Fashion Design Reference +
Specification Book by Jay Calderin
The Inspired Home; Interiors of
Deep Beauty by Karen Lehrman Bloch
William Hodgins Interiors
by Stephen M. Salny
Crafts / Applied Arts / How-to
Flower Garlands &
Circles by Fiona Eaton
The Graphic Designer’s Business
Survival Guide by Lawrence J. Daniels
Image Transfer on Clay; Screen,
Relief, Decal & Monoprint Techniques by Paul Andrew Wandless
The Knitted Alphabet; How to Knit
Letters from A to Z by Kate Haxell
Leaded Glass: Projects &
Techniques by Julia Rodriguez
Mastering Tatting: Advanced
Designs using Basic Techniques by Lindsay Rogers
Paper and Ink Workshop;
Printmaking Techniques Using a Variety of Methods and Materials
by John Foster
Stuffed Animals; From Concept to
Construction by Abigail Patner Glassenberg
Tie-Dye; Dye It, Wear It, Share
It by Shabd Simon-Alexander
When Bad Things Happen to Good
Knitters by Marion Edmonds
Antiques / Collectibles
Antique Photographica: The
Collector’s Vision ed. by Bryan and Paige Ginns
Early American Silver in the
Metropolitan Museum of Art by Beth Carver Wees
The Instant Coin Collector, 2nd edition by Arlyn G. Sieber
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