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PRESTEL:
Gustav Klimt: The Beethoven Frieze and the Controversy Over the Freedom
of Art by Stephan Koja. 208 pp.; 9 3/8 x 11 7/8; 216 B/W &
Color Illus.; Glossary; Bibliography; Index. $65.00 Hardcover. Using
Klimt’s Beethoven Frieze as a focal point, author Stephan Koja explores
the ramifications of Vienna’s innovative exploration into what has been
called “Art Nouveau.” Lively discussion and a full range of reproductions
make for a very readable history of the time, the art, the culture and
the leading protagonists on the scene. A beautiful book and an important
contribution to art history. ***** YALE
UNIVERSITY PRESS: The Art of Lee Miller by Mark Haworth-Booth. 224
pp.; 10 x 11 5/8; 180 Duotone Illus.; Notes; Bibliography; List of Plates;
Index. $60.00 Hardcover. Model, photographer, war correspondent,
and celebrated beauty, Lee Miller is here celebrated in The Art of
Lee Miller. Includes the range of her career, her many accomplishments,
an overview of her work, and the many notables in her life including
Man Ray, Salvador Dalí, Pablo Picasso, Charlie Chaplin, Marlene Dietrich,
among many others. A fitting tribute to an extraordinary woman. *****
UNIVERSITY
OF WASHINGTON PRESS: A Time and Place: Two Centuries of Irish Social
Life by Brendan Rooney et al. 240 pp.; 8 ½ x 10 ½;
100 Color Illus.; Bibliography; Index. $50.00 Softcover. Published
in conjunction with a recent exhibition at the National Gallery of Ireland,
A Time and Place offers up some 200 years of Irish social life.
Extensively enhanced by scholarly commentary, the book contains excellent
reproductions of Irish art and imagery. Sure to be revelatory to many
unfamiliar with Ireland’s artistic heritage. ***** UNIVERSITY
OF CALIFORNIA PRESS: Modernism and the Feminine Voice: O’Keeffe and
the Women of the Stieglitz Circle by Kathleen Pyne. 378 pp.;
8 x 10; 166 Illus., 97 in Color; Notes; Index. $34.95 Softcover. An
in-depth and close-up look at the “other” women in the Stieglitz/O’Keeffe
Circle, Modernism and the Feminine Voice broadens our scope of
knowledge and insight into the role of women in the history of American
art. Includes the work of such artists as Anne Brigman, Pamela Colman
Smith, Gertrude Käsebier, and Katharine Nash. ***** KATLAN
CONSERVATOR, INC: The Black and White Exhibitions of the Salmagundi
Sketch Club 1878-1887: A Guide to Etchings, Engravings, Drawings, Sculpture,
Ceramics, Oils and Monotypes by Alexander W. Katlan. 272 pp.;
6 x 9; 33 B/W Illustrations; List of Members; List of Presidents; Symbols;
List of Exhibiting Artists; List of Illustrations. $29.95 Hardcover.
This comprehensive guide to the extensive list of art and artists
of the Salmagundi Sketch Club (one of New York City’s oldest art clubs)
extends our knowledge and appreciation of one of our most prestigious
arts organizations. An important reference tool, it includes a host
of “name” American artists that have affected the course of art in this
country. **** NEW
YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS: Outdoor Monuments of Manhattan: A Historical
Guide by Dianne L. Durante. 302 pp.; 5 ½ x 8 ¼;
B/W Illus.; Map; Appendices; Index. $18.95 Softcover. A guide book,
a primer on looking at sculpture, and a brief historical overview of
New York City’s monuments, Dianne L. Durante’s Outdoor Monuments
of Manhattan offers up a wealth of information for both resident
and tourist in search of sites along New York’s Streets and Avenues.
Includes photos and information on some fifty-four sculptural monuments.
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OF PENNSYLVANIA PRESS: Form Radiating Life: The Paintings of Charles
Rosen by Brian H. Peterson. 198 pp.; 9 7/8 x 12 ¼; B/W
& Color Illus.; Chronology; Appendices; Index. $45.00 Hardcover.
The accompanying catalogue to an exhibition of the same name currently
at the Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art, SUNY New Paltz (thru May 20), Form
Radiating Life traces the career of Charles Rosen from his early
days as a “Pennsylvania Impressionist” to that of a full-fledged “modernist.”
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