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New Art Books

By Raymond J. Steiner
ART TIMES January/ February 2012

YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS: And Diverse Are Their Hues: Color in Islamic Art and Culture (Eds.) Jonathan M. Bloom and Sheila S. Blair. 408 pp.; 9 ¼ x 11 ¾; 270 Illus., 265 in Color; Glossary; Bibliography; Index. $85.00 Hardcover. ***** National
Gallery Technical Bulletin: Volume 32: Leonardo da Vinci: Pupil, Painter, and Master
(Eds.) Ashok Roy et al. 112 pp.; 169 Color Illus.; Notes. $70.00 Softcover. *****
Leonardo da Vinci: Painter at the Court of Milan
by Luke Syson et al. 320 pp.; 9 ¾ x 12 7/8; 266 Illus., 255 in Color; Bibliography; Index. $65.00 Hardcover. *****
Masterpieces from the Department of Islamic Art in The Metropolitan Museum of Art
(Eds.) Maryam D. Ekhtiar et al. 448 pp.; 9 3/8 x 11 3/8; Map; Glossary; Bibliography; Index. $65.00 Hardcover. *****
Duncan Phyfe: Master Cabinetmaker in New York
by Peter M. Kenny et al. 312 pp.; 9 ¾ x 12 ¼; 341 Illus., 273 in Color; Appendices; Bibliography; Index. $65.00 Hardcover. ****
The Radical Camera: New York’s Photo League, 1936-1951 by Mason Klein et al. 248 pp.; 9 ¾ x 11 ¼; Plates; Bibliography; Index. $50.00 Hardcover. ****
The Three Graces: Snapshots of Twentieth-Century Women by Michal Raz-Russo. 160 pp.; 6 ¼ x 8 ½; 142 Color Illus.; Checklist. $26.50 ***

UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON PRESS: Mirror of the Buddha: Early Portraits from Tibet by David P. Jackson. 240 pp.; 10 x 12; 200 Color Illus.; Notes; Bibliography; Index. $75.00 Hardcover. *****
Universe is Flux: The Art of Tawara Yusaku
by John Teramoto et al. 144 pp.; 10 x 8; 90 Color Illus.; Notes. $40.00 Softcover. ***
5,000 Years of Chinese Jade: Featuring Selections from the National Museum of History, Taiwan, and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
by John Johnston et al. 130 pp.; 9 x 11; 103 Color Illus., Bibliography. $29.95 Softcover. *****

WATSON-GUPTILL: Drawing the Clothed Figure: A Complete Resource on Rendering Clothing and Drapery by Michael Massen. 224 pp.; 9 ¼ x 11 ¼; B/W & Color Illus.; Index. $35.00 Hardcover. *****
Lessons in Classical Drawing: Essential Techniques from Onside the Atelier by Juliette Arstides. 208 pp.; 7 ¾ x 10 ¼; B/W & Color Illus.; Instructional DVD; Afterword; Bibliography; Index. $29.00 Hardcover. *****
Painting Portraits and Figures in Watercolor
by Mary Whyte. 160 pp.; 8 ½ x 11; B/W & Color Illus.; Resources; Index. $24.99. *****

FORDHAM UNIVERSITY PRESS: New York’s Golden Age of Bridges Paintings by Antonio Masi; Essays by Joan Marans Dim. 119 pp.; 12 ¼ x 9 3/8; 56 Color Illus.; Selected Bibliography; Index. ****

SANKOFA/ADOQUEI: Origin of Inspiration: Seven Short Essays for Creative People by Samuel Adoquei. 99 pp.; 5 x 7 ¾; Color Illus. $15.95 ****