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UNIVERSITY PRESS: Jasper Johns: Gray by James Rondeau and Douglas
Druick. 320 pp.; 10 x 12.5; 275 Color Illus.; Selected Bibliography;
Index of Works. 65.00 Hardcover. Jasper Johns: Gray explores
Johns’ monochromatic work, specifically those that feature “gray”. Published
in conjunction with an exhibition presently at The Art Institute of Chicago
(thru Jan 6, ’08) that will then travel to The Metropolitan Museum of
Art (Feb 5—May 4, ’08), the volume includes essays by several scholars
and an interview with the artist conducted by Nan Rosenthal. Decidedly
gray. *** HARRY
N. ABRAMS, INC: An Artist’s Handbook: Materials and Techniques by
Margaret Krug. 256 pp.; 6 1/2; x 10; 300 Illus., 250 in Color; Glossary;
Further Reading; Notes; Index. $29.95 Softcover. Among one of the
most comprehensive handbooks that have come across my desk, Margaret Krug’s
An Artist’s Handbook might well be the most perfect gift you can
give to that artist friend of yours. Whether for pro or beginner, this
very nearly covers it all. A super bargain! ***** PEN
PRESS: George Hand Wright: An Artist’s Life Examined by Kirsten M.
Jensen. 92 pp.; 8 1/2; x 8 1/2;; B/W & Color Illus.; Chronology;
Appendices. $? Softcover. A labor of love, this little book reclaims
the life and work of an artist overlooked by the vicissitudes of a fickle
artworld. Illustrator, printmaker, painter — a more than competent
practitioner in all three mediums, George Hand Wright is here brought
to light for the first time under one cover. A handsome tribute to an
unsung artist. |