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American Tradition in Painting
John McCoubrey
University of Pennsylvania Press
Box 4836, Hampden Station, Baltimore, MD 21211
0-8122-1694-6 $17.95
This new edition of American Tradition in Painting covers the distinctly
American aspects of painting, focussing on American qualities which appear
among abstract painters, discussing early landscapes and genre painting, and
revealing attributes unique to American artists. An outstanding presentation.
Artist and the Bridge
John Sweetman
Ashgate
2252 Ridge Rd., Brookfield, VT 05036
0-75460-013-0 $43.95
Why did so many artists portray bridges in their works? In Artist and the
BridgeSJohn Sweetman traces the history of the bridge in prints and painting,
using a range of works by many artists to reveal both the characteristics of
the bridge and the interests of the artist in producing it. The coverage is
extensive, covering a range of eras in art history and tracing the changing
image of the bridge in artists' works.
Art Marketing 101
Constance Smith
ArtNetwork
Box 1360, Nevada City, CA 95959
0-940899-32-9 $24.95
This handbook for fine artists appears in a newly updated version to provide
the basics on how to help art reach the buyers of modern times. Chapters
provide a wide range of marketing options, from creating presentations and
resumes to alternatives to selling art directly. Art Marketing 101 is an
outstanding 'must' for any aspiring to make a living by producing art.
Origamido
Michael G. Lafosse
Rockport Publishers
33 Commercial St., Gloucester MA 01930
1-56496-639-9 $35.00
Origamido profiles some of the finest origami art works from around the world,
displaying four exhibits: animal/mineral/vegetable, play, form and function,
and masks and figures. Modern pieces from a range of artists present a
well-rounded presentation while instructions for the paper art pieces reveal
the secrets beyond some of the most famous works.
Maxfield Parrish and the Illustrators of the Golden Age
Margaret E. Wagner
Pomegranate
Box 6099, Rohnert Park, CA 94927
0-7649-1257-7 $30.00
Many books have profiled Parrish's art; Maxfield Parrish and the Illustrators
of the Golden Age reproduces 70 works of Parrish and other illustrators of his
times, using the archives of the Americana Illustrators Gallery and other
resources to present works by a range of painters. Chapters provide plenty of
text history of the works of these illustrators and their related styles.
Highly recommended, this goes beyond most singular Parrish focuses.
Warren Kimble: American Folk Artist
Landauer Corporation
12281 Maffitt Rd., Cummings, WA 50061
1-890621-09-9 $24.95
Folk artist Warren Kimble's works are displayed in a well-rounded title which
supplements biographical information and interviews with the living artist with
examples of his works and insights on his artistic techniques. It's unusual to
find an art presentation which includes step-by-step suggestions for
understanding some of the basic techniques involved: Warren Kimble: American
Folk Artist holds everything under one cover.
Art Treasures of the Mahabharata
Bhaktisiddhanta
Torchlight Publishing
Box 52, Badger, CA 93603
1-887089-21-7 $24.95
Hindu history blends with an art presentation in Art Treasures of the
Mahabharata, a fine collection of photos and illustrations of the sculpture
that forms the Mahabharata Experience project in New Delhi. Stories of the
sculpted panels produced for the project bring to life both the epic and the
creators of the work. Art Treasures of the Mahabharata is essential for any
collection strong in Indian art and culture.
Scottish Art
Murdo Macdonald
Thames & Hudson, Inc.
500 Fifth Avenue, NY, NY 10110
0-500-20333-4 $14.95 wwnorton.com
In Scottish Art, Murdo Macdonald (Professor of History of Scottish Art at the
University of Dundee) provides a scholarly and definitive historical survey of
Scottish are from prehistory to the present. Macdonald demonstrates that
Scottish art is bound together as a tradition by certain stylistic features
(such as Celtic design) as well as revolving around certain themes or aspects
of landscape, such as the Scottish coastline. Profusely illustrated throughout
in both black white as well as color reproductions, Scottish Art is
informative, detailed, superbly presented, and thoroughly "reader friendly".
Henry Ward Ranger
Estelle Riback
Lost Coast Press
155 Cypress St., Fort Bragg, CA 95437
1-882897-48-X $21.95 1-800-773-7782
Henry Ward Ranger was one of the most influential leaders of the
turn-of-the-century American landscape painting community and considered by
most art historians as the dean of American landscape painting. Now for the
first time his work has been assembled in a single volume by art historian and
scholar Estelle Riback who provides biographical information and commentary on
Riback's life and artistry. Beautifully produced with full-color reproductions,
Henry Ward Ranger: Modulator Of Harmonious Color is a superb and very welcome
addition to all art school, university and public library art history
collections.
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