New Art Books

Compiled by Raymond J. Steiner
ART TIMES Winter 2014

ACC DISTRIBUTION/Reel Art Press: Billy Name: The Silver Age: Black & White Photographs from Andy Warhol's Factory (Ed.) Dagon James. 448 pp.; 9 ¾ x 11 ½"; 400 B/W Illus.; Index; Bibliography. $95.00 Hardcover. ****
ACC/Roads Publishing: Reservoir: Sketchbooks & Selected Works by Alice Maher.192 pp.; 6 ¾ x 9 ½; 102 Color Illus. $70.00 Hardcover ****
Fernando Vicente by Fernando Vicente. 160 pp.; 9 ½ x 11; 93 Color Illus. $40.00 Softcover ***

WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY PRESS: Ming: 50 Years that Changed China (Eds.) Craig Clunas / Jessica Harrison-Hall; 312 pp.; 9 7/8 x 11 3/8; Notes; Bibliography; Index. $60.00 Hardcover. *****

YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS: Art of the American West: The Haub Family Collection at Tacoma Art Museum by Laura F. Fry et al. 312 pp.; 9 ¼ x 11 ¼; 323 Color Illus.; Index. $65.00 Hardcover *****
Alexander Gardner: The Western Photographs, 1867-1868 by Jane L. Aspinwall. 180 pp.; 11 ¼ x 11 ¼; 275 Duotone Illus.;Catalogue Raisonne; Selected Bibliography. $60.00 Hardcover ****
Vincent van Gogh: Ever Yours, The Essential Letters (Eds.) Leo Jansen,et al. 784 pp.; 7x10; B/W Illus.; Index of Names. $50.00 Hardcover. *****
Navigating the West, George Caleb Bingham and the River by Nenette Luarca-shoafet al. 200 pp; 10 ¾ x 11 ¼; 184 Color & B/W Illus.; Exhibition Checklist; About the Authors; Index. $45.00 *****
( Metropolitan Museum of Art) Treasures from India: Jewels from the Al-Thani Collection by Navina Najat Haidar / Courtney Ann Stewart. 144 pp.; 7 x 10; B/W & Color Illus.; Bibliography; Index. $40.00 Hardcover. ****

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA PRESS: The Brandywine: An Intimate Portrait by W. Barksdale Maynard. 276 pp.; 6 1/8 x 9 ¼; B/W & Color Illus., Bibliography; Index. $34.95 Hardcover *****

UNIVERSITY PRESS OF FLORIDA: Mary Ann Carroll: First Lady of the Highwaymen by Gary Monroe. 175 pp.; 10 1/8 x 8 3/8; B/W & Color Illus.; Acknowledgments. $39.95 Hardcover. *****
Enchantments: Julian Dimock's Photographs of Southwest Florida by Jerald T. Milanich / Nina J. Root: 158 pp.; 8 ¼ x 10 ¼; B/W Illus.; Bibliography; Index. $34.95 Hardcover ***

TRAFALGAR SQUARE PUBLISHING: The Botanical Illustrator's Handbook by Sally Pinhey, 128 pp.; 8 ½ x 11; B/W & Color Illus.; Appendices; Bibliography; Glossary; Index. $29.95 Softcover *****

PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE: Foundations in Comic Book Art: Fundamental Tools and Techniques for Sequential Artists by John Paul Lowe, 147 pp.; 8 ½ x 11; B/W & Color Illus.; Index. $24.99 Softcover *****
Daily Painting: Paint Small and Often To Become a More Creative, Productive, and Successful Artist by Carl Marine.192 pp.; 7 7/8 x 8 ½; Color Illus.; Index. $22.99 Softcover *****
Monstrously Funny Cartoons by Christopher Hart.160 pp.; 8 ½ x 11; 500 B/W Illus.; Index. $19.99 Softcover *****
Sketch! The Non-Artist's Guide to Inspiration. Technique, and Drawing Daily Life by France Belleville-Van Stone. 144 pp.; 7 3/8 x 9; B/W & Color Illustrations; Index. $18.99 Softcover *****