New Art Books

Compiled by Raymond J. Steiner
ART TIMES Spring 2013

PRESTEL: Egon Schiele’s Women by Jane Kallir. 303 pp.; 11 3/8 x 13 5/8; B/W & Color Illus.; Afterword; Notes; Biographical Chronology; Bibliography; Index. $85.00 Hardcover *****

UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON PRESS: Sydney Long: The Spirit of the Land by Anne Gray. 208 pp.; 9 ½ x 11 ½; 197 Color Illus.; Bibliography; Index. $49.95 Hardcover. **** 
Light and Shadows: the Story of Iranian Jews by David Yeroushalmi. 200 pp.; 8 ½ x 10 ½; 119 Illus., 104 in Color; $30.00 Hardcover. ***** 
In Extremis: Death and Life in 21st-Century Haitian Art (Ed.) Donald J. Cosentino. 196 pp.; 9 x 11; 182 Illus., 166 in Color; Notes; Bibliography; Index. $30.00 Softcover. ****

WOODSTOCKARTS: Under the North Light: The Life and Work of Maud and Miska Petersham by Lawrence Webster. 192 pp.; 8 ¼ x 10 3/8; 56 B/W & 146 Color Illus.; Epilog; Notes; List of Illus.; Index. $39.50 Hardcover *****

UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON PRESS: The Artist's Hand: American Works on Paper 1945-1975 by Chris Bruce and Virginia Wright. 136 pp.; 8 x 10; 100 Color Illus.; Checklist. $29.95 Hardcover ***
Gordon Parks Centennial: His Legacy at Wichita State University (ed.) Patricia McDonnell. 68 pp.; 8 ½ x 11; 40 B/W * Color Illus. $24.95 Softcover ****

VIKING / PENGUIN GROUP: The Lost Carving: A Journey to the Heart of Making by David Esterly. 282 pp.; 5 ¾ x 8 ½; B/W Illus. $27.95 Hardcover ****

THE FREE PRESS: The Culture of Hope: A New Birth of the Classical Spirit by Frederick Turner. 298 pp.; 6 ¼ x 9 ½; Further Reading; Index. $23.00. *****

PHAIDON PRESS Phaidon Focus Series: Francis Bacon by Martin Hammer, Andy Warhol by Joseph Ketner, Robert Rauschenberg by Catherine Craft, Anselm Kiefer by Matthew Biro, David Smith by Joan Pachner, Brice Marden by Eileen Costello. (All): 144 pp.; 9 5/8 x 6 ¾; 120 Color Illus.; Chronology; Further Reading; List of Works. (Ea): $22.95 Hardcover. ***

GLOBE PEQUOT PRESS: A Love for the Beautiful: Discovering America's Hidden Art Museums by Susan Jaques. 288 pp.; 7 ½ x 9 ¼; Over 200 Color Photographs; Index. $19.95 Softcover *****

TRAFALGAR SQUARE PUBLISHING: The Modern Art Doodle Book: Create Your Own Masterpiece. 8 ¼ x 11 5/8; B/W & Color Illus.$15.95 Softcover. ***