New Art Books

ABBEVILLE PRESS: Giotto by Francesca Flores d’Arcais. 392 pp.; 11 3/8 x 13 3/8; 310 Illus., 200 in Color; Appendices; Bibliography; Index of Names; Index of Works by Site. $135.00 Hardcover. *****

YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS: Knowing Nature: Art and Science in Philadelphia, 1740-1840 (Ed.) Amy R. W. Meyers. 432 pp.; 9 7/8 x 12 ¼; 325 Color Illus.; Concordance; Selected Collections & Historical Sites; Selected Bibliography; Index. $65.00 Hardcover. *****
Shapeshifting: Transformations in Native American Art (Ed.) Karen Kramer Russell et al. 248 pp.; 10 3/8 x 11 ¾; 160 Illus., 144 in Color; Bibliography; Index. $65.00 Hardcover. ****
Zoe Strauss: Ten Years (Ed.) Peter Barberie. 270 pp.; 10 5/8 x 11 3/8; 265 Illus.; 250 in Color; Chronology; Bibliography; Index. $55.00 Hardcover. ***
Princely Armor in the Age of Dürer: A Renaissance Masterpiece in the Philadelphia Museum of Art by Pierre Terjanian. 56 pp.; 8 x 11; 54 Illus., 52 in Color; Armor Terms; Bibliography. $18.00 Softcover. ****
A Closer Look: Techniques of Painting by Jo Kirby. 96 pp.; Color Illus.; Further Reading. $15.00 Softbound. *****

UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON PRESS: Young Brides, Old Treasures: Macedonia Embroidered Dress by Bobbie Sumberg. 263 pp.; 9 x 13; 383 Color Illus.; 6 Maps; Notes; Glossary. $60.00 Hardcover. *****
Xu Beihong: Pioneer of Modern Chinese Painting by Ronald Y. Otsuka and Fangfang Xu. 228 pp.; 10 x 11; 170 Illus., 110 in Color; Illustrated Chronology; Suggest Reading; Annotated Index. $50.00 Hardcover. *****
Hakuho Sculpture by Donald F. McCallum. 160 pp.; 7 x 10; 50 B/W Illus.; Notes; Index. $50.00 Hardcover. *****
Dragons and Lotus Blossoms: Vietnamese Ceramics from the Birmingham Museum of Art by John A. Stevenson, et al. 264 pp.; 8 ½ x 10; 333 Color Illus.; Bibliography. $45.00 Softcover. *****
Gabriel von Max by Jo-Anne Birnie Danzker. 128 pp.; 1 ½ x 11 ½; 97 Illus., 86 in Color; List of Works; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index of names. $30.00 Hardcover. *****
Anne Hirondelle: Ceramic Art by Jo Lauria and Jake Seniuk. 88 pp.; 9 x 10; 73 Color Illus.; About the Artist. $29.95 Hardcover. ***
Isaac Layman – Paradise by Jo-Anne Birnie Danzker & Doug Nufer. 80 pp.; 11 ¾ x 11 ¾; 37 Color Illus.; Notes; List of Works; Artist Biography. $28.00 Hardcover. **
Masterworks of Chinese Art: The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art (Ed.) Colin Mackenzie. 104 pp.; 10 x 12; 65 Color Illus.; Selected Bibliography. $24.95 Softbound. *****
The Oscar Castillo Papers and Photograph Collection by Colin Gunckel. 208 pp.; 8 x 11 ½; 50 B/W & Color Illus.; Selected Bibliography. $19.95 Softcover. ***

ABRAMS: The Art of George Rodrigue by Ginger Danto. 256 pp.; 9 x 12; 265 Color Illus.; Notes; Chronology; Bibliography; Index. $40.00 Softcover. ****
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PRESS: David Park: A Painter’s Life by Nancy Boas. 377 pp.; 7 x 10; 116 Illus., 41 in Color; Notes; Selected Bibliography; List of Illustrations; Index. $49.95 Hardcover. ****
Henry Ossawa Tanner: Modern Spirit (Ed.) Anna O. Marley. 304 pp.; 9 x 12; 213 Illus., 106 in Color; Chronology; Selected Bibliography; Index. $39.95 Softcover. *****
Matter & Spirit: Stephen De Staebler (Ed.) Timothy Anglin Burgard. 240 pp.; 11 x 9; 150 Illus., 100 in Color; Chronology; Exhibition History; Selected Bibliography; Index. $34.95 Softcover. ***

SMITHSONIAN BOOKS: Glass: A Short History by David Whitehouse. 128 pp.; 7 ½ x 9 ½; B/W Illus.; Glossary; Further Reading; Index. $35.00 Softbound. ****

SAMUEL DORSKY MUSEUM OF ART: Eugene Ludins: An American Fantasist by Susana Torruella Leval et al. 156 pp.; 10 ¼ x 10 ¼; B/W & Color Illus.; Chronology; Exhibitions; Checklists; Index. $35.00 Hardcover.