Art books

Worlds of Enchantment: The Art of Maxfield Parrish - Maxfield Parrish enjoyed tremendous popularity throughout the early decades of the twentieth century. Bruce Watson, writing in Smithsonian magazine, deemed Parrish the "common man's Rembrandt." It's said that during the Depression, a Parrish illustration was displayed on the walls of one out of every four American homes. The artist's romantic, richly colored images of winsome maidens and faraway places continue to appeal to modern audiences. The Henry P. McIlhenny Collection. An Illustrated History. by Joseph J. Rishel, Published by the Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1987. The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, Spring 2002. "Gold of the Americas" by Julie Jones and Heidi King. 45 pages. 150 Years of Philadelphia Still-Life Painting by Robert Schwartz, published by The Schwartz Gallery, Philadelphia, 1997. 130 pages. Softcover catalog, beautifully printed in full color and featuring still-life paintings from 1795 to 1954. The cover features "Cutlet and Vegetables" by Raphaelle Peale. A New View from the Castle by Edwards Park and Jean Paul Carlhain. Smithsonian. Describes the development of the new museum buildings for the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C. and explains how the buildings were designed to harmonize with its Victorian neighbors Chagall: Love and the Stage 1914-1922 by Susan Compton and Monica Bohm-Duchen. Unable to leave Russia and return to Paris at the outbreak of World War I, Marc Chagall returned to his roots in his hometown of Vitebsk. " Love and the Stage" focuses on this turbulent yet fruitful period in Chagall's artistic development, which culminated in 1920 with a set of monumental murals painted for the State Yiddish Chamber Theater in Moscow. 80 illustrations, 60 in color. 104 pages. Published 1 October 1998. The Western Photographs of John K. Hillers: Myself in the Water by Don D. Fowler. Smithsonian Institution Press, [1989]. First edition, first printing. Quarto. 166 pages. Freer A Legacy of Art by Thomas Lawton and Linda Merrill. Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution. 1993. First Edition. Square quarto; 272 pages with color illustrations. Piccaso & Things by Jean Sutherland Boggs. 1992. (from the library jounal) A common object in the eye of an uncommon artist becomes a unique image, a spatial expression of symbol and reality. Picasso's exploration of the still life in every media and in every period is the theme of this outstanding work. Published to accompany a major loan exhibition opening at the Cleveland Museum of Art and traveling to the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Grand Palais, Paris, this is not only a superb catalog but, as the first scholarly study of this theme, an important contribution to the Picasso literature. In chronological order, with full citations and color illustrations, illuminating essays, and discussions of related works, this is a stimulating guide through seven decades of creativity. Substantial in size and content, handsome in format and production, this is a valuable book, both as a record of a landmark exhibition and as a comprehensive examination of this special aspect of Picasso's work. Highly recommended. -Paula Frosch, Metropolitan Museum of Art Lib., New York Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. Treasures of the National Museum of the American Indian : Smithsonian Institute by Charlotte Heth, Richard W. West. The Tiny Folio Series #25. Established by an act of Congress in 1989, the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) is dedicated to the preservation, study, and exhibition of the life, languages, literature, history, and the arts of Native Americans. The museum's collections span more than 10,000 years and--as this lavishly illustrated miniature volume demonstrates--include a multitude of fascinating objects, from ancient clay figurines to contemporary Indian paintings, from all over the Americas. 2005. 320 pages. Pickup category timeslot {C}