New Art Books
By Raymond J. Steiner
ART TIMES November/ December 2010
YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS: Ford Madox Brown: A Catalogue Raisonné (Boxed Set) by Mary Bennett. 686 Pgs.; 10 1/8x12; 980 Illus., 458 in Color; Exhibitions; Bibliography; Indices. $200.00 Hardcover. *****
Man, Myth, and Sensual Pleasures: Jan Gossart’s Renaissance: The Complete Works by Maryan W. Ainsworth. 496 pp.; 9 7/8 x 12 ¼; 453 Illus., 337 in Color; Dendrochronology; Bibliography; Index. $85.00 Hardcover. *****
Gabriel Metsu (Ed.) Adriaan E. Waiboer. 244 pp.; 10 1/8 x 11 ¾; 160 Color Illus.; List of Works; Bibliography; Index. $65.00 Hardcover. *****
The Emperor’s Private Paradise: Treasures from the Forbidden City by Nancy Berliner, et al. 256 pp.; 9 ¾ x 12/¼; 292 Illus., 267 in Color; Pronunciation Guide; Glossary; Select Bibliography; Index. $65.00 Hardcover. *****
The World of Khubilai Khan: Chinese Art in the Yuan Dynasty by James C.Y. Watt. 360 pp.; 9 ½ x 12 ½; 407 Illus, 379 in Color; 4 Maps; Bibliography; Index. $65.00 Hardcover. *****
The Visual World of French Theory: Figurations by Sarah Wilson. 240 pp.; 7 7/8 x10 3/8; 130 Illus., 120 in Color; Notes; Select Bibliography; Plates; Index. $65.00 Hardcover. ****
Paul Thek: Diver, A Retrospective by Elisabeth Sussman and Lynn Zelevansky. 304 pp.; 9 ¾ x 11 3/8; 316 B/W & Color Illus.; Selected Exhibition History; Selected Bibliography; Index. $65.00 Hardcover. **
Chinati: The Vision of Donald Judd by Marianne Stockebrand. 328 pp.; 9 7/8 x 11 5/8; 240 Illus., 170 in Color; Selected Texts; Bibliography/ $65.00 Hardcover. ***
Gustav Stickley and the American Arts & Crafts Movement by Kevin W. Tucker. 272 pp.; 9 3/8 x 12 ¼; 170 Color Illus.; Bibliography; Index. $60.00 Hardcover. ****
John La Farge’s Second Paradise: Voyages in the South Seas, 1890-1891 by Elisabeth Hodermarsky. 240 pp.; 9 5/8 x 10 1/8; 170 Color Illus.; Exhibition Checklist; Index. $55.00 Hardcover. *****
Gray Collection: Seven Centuries of Art (Ed.) Suzanne Folds McCullagh. 224 pp.; 9 7/8 x 12 ¼; 174 Color Illus.; Index of Artists. $50.00 Hardcover. ****
Kurt Schwitters: Color and Collage by Isabel Schulz, et al. 176 pp.; 10 ¼ x 11 ¾; 143 Illus., 129 in Color; Chronology; Checklist; Selected Bibliography; Solo Exhibitions. 50.00 Hardcover. ***
Blessed and Beautiful: Picturing the Saints by Robert Kiely. 288 pp.; 7 x 10; 130 Color Illus.; Notes; General Index; List of Works. 40.00 Hardcover. ****
Eva Hesse Spectres 1960 by (Ed.) E. Luanne McKinnon. 88 pp.; 7 5/8 x 10 1/8; 30 Color Illus.; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Figures; Plates. $40.00 Hardcover. **
Salvador Dalí: The Late Workby Elliott H. King. 176 pp.; 8 3/8 x 11 ¼; 151 Illus., 121 in Color; Checklist; Further Reading. $39.95 Hardcover. ****
What Can We Believe Where?: Photographs of the American West by Robert Adams. 128 pp.; 7 x 9 ¾; 110 Tritone Illus.; List of Plates; Afterword. 25.00 ***
Arts of the Pacific Islands: An Introduction to the Principal Themes and Issues of pacific Islands Art by Anne D’Alleva. 176 pp.; 6 ½ x 9 ¼; 125 Illus., 106 in Color; Timeline; Glossary; Bibliography; Index. $20.00 ****
RIZZOLI INTERNATIONAL PUBL.: Wagner’s Eternal Ring: The Complete Production at The Metropolitan Opera (Boxed) by Nancy Ellison. 240 pp.; 13 ½ x 8 ¾; 200 Color Illus.; Preface; Chronology. $85.00 Hardcover. *****
UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO PRESS/FRESCO FINE ARTS: Texas Traditions: Contemporary Artists of The Lone Star State by Michael Duty & Susan Hallsten McGarry. 240 pp.; 11 ¾ x 10 ½; 200 Color Illus.; Texas Map; Artist Biographies; Index. $85.00 Hardcover. *****
Visual Journeys: Art of the 21st Century Society of Layerists in Multi-Media (Ed.) Nina Mihm & Mary Carroll Nelson. 160 pp.; 11 x 8 ½; 100 Color Illus.; Artists’ Biographies. $40.00 Hardcover ***
Tamarind Touchstones: Fabulous at Fifty by Marjorie Devon. 200 pp.; 8 5/8 x 10; 138 Color Illus., 3 Halftones; Notes. $29.95 Softcover. ***
PHAIDON PRESS: Constable by Jonathan Clarkson. 224 pp.; 11 3/8 x 9 7/8; 175 Illus., Chronology; Biographies; Map; Glossary; Bibliography; Index. $69.96 Hardcover. ***** Théodore Géricault by Nina Athanassoglou-Kallmyer. 232 pp.; 11 3/8 x 9 7/8; 200 Illus., 195 in Color; Chronology; Biographies; Glossary; Bibliography; Index. $69.95 Hardcover *****
W.W. NORTON & CO.: Catalogue of the Andrew Alpern Collection of Drawing Instruments at the Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library, Columbia University by Andrew Alpern. 140 pp.; 10 x 8 7/8;Color Illus.; Concordances; Referenced Works; Index. $59.95 ****
LANGDON STREET PRESS: Richard Andrew: Called to Paint by Marian G. Mullet. 160 pp.; 9 ¼ x 12 ¼; B/W & Color Illus. Bibliography; List of Artwork. $59.95 Hardcover ****
HARPER COLLINS PUBL: The New Big Book of Layouts by Erin Mayes et al. 384 pp.; 8 7/8 x 11 ¼; Over 750 Layouts; Designer Director; Index. $49.99 Hardcover ***
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS PRESS: Jonathan Fisher of Blue Hill, Maine: Commerce, Culture, and Community on the Eastern Frontier by Kevin D. Murphy. 336 pp.; 7 ¼ x 9 ½; 85 B/W & Color Illus.; Notes; Index. $49.95 Hardcover. ***
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON PRESS: Gods of Angkor: Bronzes from the National Museum of Cambodia (Eds.) Louise Allison Cort and Paul Jett. 160 pp.; 7 ½ x 12; 150 Color Illus.; Notes; Glossary; Bibliography. $40.00 Softcover. ****
La Serenissima: Eighteenth-Century Venetian Art from North American Collections (Ed.) Hardy George. 196 pp.; 9 x 12; 157 Illus., 109 in Color; Notes; Bibliography. $35.00 Softcover. *****
Romancing the West: Alfred Jacob Miller in the Bank of America Collection (ed.) Margaret C. Conrads. 136 pp.; 11x 9; 91 Illus., 90 in Color. $34.95 Softcover. Life in Ceramics: Five Contemporary Korean Artists by Burglind Jungmann. 56 pp.; 8 x 10; 64 Color Illus., Notes. $20.00 Softcover. ****
WATSON-GUPTILL: Still Life Painting Atelier: An Introduction to Oil Painting by Michael Friel. 192 pp.; 9 ¼ x 11 ¼; Color Illus.; Afterword; Bibliography; Index. $35.00 Hardcover. *****
NORTH LIGHT BOOKS/ F&W MEDIA: Acrylic Innovation: Styles & Techniques featuring 64 Visionary Artists by Nancy Reyner. 144 pp.; 8 x 11; Color Illus.; Contributing Artists; Index. $29.99 Hardcover. ****
The Ultimate Guide to Colored Pencil: Over 35 Step-by-Step Demonstrations for both Traditional and Watercolor Pencils by Gary Greene. 304 pp.; 7 1/8 x 9 ¼; Color Illus.; Index. $29.99 Hardcover w/Wire. *****
Sketchbook Confidential: Secrets from the Private Sketches of over 40 Master Artists (Eds.) Pamela Wissman and Stefanie Laufersweiler. 176 pp.; B/W & Color Illus.; More on the Artists; Index. $24.99 Softcover *****
ALLWORTH PRESS: Legal Guide for the Visual Artist (5th Edition) by Tad Crawford. 270 pp; 8 ½ x 11; Appendix; Selected Bibliography; Index. $29.95 Softcover. *****
How to Start a Faux Painting or Mural Business: A Guide to Making Money in the Decorative Arts by Rebecca Pittman. 225 pp.; 6 x 9; B/W Illus.; Resources & Workshops. $24.95 Softcover. ****