Brand New Fashion and Interior Design books!

We've received some wonderful books on fashion and interiors this month:

Chair:  500 Designs that Matter

Coastal Blues: ..Decorating with the Colors of the Sea and Sky  by Phoebe Howard

Denim: Street Style, Vintage, Obsession  by Amy Leverton

Fashion Drawing, 2^nd ed.  by John Hopkins

Hello Color; 25 Bright Ideas for DIY Décor  by Rachel Mae Smith

Know-It-All:  Fashion

Menswear Revolution: The Transformation of Contemporary Men’s Fashion  by Jay Bowstead  

Mod New York; Fashion Takes a Trip  by Phyllis Magidson

New York School of Interior Design Home: The Foundations of Enduring Spaces  by Ellen S. Fisher

Quiet Pattern: Gentle Design for Interiors  by Abigail Edwards

Red Carpet: Hollywood Fame and Fashion; photography of Frank Trapper  

Styling with Salvage  by Joanne Palmisano

Vogue On:  Calvin Klein

Vogue On:  Dolce & Gabbana

Vogue On:  Gianni Versace

Vogue On:  Jean Paul Gautier

Vogue On: Manolo Blahnik

Volume: Let Europe’s Finest Style Experts Spice up your Home  by Patrick Kooiman     

WWD: Fifty Years of Ralph Lauren

New Reference and Art History titles

We'll leave architecture, design, photography, and crafts books for the next posting.  This month we have received many wonderful books on art history as a whole, and some important reference books.

Reference

Handbook of United States Coins, 2019 , 76^th ed. (the “Blue Book”)

Miller’s Encyclopedia of Silver Marks  by Judith Miller

Warman’s Antiques & Collectibles, 52^nd ed, 2019

Art History / Art Theory / Art World

Arts and Crafts Tiles: Morris to Voysey  by Rob Higgins

Birds of a Feather: Joseph Cornell’s Homage to Juan Gris, exhibit catalog of the Metropolitan Museum of Art

A Chronology of Art   by Iaian Zaczek

Georgia O’Keeffe: Visions of Hawai’i  

Giovanni Bellini; Landscapes of Faith in Renaissance Venice, exhibit catalog of the J. Paul Getty Museum

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum: A Guide

Kiki Smith: Procession

Living with Leonardo  by Martin Kemp

Lorna Simpson Collages

Persian Art: Collecting the Arts of Iran for the V & A  by Moya Carey

Picturesque and Sublime: Thomas Cole’s Trans-Atlantic Inheritance  by T. J. Barringer

Whitewalling  by Aruna D’Souza

Our most recent offerings in the visual arts

Take a look at our latest books; they range from serious art history to fun crafting!

Art History / Art Theory / Art World

Double Vision: The Unerring Eye of Art World Avatars Dominique and John De Menil  by Wm. Middleton

Draw Stronger: Self-Care for Cartoonists & Visual Artists  by Kriota Willberg

Lives of the Surrealists  by Desmond Morris

Misère; The Visual Representation of Misery in the 19^th Century  by Linda Nochlin

Peter Paul Rubens; The Homer of Painting  by Gilles Neret

Women: Portraits 1960 – 2000  by Susan Wood

Architecture / Landscape Design / Urban Planning

Amazing Architecture: Marvel at the World’s Coolest Constructions  by Oliver Bennett

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Bachman-Wilson House at Crystal Bridges Museum

Green Escapes: The Guide to Secret Urban Gardens  by Toby Musgrave

Saving Central Park: A History and a Memoir  by Elizabeth Barlow Rogers 

Design / Graphics

Chester Gould’s Dick Tracy, 1966-1967

Drawn to Purpose: American Women Illustrators and Cartoonists  by Martha H. Kennedy

Gorey’s Worlds, exhibit catalog of the Wadsworth Atheneum

Fashion / Interior Decoration

Domus 1970 -- 1979

Furnitecture; Furniture that Transforms Space  by Anna Yudina

Photography

Berenice Abbott; A Life in Photography  by Julia Van Haaften

Firecrackers: Female Photographers Now  by Fiona Rogers

On Photography  by Susan Sontag

The Street Philosophy of Garry Winogrand  by Geoff Dyer

William Eggleston: From Black and White to Color  

Crafts / Applied Arts / How-to

Crafting a Patterned Home  by Kristin Nicholas

Encyclopedia of Acrylic Techniques  by Hazel Harrison

Essential Book of Origami  by Michael LaFosse

Japanese Stitches Unraveled  by Wendy Bernard

Macrame at Home  by Natalie Ranae

Recent arts titles for your Month of May enjoyment

As always, if you can't make it down to Central, just place a "Hold" on any of these (except the Reference title) and pick it up at your favorite branch.

Reference

Society of Illustrators 59^th Annual of Illustration

Art History / Art Theory / Art World

Agnes Martin: Pioneer, Painter, Icon  by Henry Martin

Art Collecting Today  by Doug Woodham

Bruce Nauman: A Contemporary [essays]

Charles I; King and Collector  exhibit catalog of the Royal Academy of Arts

Louise Bourgeois; An Unfolding Portrait  by Deborah Wye

Mona Lisa: The People and the Painting  by Martin Kemp

Picasso and the Painting that Shocked the World  by Miles J. Unger

Rubens: His Life and Works in 500 Images  by Susie Hodge

Architecture / Landscape Design / Urban Planning

Architects’ Houses  by Michael Webb

Buildings of Arkansas [SAH Buildings of the U. S. series]

Contemporary Japanese Architects  by Igarashi Taro

Fifty Architects You Should Know  by Isabel Kuhl

Landscape as Urbanism  by Charles Waldheim

Landscape Gardener Ogawa Jihei and His Times  by Suzuki Hiroyuki

100 Years 100 Landscape Designs  by John Hill

Fashion / Interior Decoration

 Corporate Interiors, no. 13

Home: The Best of The New York Times Home Section  by Noel Milea

Your Home, Your Style  by Donna Garlough

Photography

…isms:  Understanding Photography  by Emma Lewis

Crafts / Applied Arts / How-to

Creative Beading; The Best Projects from a Year of Bead&Button Magazine

Drawing Trees  by Denis John-Naylor

Fifty Knitted Dolls  by Sarah Keen

Patchwork & Quilting; A Maker’s Guide…inspired by the V & A Collections

Latest, greatest acquisitions

Here is a list of our most recent visual art books.  Stop by or request them!

Reference

Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 2018 ed.

Standard Catalog of World Paper Money, 1961 – Present, 2018 ed.

Art History / Art Theory / Art World

Contemporary Sand Sculpture  by Barbara Purchia

DADA: Art and Anti-Art  by Hans Richter (DADA Centenary Edition)

Architecture / Landscape Design / Urban Planning

Julius Shulman: Modernism Rediscovered  by Pierluigi Serraino

Design / Graphics

Why Art? 4^th ed.  by Eleanor Davis

Fashion / Interior Decoration

Iris Apfel: Accidental Icon; Musings of a Geriatric Starlet (autobiography)

Photography

Faces  by Serge Anton

Harry Benson: Persons of Interest; Photographs That Defined an Era

Where I Find Myself; A Lifetime Retrospective  by Joel Meyerowitz

Crafts / Applied Arts / How-to

Animals & Pets; Super-quick Techniques for Amazing Drawings  by Gary Geraths

Candle Making Basics, 2^nd ed. rev.  by Eric Ebeling

Crewel Embroidery; A Practical Guide  by Shelagh Amor

Dare to Sketch: A Guide to Drawing on the Go  by Felix Scheinberger

Embroidered Garden Flowers; Botanicsl Motifs for Needle and Thread  by Kazuko Aoki

Hand Lettering Step by Step  by Kathy Glynn

Red & White Quilting  by Linda Pumphrey

Release Your Creativity: Discover Your Inner Artist with 15 Simple Painting Projects  by Rebecca Schweiger

Scandinavian Needlecraft  by Clare Youngs

Soy Candles; How to Make Good-For-the-Earth, Long-Lasting Candles  by Glenda Short

Antiques / Collectibles

A Tea Caddy Collection  by Mark Bramble

New Art Books for You

Arts libraries are lucky -- we get to buy and lend the most beautiful books!  Take a look at our latest acquisitions:

Reference

Historical Dictionary of the Fashion Industry, 2^nd ed.  by Francesca Sterlacci

Art History / Art Theory / Art World

All the Things I Lost in the Flood; Essays on Pictures, Language and Code  by Laurie Anderson

Foucault on Painting  by Catherine M. Soussloff

The Life and Works of Leonardo da Vinci  by Rosalind Ormiston

London’s Statues and Monuments  by Peter Matthews

Modern Art in Detail  by Susie Hodge

Architecture / Landscape Design / Urban Planning

The Decorated Garden; 25 Craft Projects for Your Outdoor Space

Design for Good: A New Era of Architecture for Everyone  by John Cary

The Finest Building in America; The New York Crystal Palace  by Edwin G. Burrows

Francis Kere: Serpentine Pavilion 2017

A History of Architectural Conservation, 2^nd ed.  by Jukka Jokilehto

How to Read London: A Crash Course on London Architecture  by Chris Rogers  

How to Read Paris: A Crash Course on Parisian Architecture  by Chris Rogers

The Less is More Garden  by Susan Morrison

Living on Water: Contemporary Houses Framed by Water  by  James Taylor-Foster

Travels with Frank Lloyd Wright  by Gwyn Lloyd Jones

Design / Graphics

Erté (Romain de Tirtoff) 1892--1990

Mangasia; The Definite Guide to Asian Comics  by Paul Gravett

Fashion / Interior Decoration

Be Your Own Decorator: Taking Inspiration and Cues from Today’s Top Designers  by Susanna Salk

THINK:  Radical Vintage; Interiors by Swimberghe & Verlinde

Photography

Bystander: A History of Street Photoraphy

Polaroid: The Complete Guide to Experimental Instant Photography  by Rhiannon Adam

Written in the West, Revisited  by Wim Wenders

Crafts / Applied Arts / How-to

Embroidery: A Maker’s Guide…Projects Inspired by the V & A Collection

How to Paint Fast, Loose & Bold  by Patti Mollica

Lalylala’s Beetles, Bugs and Butterflies: A Crochet Story of Tiny Creatures and Big Dreams  by

Loom Knitting  by Lucy Hopping

The Mr. X Stitch Guide to Cross Stitch  by Jamie Chalmers

Women Artist Books on Display

March is Women's History Month.  To celebrate women artists, ignored and marginalized for centuries, books on women visual artists are displayed on our display unit and shelving in the Fine Arts Room.  Here are a few pictures of some of these.  Please visit the room to see more!

The general display cart

Photography

Printmakers

Italian painters

American painters