New Art Books

Compiled by Raymond J. Steiner
ART TIMES Spring 2015

ABBEVILLE PRESS: Rodin by Antoinette Le Normand-Romaine.432 pp.; 11 1/8 x 13; B/W & Color Illus.; Chronology; Notes; Bibliography; Index of Names and People; Index of Works. $150.00 Hardcover. *****

WASHINGTON SQUARE BOOKS: Painting Traditions of the Drigung Kagyu School by David P, Jackson. 10 x 12; 325 pp.; B/W & Color Illus.; Appendices; Notes; Bibliography; Index. $75.00 Hardcover. *****
Textiles of Timore, Island in the Woven Sea Ed. Roy W. Hamilton / Joanna Barrkman.252 pp.; 9 x 12; B/W & Color Illus.; Notes; References; Index; Exhibition List. $50.00 Softcover ****
In Passionate Pursuit: The Arlene and Harold Schnitzer Collection and Legacy by Bruce Guenther.192 pp.; 10 ¼ x 12 ¼; B/W & Color Illus.; Checklist; Index of Artists. $49.95 Hardcover. ****
The Unicorn Incorporated: Curtis R. Barnes. Ed. Jo-Anne Birnie Danzker. 82 pp.; 10 ½ x 11 ½; B/W & Color Illus. Notes. $35.00 Hardcover. ***
Mark Tobey and Teng Baiye Ed. Jo-Anne Birnie Danzker / Scott Lawrimore. 79pp.; 10 ½ x 11 ½; B/W & Color Illus.; Artist Biographies; Notes; Bibliography; Index of Names. $35.00 Hardcover***
Richard C. Elliott: Primal Op by Sheila Farr.96pp.; 8 ¾ x 11 ¾; B/W & Color Illus. Selected Bibliography. $29.95 Hardcover. ***
Summers of Discontent: The Purpose of the Arts Today by Raymond Tallis. 192 pp.; 5 ¼ x 7 ¾. $14.95 Softcover *****

YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS: Leonardo, Michelangelo, and the Art of the Figure by Michael W. Cole, 160 pp.; 6 ½ x 9 ½; 20 Color, 50 B/W Illus.; Notes; Index. $45.00 Hardcover. *****

BLUE RIDER PRESS/PENGUIN GROUP: Looking at Mindfulness by Christophe Andre. 291 pp.; 6 ½ x 8 ¾; Color Illus.; Bibliography. $27.95 Hardcover. *****

W.W. NORTON & CO., INC.: Art Deco Mailboxes: An Illustrated Design History by Karen Green / Lynne Lavelle. 160 pp.; 6 x 9; B/W & Color Illus.; Index. $26.95 Softcover ***

WATSON-GUPTIL PUBL: Just Add Watercolor by Helen Birch. 208 pp.; 7x5; 200 Color Illus. Index. $21.99 Hardcover *****

HARPER DESIGN: You Can Paint Vibrant Watercolors in Twelve Easy Lessons by Yuko Nagayama. 104 pp.; 7 ½ x 10; B/W & Color Illus.; Artist Bio. $19.99 Softcover *****

CHICAGO REVIEW PRESS: Modern Art Adventures: 36 Creative, Hands-On Projects Inspired by Artists from Monet to Banksy by Maja Pitamic / Jill Laidlaw. 160 pp.; 8 ¾ x 77 ¼; 300 Color Illus.; Artist Biographies; Glossary; Tools of the Trade; Index. $19.95 Softcover *****