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Catalog Design
Dianna Edwards & Robert Valentine
Rockport Publishers
33 Commercial St., Gloucester MA 01930
1-56496-751-4 $40.00 www.rockpub.com
Catalogs and magazines are big business; Catalog Design covers the specifics of
how designers approach catalogs, blending artistic efforts with the needs of
catalog marketers. Packed with color examples of successful catalog approaches,
Catalog Design also includes the background histories of the evolution of
design approaches.
University of Calgary Press
2500 University Drive NW
Calgery, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada
Two fine guides provide different views of art. Robert Belton's Sights Of
Resistance (1-55238-011-4) provides an in-depth analysis of approaches to
understanding Canadian visual arts and culture. Chapters provide many case
studies for understanding, while an accompanying CDROM provides a glossary of
further explanation: a fine marriage of the book/computer worlds. Maxwell
Foran's Chalk & The Easel (25-4) surveys and celebrates the works and life of
Stanford Perrott, Alberta watercolorist. Black and white and color photos
accompany text detailing his perspective and influences.
Celtic Art In Pagan & Christian Times
J. Romilly Allen
Dover Publications
31 E. 2nd St., Mineola, NY 11501
0-486-41608-9 $9.95 1-800-223-3130
J. Romilly Allen is a renowned scholar in the development of Celtic art in the
United kingdom and Celtic Art In Pagan & Christian Times provides a scholarly,
yet completely "reader friendly" review of both Celtic history and the
development of unique aspects of Celtic art. Over forty photos and line
drawings in black and white accompany this outstanding, highly recommended
history of Celtic art.
John W. McCoy
Anna B. McCoy
Down East Books
PO Box 679, Camden, ME 04843
0892725273 $30.00 1-800-766-1670
John W. McCoy (1910-1989) belonged to the realist school of American art.
Enhanced with an informative commentary by Andrew Wyeth accompanying 75
reproductions in full color, John W. Mccoy: American Painter showcases a man's
passion for painting as revealed in the words of his daughter by one who knew
him best, his daughter, Anna B. McCoy. John W. Mccoy: American Painter will
prove to be a popular and much appreciated addition to any personal,
professional, academic, or community library American artists and art history
collection.
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