http://www.gilesltd.com/news/ en lj@gilesltd.com Copyright 2012 2012-02-02T12:23:57+00:00 http://www.gilesltd.com/news/monet-in-giverny/ http://www.gilesltd.com/news/monet-in-giverny/#When:12:23:57Z Monet in Giverny: Landscapes of Reflection opens at the Cincinnati Art Museum on February 04, 2012 showing through May 13, 2012. {image1} Monet's late works depicting iconic motifs from his garden in Giverny, such as the Japanese footbridge, water lilies, and wisterias are among the most innovative of the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Taking reflection in all of its meanings as the governing theme—as a literal motif as well as a metaphor for both Monet’s experimentation and our own thoughtful viewing of his painting—this exhibition will bring together twelve masterpieces to look anew at the range of Monet’s output in Giverny and to consider the importance of his garden as a continuing source News 2012-02-02T12:23:57+00:00 http://www.gilesltd.com/news/exploring-art-of-the-ancient-americas/ http://www.gilesltd.com/news/exploring-art-of-the-ancient-americas/#When:09:39:32Z The Walters Art Museum presents Exploring Art of the Ancient Americas: The John Bourne Collection Gift an exhibition of 135 artworks from cultures that rose and fell in Mexico, Central America and Andean South America from 1200 B.C.–A.D. 1530. Drawn from the collection of John Bourne recently gifted to the Walters, this exhibition, on view February 12–May 20, 2012, expresses each culture’s distinctive aesthetics, worldview and spiritual ideologies. {image1} Modern historians group the many ancient societies south of the United States into three great traditions based on ancient geo-politics and patterns of shared cultural features: Mesoamerica, Central America and Andean South America. The exhibition features artworks as illustrations of the societies’ fundamental principles such as the shamanic foundation of rulership in Mesoamerica, Costa Rica and Panama, and the cosmic principles embodied by gold and silver in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. Artists expressed each society’s uniqueness in novel forms of monumental and portable art of human figures, spiritual beings and deities, and companions of daily life such as dogs, made from stone, clay, precious metals and fibers. This exhibition features selections from collector John Bourne, who was among the initial explorers to probe deep into the hilly jungles of southern Mexico. Traveling with adventurer Carlos (Herman Charles) Frey and photographer Giles Healy, they were among the first Westerners to visit Bonampak, the now famous Maya site celebrated for its three-roomed royal building whose interior walls are covered with murals recording a battle and public rituals concerning royal political history at the site during the eighth century. Bourne became enamored of the creative expressiveness of the Maya—and of all peoples of the ancient Americas—perceiving the works as equal to any artistic tradition in the world. {image2} News 2012-01-27T09:39:32+00:00 http://www.gilesltd.com/news/look-of-love-opens-for-valentines-day/ http://www.gilesltd.com/news/look-of-love-opens-for-valentines-day/#When:09:30:41Z The Look of Love: Eye Miniatures from the Skier Collection will be on show in the Arrington Gallery, Birmingham Museum of Art, Alabama, February 7 - June 10, 2012 {image1} This stunning exhibition explores the little-known subject of “lover’s eyes,” hand-painted miniatures of single human eyes set in jewelry and given as tokens of affection or remembrance. In 1785, when the Prince of Wales secretly proposed to Mrs. Maria Fitzherbert with a miniature of his own eye, he inspired an aristocratic fad for exchanging eye portraits mounted in a wide variety of settings including brooches, rings, lockets, and toothpick cases. {image2} With 96 examples, the collection of Dr. and Mrs. David A. Skier of Birmingham is the largest in the world. This exhibition offers an unprecedented look at these unusual and intriguing works of art. News 2012-01-27T09:30:41+00:00 http://www.gilesltd.com/news/tiffany-show-to-move-to-flagler-museum/ http://www.gilesltd.com/news/tiffany-show-to-move-to-flagler-museum/#When:11:58:04Z From January 31, 2012 through April 22, 2012 A New Light on Tiffany: Clara Driscoll and the Tiffany Girls will be at The Flagler Museum, FL. It presents groundbreaking research revealing the many women who played a crucial role in the design and creation of Tiffany Studios’ masterpieces, in particular, Clara Driscoll (1861–1944), head of the Women’s Glass Cutting Department{image1} Driscoll’s recently discovered correspondence, written during her employment at Tiffany Studios at the turn of the century, reveals that she was responsible for many of the firm’s most iconic lampshades, including the Wisteria, Dragonfly and Poppy, as well as numerous other objects made with glass, bronze and mosaic. In addition to designing, Driscoll managed a large department of young women, known as the “Tiffany Girls,” who specialized in selecting and cutting glass for windows, shades and mosaics. A New Light on Tiffany features more than 50 Tiffany lamps, windows, mosaics, enamels and ceramics designed by Clara Driscoll and other women at Tiffany Studios, as well as numerous objects made under her direction. Supplementary archival material documents the activities at Tiffany Studios and sheds light on Driscoll’s experience as a New York working woman at the turn of the century. Organized by the New-York Historical Society, the exhibition previously travelled to Laren, The Netherlands, Munich, Germany, and Albuquerque, New Mexico. News 2012-01-26T11:58:04+00:00 http://www.gilesltd.com/news/muskegon-museum-of-art-new-venue-for-1934-exhibition/ http://www.gilesltd.com/news/muskegon-museum-of-art-new-venue-for-1934-exhibition/#When:12:08:35Z From February 16 through May 6, 2012 1934: A New Deal for Artists will be on view at Muskegon Museum of Art, Michigan. {image1} This nationally touring exhibition celebrates the 75th anniversary of the Public Works of Art Project by drawing on the Smithsonian American Art Museum's unparalleled collection of vibrant artworks created for the program. News 2012-01-23T12:08:35+00:00 http://www.gilesltd.com/news/richard-bell-uz-vs-them-moves-to-kentucky/ http://www.gilesltd.com/news/richard-bell-uz-vs-them-moves-to-kentucky/#When:11:51:58Z Richard Bell: Uz vs Them, which opened last year at Tufts University Art Gallery, will be showing at The Art Museum at the University of Kentucky, February 12 - May 6, 2012 This is the first travelling exhibition in the United States dedicated to the multi-layered work of Aboriginal artist and activist Richard Bell, one of Australia's leading and most controversial artists. News 2012-01-23T11:51:58+00:00 http://www.gilesltd.com/news/white-gold-highlights-from-the-arnhold-collection-of-meissen-porcelain/ http://www.gilesltd.com/news/white-gold-highlights-from-the-arnhold-collection-of-meissen-porcelain/#When:09:39:49Z Visitors to The Frick Collection , New York, can now enjoy a new gallery — the first added to the museum in nearly 35 years. The museum has enclosed in glass an outdoor loggia overlooking what once was Henry Clay Frick’s private garden to create a stunning room for the display of sculpture and decorative arts. {image1} The Portico Gallery's inaugural exhibition, White Gold: Highlights from the Arnhold Collection of Meissen Porcelain, is drawn from Henry Arnhold's promised gift of 131 examples of Meissen porcelain from the early years of this Royal Manufactory's production. On view through April 29, 2012, it features approximately 70 objects from this stunning collection. {image2} News 2012-01-05T09:39:49+00:00 http://www.gilesltd.com/news/romare-bearden-show-moves-to-tampa/ http://www.gilesltd.com/news/romare-bearden-show-moves-to-tampa/#When:11:20:54Z The Tampa Museum of Art will present Romare Bearden: Southern Recollections, an exhibition of approximately 70 works of art that span the career of this internationally renowned artist. Bearden (1911-1988) is widely regarded as one of the most important African-American artists who worked in the United States during the 20th century. {image1} Romare Bearden: Southern Recollections will be at the Tampa Museum from January 28, 2012 until May 6, 2012 before moving to Newark Museum on May 23, 2012. {image2} News 2012-01-04T11:20:54+00:00 http://www.gilesltd.com/news/what-famous-author-jodi-picoult-gives-as-a-gift/ http://www.gilesltd.com/news/what-famous-author-jodi-picoult-gives-as-a-gift/#When:10:30:37Z The New York Times Book Review on Christmas Day had a column on what famous authors give as gifts. Jodi Picoult chose Sacred and Profane: Treasures of Ancient Egypt From the Myers Collection for her son studying Egyptology at Yale. {image1} News 2012-01-04T10:30:37+00:00 http://www.gilesltd.com/news/richard-bell-in-another-controversy/ http://www.gilesltd.com/news/richard-bell-in-another-controversy/#When:11:56:10Z Richard Bell, one of Australia's best-known and most controversial artists has become embroiled in a copyright dispute with an American colleague over a project to make a film about New York. Brisbane-based Bell launched Federal Court action last month to establish control over the footage, which he calls The Blackfella's Guide to New York. Read the story on couriermail.com News 2011-12-08T11:56:10+00:00 http://www.gilesltd.com/books/catalogue/art-decorative-arts/the-look-of-love/ http://www.gilesltd.com/books/catalogue/art-decorative-arts/the-look-of-love/#When:10:21:34Z Eye Miniatures from the Skier Collection By Edited by Graham C. Boettcher. Essays by Graham C. Boettcher, Elle Shushan and Jo Manning. Published by: GILES in association with the Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham, Alabama (ISBN: 978-1-907804-01-4) Explores the little-known subject of “lover’s eyes,” hand-painted miniatures of single human eyes set in jewellery and given as tokens of love. Accompanies the exhibition organized by the Birmingham Museum of Art, Alabama, which opens February 7 and runs through June 10, 2012. The largest of its kind to date, it features nearly 100 jewels from the private collection of Dr and Mrs David A. Skier. This stunning volume explores the little-known subject of "lover’s eyes," hand-painted miniatures of single human eyes set in jewellery and given as tokens of affection or remembrance. In 1785, when the Prince of Wales secretly proposed to Mrs. Maria Fitzherbert with a miniature of his own eye, he inspired an aristocratic fad for exchanging eye portraits mounted in a wide variety of settings including brooches, rings, lockets and toothpick cases. Graham Boettcher discusses the history and function of lover’s eyes, as well as the language and symbolism of their jewelled settings; Elle Shushan examines their role in the broader context of Georgian and early Victorian portrait miniatures; and Jo Manning offers five fictional vignettes imagining the circumstances surrounding the creation of these extraordinary objects. Art & Decorative Arts, Exhibition Catalogues 2012-02-01T10:21:34+00:00 http://www.gilesltd.com/books/catalogue/art-decorative-arts/monet-in-giverny/ http://www.gilesltd.com/books/catalogue/art-decorative-arts/monet-in-giverny/#When:10:06:53Z Landscapes of Reflection By Edited by Benedict Leca, with contributions by Benedict Leca, Lynne D. Ambrosini, Andria Derstine, and Beth E. Wilson . Published by: GILES in association with the Cincinnati Art Museum (ISBN: 978-1-907804-03-8) The catalogue is “written with such care and sophistication,” Blake Gopnik, The Daily Beast Features 12 famous paintings from Allen Memorial Art Museum, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, the Columbus Museum of Art, the Dayton Art Institute, the Denver Art Museum, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Accompanies an exhibition at the Cincinnati Art Museum, February 4 – May 13, 2012 This beautifully illustrated book takes a fresh look at some of the masterpieces Claude Monet painted between 1883 and 1926 in and around his garden near Paris. His depiction of iconic motifs such as the Japanese footbridge, water lilies, and wisterias are characterized by subtle colouring and expressive brushwork, making these paintings among the most innovative of late 19th and early 20th-century French art. Monet in Giverny: Landscapes of Reflection takes reflection in all of its meanings as the governing theme: as a literal motif as well as a metaphor for both Monet’s experimentation and a reflection of his own theories on art. Four illustrated essays explore the importance of Monet’s garden as a continuing source of inspiration, and examine his work in Giverny in the context of developments in painting and photography. A firsthand account of the garden, written in 1891 by French author and art critic Octave Mirbeau has been translated for this book by author Benedict Leca. Art & Decorative Arts, Exhibition Catalogues 2012-02-01T10:06:53+00:00 http://www.gilesltd.com/books/catalogue/art-decorative-arts/master-paintings-from-the-phillips-collection/ http://www.gilesltd.com/books/catalogue/art-decorative-arts/master-paintings-from-the-phillips-collection/#When:10:09:01Z By Eliza E. Rathbone, Susan Behrends Frank and Robert Hughes. Published by: GILES in association with The Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C. (ISBN: 978-1-904832-92-8) Published to celebrate its 90th anniversary, this book includes 108 outstanding works from this internationally renowned collection, ranging from masterpieces of French impressionism and American modernism to art of the present day Features an essay by internationally acclaimed art critic and writer, Robert Hughes, author of The Shock of The New (1980, 1991), and Goya (2004) Highlights include Pierre-Auguste Renoir’s Luncheon of the Boating Party (1880–81), the most famous painting in The Phillips Collection. The Phillips Collection, America’s first museum of modern art, was founded in 1921 by Duncan Phillips (1886–1966), a Washington D.C. collector who played a vital role in introducing America to contemporary art. Unusually for his time, Phillips saw American artists as fully equal to their European counterparts, often hanging their works side by side. Moreover, Phillips chose to buy and exhibit works according to stylistic continuities and affinities, reflecting the visual connections between various artistic expressions, past and present. Master Paintings from The Phillips Collection offers a unique insight into the creation of one of the world’s greatest private collections of modern art. Featuring works by 85 artists, including major European artists Degas, Cézanne, Gauguin, Van Gogh, Bonnard, and Picasso, El Greco who was “discovered” by Phillips, and celebrated American artists championed by Phillips: Georgia O'Keeffe, Arthur Dove, Milton Avery, and Augustus Vincent Tack, this volume aims to re-create what Duncan Phillips considered the “life-enhancing” experience of seeing new or challenging forms of artistic expression in an intimate setting Art & Decorative Arts, Museum Guides & Collections 2012-01-02T10:09:01+00:00 http://www.gilesltd.com/books/catalogue/art-decorative-arts/making-american-taste/ http://www.gilesltd.com/books/catalogue/art-decorative-arts/making-american-taste/#When:11:10:33Z Narrative Art for A New Democracy By Edited by Barbara Dayer Gallati. Contributions by Linda S. Ferber, Ella M. Foshay and Kimberly Orcutt. Published by: GILES in association with the New-York Historical Society (ISBN: 978-1-904832-76-8) “An important contribution to nineteenth-century American art scholarship.” The Magazine Antiques “Making American Taste: Narrative Art for a New Democracy is the latest in a sequence of stellar publications that throw open new windows onto the holdings of the New-York Historical Society, making the artworks more accessible and launching them with current interpretive scholarship.” Katherine Manthorne, Professor of American Art, Graduate Center, City University of New York “Making American Taste“adds greatly to our understanding of how nineteenth-century paintings told stories, while documenting our own age’s interest in the complexity of those tales and the narrative process.” Marc Simpson, Associate Director of the Graduate Program in the History of Art, Williams College. “A readable catalog makes a substantial contribution to the understanding of this too-often ignored and undervalued class of painting and sculpture.” Bruce Cole, Wall Street Journal “Focusing on the remarkable holdings of the New-York Historical Society, this landmark publication is exquisitely illustrated with both recognized and underappreciated masterpieces….By discussing the artworks in their rich cultural context, these thought provoking texts enhance our understanding of each individual piece and the society that fostered their production.” Holly Pyne Connor, Ph.D., Curator of 19th-Century American Art, Newark Museum “This book does not confine itself to the high ground of acknowledged “masterpieces.”  Instead, it candidly surveys the uneven and uncertain terrain of art and art appreciation, while digging down to expose the tangled roots of taste formation in a disorderly new democracy that was still trying to figure out what should be “American” about American art.”  Sarah Burns, Ruth N. Halls Professor, Indiana University “Making American Taste” dives into the core of narrative art—carrying the reader from the antebellum period to the end of the century—through the esteemed collections of the New-York Historical Society. Along the way, we encounter works of art we’ve long considered quaintly irrelevant and are reintroduced to the paintings and sculptures we thought we knew well.” Rebecca E. Lawton, Curator of Paintings and Sculpture, Amon Carter Museum of American Art Making American Taste: Narrative Art for a New Democracy is a landmark publication on American art from 1825–1870. A significant contribution to our understanding of taste and collecting in America during this period, it presents 55 paintings from 38 artists drawn from the New-York Historical Society’s newly restored, and superb collection of narrative art. American art at this time was dominated by powerful arguments about what constituted true art: should it be for the many, or the educated few, and should specifically American art forms and styles be favoured over more traditional, academic, European traditions. Making American Taste accompanies an exhibition at the New-York Historical Society, November 11, 2011 - August 19, 2012; travelling to Taft Museum, Cincinnati, Ohio, September 20, 2013–January 12, 2014; Taubman Museum of Art, Roanoke, Virginia, February 13–May 19, 2014; Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, October 11, 2014–January 4, 2015 Art & Decorative Arts, Exhibition Catalogues 2011-11-02T11:10:33+00:00 http://www.gilesltd.com/books/catalogue/art-decorative-arts/revolution/ http://www.gilesltd.com/books/catalogue/art-decorative-arts/revolution/#When:13:07:59Z The Atlantic World Reborn By Edited by Thomas Bender, Laurent Dubois and Richard Rabinowitz. Published by: GILES in association with the New-York Historical Society (ISBN: 978-1-904832-94-2) “Revolution! The Atlantic Word Reborn is a book that adds further nuances, documentary evidence, and perspectives to a period we think we know well. Instead of presenting the 18th century revolutions in America and France as intercontinental, and exclusively Eurocentric, struggles over political independence, national values and taxes; the book’s narratives include the Haitian Revolution into a wider Atlantic frame….Several reproductions in the book have rarely seen the light of day, which is a treat for scholars and certainly a huge selling point for anyone interested in adding to their own library or collection.” Temi Odumosu, The Image of Black Revolution! The Atlantic World Reborn is a fascinating illustrated volume which brings together three globally influential revolutions—in America, France, and Haiti—to explore the enormous transformations in the world’s politics and culture between the 1763 triumph of the British Empire in the Seven Years War and the end of the Napoleonic Wars 52 years later. While most histories of these revolutions have been told exclusively as chapters within national histories, Revolution! draws on an international cross-section of experts to present the story of the 18th-century Atlantic revolutions as a part of wider, intertwined, global narrative. Vivid text and images provide a context for our understanding of these major social upheavals and their lasting influence on contemporary society. The volume accompanies the exhibition at the New-York Historical Society, November 11, 2011 - April 15, 2012, and features works from the New-York Historical Society, Musée National du Château de Versailles et de Trianon, The British Museum, London, the Yale Center for British Art, the Lewis Walpole Library, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, the Library of Congress and other international lenders Art & Decorative Arts, Exhibition Catalogues, History & General Interest 2011-11-01T13:07:59+00:00 http://www.gilesltd.com/books/catalogue/art-decorative-arts/eugene-savage/ http://www.gilesltd.com/books/catalogue/art-decorative-arts/eugene-savage/#When:11:07:50Z The Seminole Paintings By Elizabeth Heuer. Published by: GILES in association with the Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens (ISBN: 978-1-904832-99-7) Accompanies the first show devoted to the artist’s work since a memorial exhibition held at the National Academy of Design in 1978, which runs at the Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens, Jacksonville, Florida, October 7, 2011 - January 8, 2012 Features 40 paintings from the Cummer Museum of Art’s important recent acquisition of more than 100 of the Seminole works for its permanent collection Eugene Savage: The Seminole Paintings is a colourful introduction to an American artist best known today as a muralist with the Works Progress Administration. Eugene Savage (1883-1978) first visited the Florida Everglades in the 1930’s, became enchanted with the local Seminole Indian tribe and spent the next 20 years depicting them. Savages’s paintings, drawings, and watercolours not only document the Seminoles, they are also important works of art in their own right. Each presents Seminole traditions, threatened by encroachment on the Everglades, in an artistic manner reminiscent of Surrealist dreamscapes and Art Deco sensibilities. Although Savage’s series is perhaps the most extensive painted record of the Florida Seminoles, art historians have largely overlooked these works in favour of studies of the natives of the American Plains or Southwest. This new volume provides an opportunity to re-assess the artist’s career, and offers new insights into the representation of the Seminoles in American art. Art & Decorative Arts, Exhibition Catalogues, Museum Guides & Collections 2011-10-01T11:07:50+00:00 http://www.gilesltd.com/books/catalogue/art-decorative-arts/the-medieval-world/ http://www.gilesltd.com/books/catalogue/art-decorative-arts/the-medieval-world/#When:10:05:23Z The Walters Art Museum By Martina Bagnoli and Kathryn B. Gerry. Published by: GILES in association with the Walters Art Museum (ISBN: 978-1-904832-96-6) “A finely illustrated general guide written in a narrative style giving just enough context for the reader to understand and appreciate the works of art before him. For the more knowledgeable reader, an annotated checklist gives full entries for each item (including provenance) and bibliographic listings for futher study.” Eleanor Robbins, Cassone The Medieval World: The Walters Art Museum presents some of the most important aspects of medieval art, through the examination of nearly 150 stunning objects from the Walters Art Museum, one of the richest collections of medieval art in the United States. It features superb examples of sculpture and carvings, metal and enamel work, stained glass, jewellery and illuminated manuscripts, ranging in date from the Romanesque and early Byzantine period to the late Gothic and early Renaissance period. Divided into subjects such as the classical tradition and artistic process in the Middle Ages, the church as a heavenly space, saints, relics and devotion, and earthly possessions, each chapter is generously illustrated with artworks, special feature boxes, and details, which provide a fuller understanding of both the formal qualities and social context of medieval art. A wonderfully written and illustrated introduction to the subject of medieval art and society, The Medieval World also features an extensive checklist, bibliography and index Art & Decorative Arts, History & General Interest, Museum Guides & Collections 2011-09-02T10:05:23+00:00 http://www.gilesltd.com/books/catalogue/art-decorative-arts/illuminating-fashion/ http://www.gilesltd.com/books/catalogue/art-decorative-arts/illuminating-fashion/#When:12:29:18Z Dress in the Art of Medieval France and the Netherlands, 1325-1515 By Anne H. van Buren. Edited by Roger S. Wieck. Published by: GILES in association with the Morgan Library & Museum, New York (ISBN: 978-1-904832-90-4 ) “Highly recommended for its organization, accessibility, and the way it visually clarifies the interrelationship between social and cultural and the political, ceremonial, and religious spheres deciphered through clothes that would have been obvious at the time but not so for the modern viewer.” Andrea Walton, ARLIS “Copiously illustrated and meticulous in its chronology, the book is a definitive guide to medieval fashion that should prove useful for scholars and designers alike” Karen Rosenberg, The New York Times “This volume is a feast for the eyes as well as an invaluable tool for specialists and non specialists in the field of fashion” Nuova Informazione Bibliografica A comprehensive study of dress in Northern Europe from the early fourteenth century to the beginning of the Renaissance, Illuminating Fashion is the first thorough study of the history of fashion in this period based solely on firmly dated or datable works of art. It draws on illuminated manuscripts, early printed books, tapestries, paintings, and sculpture from museums and libraries around the world. “Symbolism and metaphors are buried in the art of fashion,” says Roger Wieck, the editor of Illuminating Fashion and curator of the accompanying exhibition at the Morgan Library. Examining the role of social customs and politics in influencing dress, at a time of rapid change in fashion, this fully illustrated volume demonstrates the richness of such symbolism in medieval art and how artists used clothing and costume to help viewers interpret an image. At the heart of the work is A Pictorial History of Fashion, 1325 to 1515, an album of over 300 illustrations with commentary. This is followed by a comprehensive glossary of medieval English and French clothing terms and an extensive list of dated and datable works of art. Not only can this fully illustrated volume be used as guide to a fuller understanding of the works of art, it can also help date an undated work; reveal the shape and structure of actual garments; and open up a picture’s iconographic and social content. It is invaluable for costume designers, students and scholars of the history of dress and history of art, as well as those who need to date works of art. Art & Decorative Arts 2011-09-01T12:29:18+00:00 http://www.gilesltd.com/books/catalogue/art-decorative-arts/fragonards-emprogress-of-love-em-at-the-frick-collection/ http://www.gilesltd.com/books/catalogue/art-decorative-arts/fragonards-emprogress-of-love-em-at-the-frick-collection/#When:11:50:09Z By Colin B. Bailey. Published by: GILES in association with The Frick Collection (ISBN: 978-1-904832-60-7) “The study gives rare insight into the world of eighteenth-century French taste and patronage, as well as the history of European and American collecting.” The Magazine Antiques “A combination of scrupulous research, informed interpretation and what can only be described as well-documented gossip, it is almost as pleasurable to encounter as the paintings themselves.” Karen Wilkin, The Wall Street Journal “Colin Bailey, Deputy Director and Peter Jay Sharp Chief Curator at the Frick, has written a wonderful book about the life of an artist’s work and how it transcends its own history.” New York Social Diary “The illustrations, especially the details are stunning. If all you know about Fragonard is his 1767 “Swing,” you are in for a great treat.” Bobbie Leigh, Everett Potter’s Travel Report This richly illustrated volume reveals the intriguing story behind the commission, rejection, and rehousing of Jean- Honoré Fragonard’s Progress of Love, a series of 14 paintings considered by many to be the artist’s masterpiece. Fragonard (1732–1806) completed four large canvases for the comtesse du Barry’s chateau at Louveciennes, but they were replaced and returned to the artist. In 1790 Fragonard moved them to his cousin’s house in Grasse, and over the course of the year painted two further large-scale works and 18 additional panels. With 140 colour images of the Fragonard paintings, details, shots of the room, plans, original sketches, and other comparative images, author Colin Bailey explores the commission of the four main panels, their original arrangement at Louveciennes and the possible reasons for their rejection. Equally enthralling is the history of how the paintings were rediscovered in the late 19th century and how they eventually came to The Frick Collection. Art & Decorative Arts 2011-09-01T11:50:09+00:00 http://www.gilesltd.com/books/catalogue/art-decorative-arts/richard-bell/ http://www.gilesltd.com/books/catalogue/art-decorative-arts/richard-bell/#When:11:50:06Z Uz vs. Them By Maura Reilly. With Richard Bell and Djon Mundine. Foreword by Eleanor Heartney. Published by: GILES in association with the American Federation of Arts (ISBN: 978-1-904832-95-9) “His first American show, at the Tufts University Art Gallery, presents an engaging overview of his two-decade career as an activist and provocateur.” Sebastian Smee, The Boston Globe Includes a major interview with the artist by Maura Reilly in which the formal and complex qualities of his work are discussed within the wider context of indigenous politics Richard Bell, one of Australia's most collectable leading contemporary artists, has established a significant reputation as a political commentator and an “enfant terrible” in Indigenous art over the past two decades. This stunningly illustrated catalogue features more than 26 colour plates of his provocative and often humorous works. With their bold use of images and text, they force viewers to face the troubling issue of racism in Australia. Bell’s inspiration is complex and multi-layered. He is an avid appropriator, borrowing from other artists, periods, and cultures, including Roy Lichtenstein, Jasper Johns, Jackson Pollock, and Aboriginal painter Emily Kam Kngwarreye, among others. He works across a wide range of media, including painting, performance, and video, producing powerful messages that confront and unsettle: about Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Australians’ relationship to each other, about their country’s history and about art itself. Published in conjunction with the exhibition Richard Bell: Uz vs. Them: Tufts University Art Gallery, Medford, Massachusetts, September 14–November 20, 2011; University of Kentucky Art Museum, Lexington, Kentucky, February 12–May 6, 2012; Victoria H. Myhren Gallery, University of Denver, Denver, Colorado, September 13–December 9, 2012; Indiana University Art Museum, Bloomington, Indiana. March 1–May 5, 2013 Art & Decorative Arts, Exhibition Catalogues 2011-09-01T11:50:06+00:00 http://www.gilesltd.com/books/catalogue/architecture/tobi-kahn/ http://www.gilesltd.com/books/catalogue/architecture/tobi-kahn/#When:10:14:51Z Sacred Spaces for the 21st Century By Edited by Ena Giurescu Heller, Executive Director of MOBIA; essay by David Morgan, Professor of Religion at Duke University; contributions by Rabbi Daniel Sperber, Klaus Ottman, Jeff Edwards and Nessa Rapoport. Published by: GILES in association with The Museum of Biblical Art, New York (ISBN: 978-1-904832-64-5 ) “Nessa Rapoport’s poems (“songs”) introduce and accompany a section of exquisite photographs of works in the exhibition. This book gives the exhibition the permanence it deserves.” Jewish Book World Based on a recent exhibition at the Museum of Bilbical Art, New York, this volume discusses the creation of sacred space in the 21st century, examining 28 works by Tobi Kahn including his recent commission for Congregation Emau-El B'ne Jeshrun in Milwaukee. Each work is accompanied by a Meditation by novelist and poet Nessa Rapoport. From large 6’ x 4’ canvasses with biomorphic forms to three-dimensional pieces such as the art nouveau-influenced thrones, Kahn’s work has a presence that is immediately striking, and his reputation has grown steadily since his inclusion in the Guggenheim’s New Horizons in American Art show in 1985. Much of Kahn’s art, especially his landscapes, is ambiguously abstract, inviting the viewer to project onto it their own ideas, feelings and desires. Acting as aids to contemplation, they can be seen as building on the work of Romantic artists who sought to capture the majesty of nature and imbue it with divine resonance. Art & Decorative Arts, Architecture, Exhibition Catalogues 2009-10-01T10:14:51+00:00 http://www.gilesltd.com/books/catalogue/architecture/building-americas-hangar/ http://www.gilesltd.com/books/catalogue/architecture/building-americas-hangar/#When:10:03:33Z The Design and Construction of the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center By Lin Ezell. Published by: GILES in association with the National Air & Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C. (ISBN: 978-1-904832-07-2) Heavily illustrated in colour with a stunning mix of large-scale ground, installation and aerial photographs Lively and accessible text written by a leading author, including special sidebar topics Use of action shots and photomontages reveals both specific building processes and the installation of the aircraft, including the space shuttle Enterprise, the Enola Gay and the Concorde Will appeal both to specialists and generalists alike The Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center building at Washington’s Dulles International Airport, the first phase of which opened in December 2003, represents the fulfillment of the Smithsonian Institution’s long-held ambition to build a specialist facility to house the National Air & Space Museum’s ever-growing collection of commercial aviation and space artifacts. As early as the mid-1960s proponents of the NASM were suggesting that the newly built Washington Dulles Airport could meet the needs of the Smithsonian as the ideal location for the display and conservation of its huge aircraft collections held at its store in Suitland Maryland. In the end the Downtown site on the National Mall won the day, and in July 1976 one of the most popular museums in the world opened it doors, leaving many aircraft behind at a 21-acre Maryland site. This copiously illustrated volume tells the story of the building of the new Hazy Center building. Beginning with the project’s earliest conception and planning in 1993, when the US Congress approved $8 million for the design the “Dulles Extension”, Lin Ezell – celebrated author of Out of Harm’s Way, Moving America’s Lighthouse (2001) – unfolds the story of the clearance of the site and the construction of the building designed by architects Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum. HOK remained true to the original concept a building that would meet the special needs of a large collection of air-and space craft, along with millions of visitors, but still fit the ambience of an airport. HOK’s solution was a dramatic yet incredibly elegant building, featuring a massive vaulted space, reminiscent of the old zeppelin hangars, to house 200 aircraft – a second “hangar” to house 135 space vehicles, together with specialist restoration facilities, research archives, an education center and Imax movie theatre – some 760,000 square feet in all. Employing a lively and accessible mix of running text, special-feature sidebars and stunning large-format ground, installation and aerial photographs, as well as plans, photomontages, and detailed “action” shots, the author brings to life the details of engineering and construction processes– such as the raising of the massive main hangar roof – and explores the challenges and demands faced by the project team, of which she was a key member. Architecture, History & General Interest 2004-12-01T10:03:33+00:00 http://www.gilesltd.com/books/catalogue/photography/fields-of-vision-the-photographs-of-gordon-parks/ http://www.gilesltd.com/books/catalogue/photography/fields-of-vision-the-photographs-of-gordon-parks/#When:12:48:41Z The Library of Congress By Introduction by Charles Johnson. Series statement by W. Ralph Eubanks. Series editor Amy Pastan. Published by: GILES in association with the Library of Congress, Washington, D. C. (ISBN: 978-1-904832-87-4 ) “We wanted to find images that you haven’t seen…We also wanted to choose photographs that documented the human condition, rather than just the Great Depression.” W. Ralph Eubanks, director of publishing at the Library of Congress, quoted by Deirdre Van Dyk, Lightbox.Time.com “A gem of a book” James Estrin, The New York Times Lens blog “The portrait of Ella Watson, American Gothic, became a famous expression of outrage at the treatment of black people in America thanks to the moment with Watson and the positioning of the American flag in the background.” Tim O’Brien, F-Stop “Despite the racial pressures, what I had learned within the year [at FSA] outdistanced the bigotry I encountered… . I had been forced to take a hard look backward at black history; to realize the burdens of those who had lived through it.” Gordon Parks “Clearly, the life of Gordon Parks was washed by all waters. He leaves a legacy that is luminous for its prodigious creativity and contributions to American culture, for at no time during his inspiring odyssey did Parks lose sight of our shared humanity.” Charles Johnson on Gordon Parks Following on from the publication of the first six books featuring The Library of Congress’ internationally renowned collection of Farm Security Administration (FSA) and Office of War Information (OWI) photographs, the series continues with images chosen from the works of Gordon Parks. Born in 1912 in Fort Scott, Kansas, the youngest of fifteen children in a poor tenant-farming family, Parks was working odd jobs in Minnesota when he saw the work of FSA photographers in a magazine and was inspired to buy a camera. His early pictures landed him a position as Roy Stryker’s apprentice in 1942. Among his extraordinary FSA photos is “American Gothic,” which shows charwoman Ella Watson posed with mop and broom against an American flag. After the FSA, Parks worked at Life magazine. He also became a respected writer and film director. He died in 2006. Photography 2011-09-01T12:48:41+00:00 http://www.gilesltd.com/books/catalogue/photography/fields-of-vision-the-photographs-of-carl-mydans/ http://www.gilesltd.com/books/catalogue/photography/fields-of-vision-the-photographs-of-carl-mydans/#When:12:33:35Z The Library of Congress By Introduction by Annie Proulx. Series statement by W. Ralph Eubanks. Series editor Amy Pastan. Published by: GILES in association with the Library of Congress, Washington, D. C. (ISBN: 978-1-904832-88-1 ) “When I began to use my 35 mm camera, I was never separated from it. I wore it often under my jacket, on my shoulder like a weapon in a holster. I always had the feeling…that something was going to happen in front of me, and when it did, I wanted my camera to be there.” Carl Mydans “Most of these photographs show Mydans’ skill at getting inside what he saw….What made him an outstanding photographer, sensitive and conscientious, was his smart ability to grasp a large event and in his bones know how to capture its essence…” Annie Proulx on Carl Mydans Following on from the publication of the first six books featuring The Library of Congress’ internationally renowned collection of Farm Security Administration (FSA) and Office of War Information (OWI) photographs, the series will continue with images chosen from the works of Arthur Rothstein, Gordon Parks and Carl Mydans. Providing a unique view of American life during the Great Depression and Second World War, each Fields of Vision volume includes an introduction to the life of the photographer and 50 evocative images selected from their work.Carl Mydans was born in Boston in 1907 and earned a degree in journalism from Boston University in 1930. In 1935 he joined the Resettlement Administration (which became the FSA) as a photographer. Mydans traveled in the South, documenting agricultural workers and rural poverty, and toured New England towns hard-hit by the Depression. His work was distinguished by his ability to tell an entire story in a single image. After sixteen months with the government, Mydans left to work at Life magazine, where he stayed until the magazine closed in the early 1970s. He died in 2004. Photography 2011-09-01T12:33:35+00:00 http://www.gilesltd.com/books/catalogue/photography/fields-of-vision-the-photographs-of-arthur-rothstein/ http://www.gilesltd.com/books/catalogue/photography/fields-of-vision-the-photographs-of-arthur-rothstein/#When:12:18:01Z The Library of Congress By Introduction by George Packer. Series statement by W. Ralph Eubanks. Series editor Amy Pastan. Published by: GILES in association with the Library of Congress, Washington, D. C. (ISBN: 978-1-904832-89-8 ) “I found that a kind of individualism existed among the people, an inability to conform, desire to be the master of their own fate…the one thing I found in traveling through the United States was that every man and every woman was different.” Arthur Rothstein “Rothstein was happy enough to be a useful agent of New Deal propaganda, but his belief in social progress didn’t congeal into a rigid ideology of the lens. Instead, it opened him to the stunning variety of human landscapes in the far corners of the republic.” George Packer on Arthur Rothstein “The introduction to Rothstein’s photographs, written by George Packer, states that most papers in the country at the time were owned by wealthy Americans that opposed the New Deal. This is a situation that is all too familiar in America today.” Tim O’Brien, F-Stop Magazine Following on from the publication of the first six books featuring The Library of Congress’ internationally renowned collection of Farm Security Administration (FSA) and Office of War Information (OWI) photographs, Fields of Vision: The Photographs of Arthur Rothstein includes an introduction to the life of the photographer and 50 evocative images selected from his work. Arthur Rothstein was born in New York in 1915. In the early 1930s he attended Columbia University, where he studied with Roy Stryker, who later hired him at the FSA. During his five years as an FSA photographer, Rothstein produced a gripping visual record of the country’s poor that included Virginia farmers, the Dust Bowl, cattle ranchers in Montana, and a tenant community in Gee’s Bend, Alabama. After World War II he joined Look magazine, serving as director of photography until the magazine ceased production in 1971. He died in 1985. Photography 2011-09-01T12:18:01+00:00 http://www.gilesltd.com/books/catalogue/photography/fields-of-vision-the-photographs-of-esther-bubley/ http://www.gilesltd.com/books/catalogue/photography/fields-of-vision-the-photographs-of-esther-bubley/#When:12:24:55Z The Library of Congress By Introduction by Melissa Fay Greene. Series statement by W. Ralph Eubanks. Series editor Amy Pastan. Published by: GILES in association with the Library of Congress, Washington, D. C. (ISBN: 978-1-904832-48-5) “Unlike some of her better-known colleagues under the direction of Roy Stryker, Ms. Bubley seemed not to have had a political point of view. Instead, her photos recorded meaningful personal encounters. They are striking for their authenticity — and for their focus on women.” James Estrin, New York Times Lens blog “I have found the human race. It is like finding one’s family at last.” Esther Bubley “The images of Esther Bubley have a unique style of capturing a spot of light on the single figure in the frame” Elizabeth Powis, Apogee Photo Magazine “Bubley’s discreet, delightfully perceptive imagery is worth celebrating.” Benjamin Ivry, Forward.com “Esther Bubley chewed up the instruction manual and spat it out. She remained untamed, creative, surprising, and funny to the end, a genius in black-and-white.” Melissa Fay Greene in the introduction to Fields of Vision: The Photographs of Esther Bubley Providing a unique view of American life during the Great Depression and Second World War, each Fields of Vision volume includes an introduction to the life of a Farm Security Administration (FSA) and Office of War Information (OWI) photographer with 50 evocative images selected from their work in the Library of Congress's collection. Transporting the viewer to American homes, farms, and streets of the 1930s and 1940s, they offer a glimpse of a new narrative and intimate style that defined America. Esther Bubley was born in Wisconsin in 1921 to Russian Jewish immigrants. Hired as a darkroom assistant at the OWI in 1942, she soon became a field photographer, recording US wartime life from a greyhound bus. After the war Bubley worked for Life, Ladies' Home Journal, Look, McCall's and Harper's Bazaar, reporting from Europe, Central and South America, North Africa, Australia and the Philippines. She died in 1998. Photography 2010-04-01T12:24:55+00:00 http://www.gilesltd.com/books/catalogue/photography/fields-of-vision-the-photographs-of-john-vachon/ http://www.gilesltd.com/books/catalogue/photography/fields-of-vision-the-photographs-of-john-vachon/#When:12:19:16Z The Library of Congress By Introduction by Kurt Andersen. Series statement by W. Ralph Eubanks. Series editor Amy Pastan. Published by: GILES in association with the Library of Congress, Washington, D. C. (ISBN: 978-1-904832-47-8) “[W]e are today making a conscious effort to preserve in permanent media the fact and appearance of the 20th century”  to “leave for the future a very living document of our age, of what people today look like, of what they do and build.” John Vachon “The greatness of Vachon’s portrait of America is that it’s not a happy-all-the-time Bedford Falls nor a ghastly Pottersville, neither propagandistically pro- nor anti-American, but achieves some truer, more complicated, liminal version of the nation at midcentury” Kurt Andersen in the introduction to Fields of Vision: The Photographs of John Vachon Providing a unique view of American life during the Great Depression and Second World War, each Fields of Vision volume includes an introduction to the life of a Farm Security Administration (FSA)/Office of War Information (OWI) photographer with 50 evocative images selected from their work in the Library of Congress's collection. Transporting the viewer to American homes, farms, and streets of the 1930s and 1940s, they offer a glimpse of a new narrative and intimate style that defined America. John Vachon was born in Minnesota in 1914. He joined the FSA in 1936 as an assistant messenger and became an official photographer in 1941. Unlike the photographs of most of his FSA peers, many of Vachon's are distinctly urban. In 1947 he started shooting for Life and Look magazines, and remained as a staff photographer at Look until it closed in 1971. He died in 1975. Photography 2010-04-01T12:19:16+00:00 http://www.gilesltd.com/books/catalogue/photography/fields-of-vision-the-photographs-of-jack-delano/ http://www.gilesltd.com/books/catalogue/photography/fields-of-vision-the-photographs-of-jack-delano/#When:12:00:59Z The Library of Congress By Introduction by Esmeralda Santiago Series statement by W. Ralph Eubanks. Series editor Amy Pastan. Published by: GILES in association with the Library of Congress, Washington, D. C. (ISBN: 978-1-904832-46-1) “What impels me to click the shutter is not what things look like, but what they mean.” Jack Delano, Photographic Memories “Delano never tells us the meaning of his photographs. Rather, he lures us into an image, and before we know it, we’re asking ourselves what it means to us” Esmeralda Santiago in the introduction to Fields of Vision: The Photographs of Jack Delano Providing a unique view of American life during the Great Depression and Second World War, each Fields of Vision volume includes an introduction to the life of a Farm Security Administration (FSA)/Office of War Information (OWI) photographer with 50 evocative images selected from their work held by the Library of Congress. Transporting the viewer to American homes, farms, and streets of the 1930s and 1940s, they offer a glimpse of a new narrative and intimate style that defined America. Jack Delano was born in Russia in 1914 and moved with his family to Philadelphia at the age of nine. Hired by the FSA in 1940 as an itinerant photographer, he was assigned in 1941 to the Virgin islands and Puerto Rico. After service during World War II, he returned to Puerto Rico on a Guggenheim fellowship to produce a book documenting conditions there. He continued to live and work on the island until his death in 1997. Photography 2010-04-01T12:00:59+00:00 http://www.gilesltd.com/books/catalogue/photography/fields-of-vision-the-photographs-of-marion-post-wolcott/ http://www.gilesltd.com/books/catalogue/photography/fields-of-vision-the-photographs-of-marion-post-wolcott/#When:11:48:53Z The Library of Congress By Introduction by Francine Prose. Series statement by W. Ralph Eubanks. Series editor Amy Pastan. Published by: GILES in association with The Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. (ISBN: 978-1-904832-41-6) “Modestly presented and priced the books nonetheless punch above their weight, and this edition is no exception” Diane Smyth, British Journal of Photography “...I was given freedom to—well, document America.” Marion Post Wolcott “What you see from the photographs is that Post’s range was wider than might be supposed from an acquaintance limited to her more familiar images. Everywhere are surprizes and experiments that, in all likelihood, never occurred to her as being in the least bit experimental.” Francine Prose on Marion Post Wolcott This book is part of a completely new photography series, featuring The Library of Congress’ internationally renowned collection of Farm Security Administration (FSA) and Office of War Information (OWI) photographs which provide a unique view of American life during the Great Depression and Second World War. Fields of Vision: The Photographs of Marion Post Wolcott includes an introduction to her life and 50 evocative images selected from her work, offering a glimpse of her inspiring and experimental style that became far more than reportage. Photography 2008-09-04T11:48:53+00:00 http://www.gilesltd.com/books/catalogue/photography/fields-of-vision-the-photographs-of-ben-shahn/ http://www.gilesltd.com/books/catalogue/photography/fields-of-vision-the-photographs-of-ben-shahn/#When:09:28:35Z The Library of Congress By Introduction by Timothy Egan. Series statement by W. Ralph Eubanks. Series editor Amy Pastan. Published by: GILES in association with The Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. (ISBN: 978-1-904832-40-9) Shahn “more than holds his own in the medium…his volume is particularly insightful”. “Should be required reading in schools, particularly now” Charles Giuliano, Berkshire Fine Arts “We just took pictures that cried out to be taken.” Ben Shahn “No matter where he pointed his camera, Shahn could not help but find a telling detail that went beneath the surface. Sent to document the brutality of the Depression, he came home with that, plus its heart.” Timothy Egan on Ben Shahn Part of a completely new photography series, featuring The Library of Congress’ internationally renowned collection of Farm Security Administration (FSA) and Office of War Information (OWI) photographs, this title provides a unique view of American life during the Great Depression and Second World War. Fields of Vision: The Photographs of Ben Shahn features an introduction to his work by Timothy Egan and 50 striking images. Trained as an artist and designer, and best known as a painter and illustrator, Shahn's primary interest was in people rather than landscapes, "the authentic faces of rural America" Photography 2008-09-04T09:28:35+00:00 http://www.gilesltd.com/books/catalogue/photography/fields-of-vision-the-photographs-of-russell-lee/ http://www.gilesltd.com/books/catalogue/photography/fields-of-vision-the-photographs-of-russell-lee/#When:08:59:00Z The Library of Congress By Introduction by Nicholas Lemann. Series statement by W. Ralph Eubanks. Series editor Amy Pastan. Published by: GILES in association with The Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. (ISBN: 978-1-904832-39-3) “The most engaging aspect of Lee’s book is the generous use of color” Charles Giuliano, Berkshire Fine Arts “We could picture the frontier which has unalterably molded the American character and make frontier life vivid and understandable.” Russell Lee “It’s hard to think of any photographer for whom a more plausible claim can be made that he recorded the entire life of the United States (at least, for people in the bottom two-thirds of the income distribution) at a particular historical moment—what Toqueville did as a social observer, or Dos Passos as a novelist, or John Gunther as a journalist.” Nicholas Lemann on Russell Lee The approximately 77,000 photographs in The Library of Congress’ collection from the (FSA), later the Office of War Information (OWI), provide a unique view of American life during the Great Depression and Second World War. This government photography project, headed by Roy E. Stryker, was initially conceived to document government loans to farmers and their resettlement in suburban communities, but the scope of the project expanded to create a visual record of agricultural workers across the United States. These evocative pictures transport the viewer to American homes, farms, and streets of the 1930s and 1940s, while offering a glimpse of a new narrative and intimate style that defined America. This volume features an introduction to the work of Russell Lee and presents 50 images selected from his work. Photography 2008-09-04T08:59:00+00:00 http://www.gilesltd.com/books/catalogue/photography/damaged-romanticism/ http://www.gilesltd.com/books/catalogue/photography/damaged-romanticism/#When:09:06:08Z A Mirror of Modern Emotion By Terrie Sultan, David Pagel, Colin Gardner, Nick Flynn, Claudia Schmuckli. Published by: GILES in association with Blaffer Gallery, the Art Museum of the University of Houston (ISBN: 978-1-904832-51-5) Features works by Richard Billingham (England), Berlinde de Bruyckere (Belgium), Edward Burtynsky (Canada), Sophie Calle (France), Petah Coyne (United States), Angelo Filomeno (Italy/United States), Jesper Just (Denmark/United States), Mary McCleary (United States), Florian Maier-Aichen (Germany/United States), Wangechi Mutu (Kenya/United States), Julia Oschatz (Germany), Anneè Olofsson (Sweden/United States), David Schnell (Germany), and Ryan Taber/Cheyenne Weaver (United States) Publication accompanies a major exhibition which opened at Blaffer Gallery, the Art Museum of the University of Houston in September 2008, and travelling to Grey Art Gallery, New York University and The Parrish Art Museum, Southampton, New York, in 2009 Includes a new work of fiction by Nick Flynn, author of Another Bullshit Night in Suck City (2004) Damaged Romanticism: A Mirror of Modern Emotion features 15 internationally recognized contemporary artists whose work, in painting, sculpture, installations, and photography based media, embodies an essentially idealistic outlook formed of traditional "romanticism", but tempered by a strong sense of reality and stubborn optimism in the face of daily adversity and heartbreaking disappointment. Belonging neither to a style nor a traditional “school”, the artists and works of art featured in this new volume capture the existential dilemma of the human condition. In her opening essay Terrie Sultan offers an overview of the concept behind the exhibition, David Pagel considers the historical and contextual aspects of the subject, and Colin Gardner surveys similar elements in film. Art & Decorative Arts, Exhibition Catalogues, Photography 2008-09-01T09:06:08+00:00 http://www.gilesltd.com/books/catalogue/history-general-interest/revolution/ http://www.gilesltd.com/books/catalogue/history-general-interest/revolution/#When:13:07:59Z The Atlantic World Reborn By Edited by Thomas Bender, Laurent Dubois and Richard Rabinowitz. Published by: GILES in association with the New-York Historical Society (ISBN: 978-1-904832-94-2) “Revolution! The Atlantic Word Reborn is a book that adds further nuances, documentary evidence, and perspectives to a period we think we know well. Instead of presenting the 18th century revolutions in America and France as intercontinental, and exclusively Eurocentric, struggles over political independence, national values and taxes; the book’s narratives include the Haitian Revolution into a wider Atlantic frame….Several reproductions in the book have rarely seen the light of day, which is a treat for scholars and certainly a huge selling point for anyone interested in adding to their own library or collection.” Temi Odumosu, The Image of Black Revolution! The Atlantic World Reborn is a fascinating illustrated volume which brings together three globally influential revolutions—in America, France, and Haiti—to explore the enormous transformations in the world’s politics and culture between the 1763 triumph of the British Empire in the Seven Years War and the end of the Napoleonic Wars 52 years later. While most histories of these revolutions have been told exclusively as chapters within national histories, Revolution! draws on an international cross-section of experts to present the story of the 18th-century Atlantic revolutions as a part of wider, intertwined, global narrative. Vivid text and images provide a context for our understanding of these major social upheavals and their lasting influence on contemporary society. The volume accompanies the exhibition at the New-York Historical Society, November 11, 2011 - April 15, 2012, and features works from the New-York Historical Society, Musée National du Château de Versailles et de Trianon, The British Museum, London, the Yale Center for British Art, the Lewis Walpole Library, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, the Library of Congress and other international lenders Art & Decorative Arts, Exhibition Catalogues, History & General Interest 2011-11-01T13:07:59+00:00 http://www.gilesltd.com/books/catalogue/history-general-interest/eating-with-uncle-sam/ http://www.gilesltd.com/books/catalogue/history-general-interest/eating-with-uncle-sam/#When:13:03:33Z Recipes and Historical Bites from the National Archives By Edited by Patty Reinert Mason; with a message from the Archivist of the United States, David S. Ferriero, and an Introduction by Chef José Andrés. Published by: GILES in association with the Foundation for the National Archives, Washington, D.C. (ISBN: 978-1-907804-00-7) “History buffs will devour this cookbook filled with recipes from presidential kitchens.” Best Ideas for Christmas, Woman’s Day “The book ranges well beyond Thanksgiving and the White House, offering a peek inside our country’s history. It would make a thoughtful hostess gift or a source for trivia topics.” Joe Gray, Chicago Tribune “These recipes, from Hoover’s sour cream cookies to President Bill Clinton’s roasted rack of lamb with pumpkin thyme crust, capture a vivid time and a place in American history.” Addie Broyles, The Austin American-Statesman “A delicious collection of tidbits, trivia, and recipes from records of the U.S. government.” Today’s Diet and Nutrition President John F. Kennedy’s favourite fish chowder and First Lady Michelle Obama’s turkey lasagna are just a couple of the dishes chosen from the National Archives of the United States which feature in this fascinating and entertaining book of 150 presidential, celebrity and government administration recipes from the United States National Archives. This unique collection includes historical and modern-day dishes from U.S. school lunch programmes, government-sponsored radio shows, and war-time recipes meant to conserve wheat, sugar and meat. Inspired by the exhibition What’s Cooking, Uncle Sam? The Government’s Effect on the American Diet at the National Archives Experience in Washington, D.C., this highly illustrated recipe volume also provides historical tidbits from the presidential files, including the transcript of President George H.W. Bush’s speech in which he expressed his hatred of broccoli, and a description of the hotdog parties hosted by President Franklin D. Roosevelt and First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt. Features a 2-page Introduction by the celebrity chef and food author José Andrés Accompanies the exhibition What’s Cooking, Uncle Sam? The Government’s Effect on the American Diet, showing at the National Archives, Washington D.C., June 10, 2011 until January 3, 2012 History & General Interest 2011-10-01T13:03:33+00:00 http://www.gilesltd.com/books/catalogue/history-general-interest/the-medieval-world/ http://www.gilesltd.com/books/catalogue/history-general-interest/the-medieval-world/#When:10:05:23Z The Walters Art Museum By Martina Bagnoli and Kathryn B. Gerry. Published by: GILES in association with the Walters Art Museum (ISBN: 978-1-904832-96-6) “A finely illustrated general guide written in a narrative style giving just enough context for the reader to understand and appreciate the works of art before him. For the more knowledgeable reader, an annotated checklist gives full entries for each item (including provenance) and bibliographic listings for futher study.” Eleanor Robbins, Cassone The Medieval World: The Walters Art Museum presents some of the most important aspects of medieval art, through the examination of nearly 150 stunning objects from the Walters Art Museum, one of the richest collections of medieval art in the United States. It features superb examples of sculpture and carvings, metal and enamel work, stained glass, jewellery and illuminated manuscripts, ranging in date from the Romanesque and early Byzantine period to the late Gothic and early Renaissance period. Divided into subjects such as the classical tradition and artistic process in the Middle Ages, the church as a heavenly space, saints, relics and devotion, and earthly possessions, each chapter is generously illustrated with artworks, special feature boxes, and details, which provide a fuller understanding of both the formal qualities and social context of medieval art. A wonderfully written and illustrated introduction to the subject of medieval art and society, The Medieval World also features an extensive checklist, bibliography and index Art & Decorative Arts, History & General Interest, Museum Guides & Collections 2011-09-02T10:05:23+00:00 http://www.gilesltd.com/books/catalogue/history-general-interest/the-great-american-hall-of-wonders/ http://www.gilesltd.com/books/catalogue/history-general-interest/the-great-american-hall-of-wonders/#When:11:39:11Z Art, Science, and Invention in the Nineteenth Century By Claire Perry. Published by: GILES in association with the Smithsonian American Art Museum (ISBN: 978-1-904832-97-3) “An interesting and informative account of the American ingenuity and innovation that fired the 19th century development of the country.” Michael Blackman, World Patent Information “The book is richly illustrated with high-quality images on every page, and Perry’s essays address the broader issues of a young nation.” Marc Vincent, Cleveland.com The Great American Hall of Wonders is a vividly illustrated survey of the American vision that energized all aspects of 19th-century society, from the painting of landscapes and scenes of everyday life, to the planning of scientific expeditions and the development of new mechanical devices. Featuring rarely seen prints, survey photographs, zoological and botanical illustrations, patent models, and engineering diagrams, it focuses on six iconic objects that inspired the American imagination: the buffalo, the giant sequoia, and Niagara Falls (symbolizing vast natural bounty), and the gun, the railroad, and the clock (representing all things mechanical and the purposeful use of time). Each of these served as cultural lightning rods, sparking creativity across a wide swathe of American society. Visions of buffalo herds, railroad trestles, big trees, and Colt rifles engaged not only artists, scientists, and inventors, but also poets, educators, farmers, chaplains, and members of Congress. Art & Decorative Arts, Exhibition Catalogues, History & General Interest 2011-09-01T11:39:11+00:00 http://www.gilesltd.com/books/catalogue/history-general-interest/discovering-the-civil-war/ http://www.gilesltd.com/books/catalogue/history-general-interest/discovering-the-civil-war/#When:09:11:45Z By By the National Archives Experience’s “Discovering the Civil War” Exhibition Team; with a message from David S. Ferriero, Archivist of the United States; foreword by Ken Burns . Published by: GILES in association with the Foundation for the National Archives (ISBN: 978-1-904832-91-1) “Avoids predictable blow-by-blow accounts of battles.” “A tantalizing glimpse into daily operations at the nation’s foremost repository” Christine M. Kreiser, American History “A beautifully presented, thorough grounding in the history of the war” Michael Burland, The American “Photographs of astonishing detail, reproductions of handwritten records, and personal tales bring one of the most important eras of American history to rich, fascinating life” Publishers Weekly “A stunning work in design and delivery that all public and university libraries and Civil War historians will want to have” Randall M. Miller, Library Journal Reviews Commemorating the 150th anniversary of the outbreak of the American Civil War, this generously illustrated book peels back years of accumulated analysis, interpretation, and opinion to reveal the human face of history. Discovering the Civil War focuses on specific records to build into fascinating stories. It features over 400 letters, diaries, photographs, maps, petitions, receipts, patents, amendments, and proclamations from the unparalleled holdings of the National Archives, taking a fresh look at the war through little-known stories, seldom-seen documents, and unusual perspectives. Includes a foreword by Ken Burns, whose award-winning PBS series The Civil War has just been repeated Accompanies a major travelling exhibition now showing at the Henry Ford Museum Dearborn, MI, May 21 - September 5, 2011; Houston Museum of Natural Science, TX, Fall 2011 through Winter 2012; Durham Museum, Omaha, NE, Fall 2013 History & General Interest 2011-02-01T09:11:45+00:00 http://www.gilesltd.com/books/catalogue/history-general-interest/records-of-our-national-life/ http://www.gilesltd.com/books/catalogue/history-general-interest/records-of-our-national-life/#When:12:06:41Z American History at The National Archives By Essays by Michael Beschloss, Tom Brokaw, Ken Burns, John Carlin, David McCullough, Cokie Roberts, Allen Weinstein, Tom Wheeler, and Don W. Wilson. With a foreword by Adrienne Thomas, Acting Archivist of the United States . Published by: GILES in association with The Foundation for the National Archives (ISBN: 978-1-904832-71-3 ) “American history enthusiasts will relish the chance to see culturally evocative documents…this design succeeds admirably in visually showcasing the defining documents of American history” Publisher’s Weekly “This is a great book for all public libraries and all American history buffs” Bryan Craig, MLS, Library Journal “Whets the appetite for the millions of records stored in the archives” Maine Antique Digest “Recommended.” Choice Published in honour of the National Archives’ 75th anniversary, this highly illustrated volume takes the reader on a journey through American history, offering a close-up examination of some of the billions of documents, photographs, maps, and films in the holdings of the National Archives. All facets of the American story emerge here, from the noble to the ignoble, the monumental to the mundane. The overriding themes of the nation’s history are covered—territorial exploration and expansion, immigration and migration, political life, the rights of women and minorities, and the growth of industry and technology. Featuring more than 800 illustrations, with succinct captions, and essays by some of America’s leading journalists, political commentators and broadcasters, Records of Our National Life, provides readers with a glimpse into the extensive holdings waiting to be discovered at the National Archives. It also features a highly illustrated timeline of American history from the earliest days of nationhood, right up to the present History & General Interest 2010-04-01T12:06:41+00:00 http://www.gilesltd.com/books/catalogue/history-general-interest/an-uneasy-communion/ http://www.gilesltd.com/books/catalogue/history-general-interest/an-uneasy-communion/#When:11:04:48Z Jews, Christians, and the Altarpieces of Medieval Spain By Edited by Vivian B. Mann. Essays by Marcus B. Burke, Carmen Lacarra Ducay, Thomas F. Glick and Vivian B. Mann. Published by: GILES in association with the Museum of Biblical Art, New York (ISBN: 978-1-904832-70-6) “This volume, which is handsomely illustrated with many detailed illustrations and containing an extensive bibliography, is well worth a place in one’s library” Richard Dellamora, Religion and the Arts “One of the most interesting publications in recent times on the presence of Jews in Medieval Spain” Sandra Sáenz-López Pérez, Goya. Revista de Arte “While much has been published on Spanish altarpieces, very little has been written in English on the role of Jewish artists in the creation of altarpieces specifically, and on Jewish/Christian relationships in medieval Spain more generally… this exhibition catalog fills in this gap in scholarship from both an art historical and strictly historical perspective.” “Recommended for all libraries.” Amy Balmer, ARLIS Published in conjunction with the exhibition Uneasy Communion: Jews, Christians, and the Altarpieces of Medieval Spain, this volume provides a fascinating study of the iconography of altarpieces and the artistic collaboration between Jews and Christians. In the multi-cultural society of late medieval Spain, Jewish and Christian artists worked together to produce retablos (large multi-paneled altarpieces) as well as Latin and Hebrew religious manuscripts. The authors of this highly illustrated volume explore the methods of imagery, workshop locations and shop styles, and the relationship between Christians and Jews at this time, including their portrayal of one another through dress and appearance. The essays featured in this volume take us on a journey from the general to the particular, and include a study of Jewish communities within Spanish society of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries by Thomas F. Glick, a survey of the painting of the period by Carmen Lacarra Ducay, an examination of specific artworks that address the issue of Jewish–Christian relationships by Vivian B. Mann, and a historiography of scholarship on Jewish involvement in the creation of Spanish medieval art by Marcus B. Burke. It features a glossary and a selected bibliography Art & Decorative Arts, Exhibition Catalogues, History & General Interest 2010-04-01T11:04:48+00:00 http://www.gilesltd.com/books/catalogue/history-general-interest/perspectives-on-medieval-art/ http://www.gilesltd.com/books/catalogue/history-general-interest/perspectives-on-medieval-art/#When:10:52:49Z Learning through Looking By Edited by Ena G. Heller and Patricia C. Pongracz. Contributions by Thomas Cahill, Peter Steinfels, Kathryn Kueny, C Griffith Mann and Nancy Wu. Published by: GILES in association with the Museum of Biblical Art, New York (ISBN: 978-1-904832-69-0) “This is a wonderful book for students” Sacramento Book Review Based on the proceedings of the symposium, Seeing the Medieval: Realms of Faith/Visions for Today, held at the Museum of Biblical Art (MOBIA) Perspectives on Medieval Art: Learning through Looking examines medieval art from a number of different viewpoints to reveal how the art of the Middle Ages provides a unique insight into the wider issues of medieval politics and culture, as well as society’s longing for ecclesiastical drama, the desires of patrons, the wider social framework and distinct regional aesthetics. Contributions from leading theologians and historians, including Thomas Cahill, Margot Fassler and Robin Jensen, variously study life and art in the Middle Ages, why the Medieval period matters today and how Medieval art speaks to a 21st-century audience. Scholars from different disciplines consider individual works of art simultaneously and examine the whole subject of teaching medieval art from museum to divinity school, to the university and college classroom. History & General Interest 2010-02-04T10:52:49+00:00 http://www.gilesltd.com/books/catalogue/history-general-interest/scripture-for-the-eyes/ http://www.gilesltd.com/books/catalogue/history-general-interest/scripture-for-the-eyes/#When:13:04:13Z Bible Illustration in Netherlandish Prints of the Sixteenth Century By Edited by James Clifton and Walter S. Melion; essay by Walter S. Melion and contributions by James Clifton, Walter S. Melion, Merel Groentjes, Todd Martin Richardson, Jamie Smith, and Wendy Thompson; Foreword by Ena G. Heller, Director of MOBIA. Published by: GILES in association with the Museum of Biblical Art, New York (ISBN: 978-1-904832-66-9 ) “Scripture for the Eyes serves both its principal purposes, as it instructs and delights simultaneously” Larry Silver, The Art Book “An important contribution to the study of Netherlandish Bible illustration” Peter van der Coelen, Print Quarterly “Aimed at upper level undergraduates or graduate students, reasonably priced, and expertly produced, this exhbition catalogue makes an excellent addition to the academic research library” Kasia Leousis, Art Libraries Society of North America “Will make us use our eyes differently and encourage us to see deeper than we did before. It will certainly repay several readings” Jay Turner, Vidimus Scripture for the Eyes: Bible Illustration in the Sixteenth Century Low Countries opens up our understanding of the design, production and market for Biblical prints and illustrated Bible images in 16th century Flanders, and explores the central role they played in one of the most dramatic artistic and religious transformations in European history. Prints are often seen as merely following artistic developments in the more prestigious medium of painting and, in turn, the visual arts are seen as mirroring changes in society, but this groundbreaking book challenges these views. Featuring approximately 130 engravings, woodcuts, and illustrated Bibles and books by Lucas van Leyden, Maarten van Heemskerck, Philips Galle, Hendrick Goltzius, Hieronymus Wierix and others, it reveals that biblical prints were a dynamic force both in the transformation of Northern European art between Albrecht Durer and Rembrandt van Rijn, and in the intensified attention to Scripture in the religious turmoil of the Reformation and Counter-Reformation. Art & Decorative Arts, Exhibition Catalogues, History & General Interest 2009-09-01T13:04:13+00:00 http://www.gilesltd.com/books/catalogue/history-general-interest/the-art-of-ancient-egypt/ http://www.gilesltd.com/books/catalogue/history-general-interest/the-art-of-ancient-egypt/#When:10:29:32Z The Walters Art Museum By Volume Editor: Matthias Seidel. With contributions by Regine Schulz, Betsy Bryan and Christianne Henry. Published by: GILES in association with the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore (ISBN: 978-1-904832-57-7) “There are some exquisite, unique and important pieces included in these pages and the book is the next best thing to actually visiting the collection.  It brings the museum’s wonderful collection to a world-wide audience” Ancient Egypt Magazine This volume is the latest in a growing list of beautifully illustrated titles about some of the most significant and popular subjects in art history and archaeology published in association with the Walters Art Museum. It presents 79 objects from the museum’s internationally renowned collection of ancient Egyptian art, ranging in date from the early dynastic to the Roman period. An introductory overview of Egyptian art is followed by the main presentation of artworks, which are divided into five chronological sections, reflecting the broader divisions of Egyptian political history: the early dynastic period and Old Kingdom; the Middle Kingdom; the New Kingdom; the Third Intermediate Period and Late Period and the Ptolemaic and Roman Period. Each section is prefaced by an introduction to the key political, artistic and wider cultural developments of that period. Each artwork is accompanied by an extended entry that places it within the context of ancient Egyptian art and discusses key stylistic and decorative features, as well as technical information Art & Decorative Arts, History & General Interest, Museum Guides & Collections 2009-06-02T10:29:32+00:00 http://www.gilesltd.com/books/catalogue/museum-guides-collections/master-paintings-from-the-phillips-collection/ http://www.gilesltd.com/books/catalogue/museum-guides-collections/master-paintings-from-the-phillips-collection/#When:10:09:01Z By Eliza E. Rathbone, Susan Behrends Frank and Robert Hughes. Published by: GILES in association with The Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C. (ISBN: 978-1-904832-92-8) Published to celebrate its 90th anniversary, this book includes 108 outstanding works from this internationally renowned collection, ranging from masterpieces of French impressionism and American modernism to art of the present day Features an essay by internationally acclaimed art critic and writer, Robert Hughes, author of The Shock of The New (1980, 1991), and Goya (2004) Highlights include Pierre-Auguste Renoir’s Luncheon of the Boating Party (1880–81), the most famous painting in The Phillips Collection. The Phillips Collection, America’s first museum of modern art, was founded in 1921 by Duncan Phillips (1886–1966), a Washington D.C. collector who played a vital role in introducing America to contemporary art. Unusually for his time, Phillips saw American artists as fully equal to their European counterparts, often hanging their works side by side. Moreover, Phillips chose to buy and exhibit works according to stylistic continuities and affinities, reflecting the visual connections between various artistic expressions, past and present. Master Paintings from The Phillips Collection offers a unique insight into the creation of one of the world’s greatest private collections of modern art. Featuring works by 85 artists, including major European artists Degas, Cézanne, Gauguin, Van Gogh, Bonnard, and Picasso, El Greco who was “discovered” by Phillips, and celebrated American artists championed by Phillips: Georgia O'Keeffe, Arthur Dove, Milton Avery, and Augustus Vincent Tack, this volume aims to re-create what Duncan Phillips considered the “life-enhancing” experience of seeing new or challenging forms of artistic expression in an intimate setting Art & Decorative Arts, Museum Guides & Collections 2012-01-02T10:09:01+00:00 http://www.gilesltd.com/books/catalogue/museum-guides-collections/eugene-savage/ http://www.gilesltd.com/books/catalogue/museum-guides-collections/eugene-savage/#When:11:07:50Z The Seminole Paintings By Elizabeth Heuer. Published by: GILES in association with the Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens (ISBN: 978-1-904832-99-7) Accompanies the first show devoted to the artist’s work since a memorial exhibition held at the National Academy of Design in 1978, which runs at the Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens, Jacksonville, Florida, October 7, 2011 - January 8, 2012 Features 40 paintings from the Cummer Museum of Art’s important recent acquisition of more than 100 of the Seminole works for its permanent collection Eugene Savage: The Seminole Paintings is a colourful introduction to an American artist best known today as a muralist with the Works Progress Administration. Eugene Savage (1883-1978) first visited the Florida Everglades in the 1930’s, became enchanted with the local Seminole Indian tribe and spent the next 20 years depicting them. Savages’s paintings, drawings, and watercolours not only document the Seminoles, they are also important works of art in their own right. Each presents Seminole traditions, threatened by encroachment on the Everglades, in an artistic manner reminiscent of Surrealist dreamscapes and Art Deco sensibilities. Although Savage’s series is perhaps the most extensive painted record of the Florida Seminoles, art historians have largely overlooked these works in favour of studies of the natives of the American Plains or Southwest. This new volume provides an opportunity to re-assess the artist’s career, and offers new insights into the representation of the Seminoles in American art. Art & Decorative Arts, Exhibition Catalogues, Museum Guides & Collections 2011-10-01T11:07:50+00:00 http://www.gilesltd.com/books/catalogue/museum-guides-collections/the-medieval-world/ http://www.gilesltd.com/books/catalogue/museum-guides-collections/the-medieval-world/#When:10:05:23Z The Walters Art Museum By Martina Bagnoli and Kathryn B. Gerry. Published by: GILES in association with the Walters Art Museum (ISBN: 978-1-904832-96-6) “A finely illustrated general guide written in a narrative style giving just enough context for the reader to understand and appreciate the works of art before him. For the more knowledgeable reader, an annotated checklist gives full entries for each item (including provenance) and bibliographic listings for futher study.” Eleanor Robbins, Cassone The Medieval World: The Walters Art Museum presents some of the most important aspects of medieval art, through the examination of nearly 150 stunning objects from the Walters Art Museum, one of the richest collections of medieval art in the United States. It features superb examples of sculpture and carvings, metal and enamel work, stained glass, jewellery and illuminated manuscripts, ranging in date from the Romanesque and early Byzantine period to the late Gothic and early Renaissance period. Divided into subjects such as the classical tradition and artistic process in the Middle Ages, the church as a heavenly space, saints, relics and devotion, and earthly possessions, each chapter is generously illustrated with artworks, special feature boxes, and details, which provide a fuller understanding of both the formal qualities and social context of medieval art. A wonderfully written and illustrated introduction to the subject of medieval art and society, The Medieval World also features an extensive checklist, bibliography and index Art & Decorative Arts, History & General Interest, Museum Guides & Collections 2011-09-02T10:05:23+00:00 http://www.gilesltd.com/books/catalogue/museum-guides-collections/early-meissen-porcelain/ http://www.gilesltd.com/books/catalogue/museum-guides-collections/early-meissen-porcelain/#When:10:16:27Z The Wark Collection from The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens By Ulrich Pietsch . Published by: GILES in association with the Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens (ISBN: 978-1-904832-79-9 ) “This new volume, luxuriously produced and beautifully illustrated incorporates much new research.”  “The Wark Collection and its new catalogue are a fitting testimony to the attraction that the factory still exerts on collectors and scholars alike.” Aileen Dawson, The Art Newspaper Telling the story of Meissen from its establishment by Augustus II, Elector of Saxony and King of Poland in 1710, and the early experiments of the alchemist Johann Friedrich Böttger in creating the recipe for white hard-paste porcelain, this volume represents the most recent and significant scholarship on the Collection. Scholar Ulrich Pietsch recounts both the fascinating history of the foundation of the Meissen factory, and the surprising story of Wark’s collection and how it survived the war in a Hamburg cellar before being shipped to America. The volume presents nearly 700 pieces of Meissen porcelain dating from the first half of the 18th century. It features examples by the leading sculptors, painters and patrons of the time including an experimental red urn from 1715 by Johann Friedrich Böttger, and a set of Augustus Rex Vases, decorated by Johann Gregor Höroldt, and dating from about 1728. Also known as the Darmstädter Vases, these represent the only known complete set of miniature vases that form a garniture or mantle decoration. Each piece is beautifully photographed, and is accompanied by a catalogue entry including, where relevant, comparable objects and details and illustrations of the artists’ mark. Art & Decorative Arts, Museum Guides & Collections 2011-05-01T10:16:27+00:00 http://www.gilesltd.com/books/catalogue/museum-guides-collections/birmingham-museum-of-art/ http://www.gilesltd.com/books/catalogue/museum-guides-collections/birmingham-museum-of-art/#When:11:03:59Z Guide to the Collection By Foreword by Gail Andrews, director of Birmingham Museum of Art. Catalogue essays by the curators of Birmingham Museum of Art. Published by: GILES in association with the Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham, Alabama (ISBN: 978-1-904832-77-5) A beautifully illustrated new handbook highlighting over 250 artworks from the Museum’s collections of Asian, European, American, African, Pre-Columbian, and Native American art Introduces the reader to the Museum, and is a useful guide, an enticement to view more, and a richly illustrated souvenir to this encyclopedic collection. Founded in 1951, the Birmingham Museum of Art, Alabama, has one of the finest collections in the Southeastern United States, with more than 24,000 objects representing a rich panorama of cultures. This new guide to the collection showcases examples of painting, sculpture, and decorative arts, as well as textiles, photographs, drawings, and architecture, with pieces chosen for their importance in the development of the collection over the last sixty years. Of particular note are the Museum’s collections of Asian art with works from Japan, China, Korea, and India, and the finest holding of Vietnamese ceramics in the United States. Highlights include a rare example of a Ming dynasty temple wall. A chapter on the arts of Africa and the Americas features stunning objects from Meso-America, Central America, and the Northern Andes, as well as ancient Costa Rica, Guatemala, and Panama. This collection features gold jewelry, volcanic stone figure sculpture, ceremonial gold vessels and ceramics from the Moche, Chimu, Chancay, and Vicus cultures, Incan masks, and Peruvian textiles. The remarkable collection of 18th-, 19th- and 20th-century European decorative arts includes superior examples of English ceramics and French furniture and the Museum’s world-renowned collection of Wedgwood, which is the largest outside England. Art & Decorative Arts, Museum Guides & Collections 2011-02-01T11:03:59+00:00 http://www.gilesltd.com/books/catalogue/museum-guides-collections/sacred-and-profane/ http://www.gilesltd.com/books/catalogue/museum-guides-collections/sacred-and-profane/#When:10:53:10Z Treasures of Ancient Egypt from the Myers Collection, Eton College and University of Birmingham By Martin Bommas, Eurydice Georganteli, Maria Michela Luiselli and Michael Sharp. Published by: GILES in association with the Barber Institute of Fine Arts, University of Birmingham (ISBN: 978-1-904832-80-5) “Ideal as a souvenir of the exhibition, but especially useful for the many people who might not be able to visit Birmingham” Ancient Egypt Magazine Published on the opening of a dazzling exhibition at the Barber Institute, this volume displays a treasure trove of ancient Egyptian artifacts from the rarely-seen Myers Collection. Sacred and Profane: Treasures of Ancient Egypt from the Myers Collection highlights over 80 objects, tracing two and a half millennia of life and death in ancient Egypt. The Myers Collection of Egyptian Art at Eton College is widely-regarded as one of the most important, collections of small Egyptian artefacts in the world, yet the cache of about 3,000 statuettes of mortals and gods, mummy masks, jewellery and cosmetics, pottery, papyri and children’s toys has been until now under-researched and unseen. This new volume contributes significantly to the wider scholarship and understanding of this stunning private collection in particular and Egyptian art in general. Sacred and Profane: Treasures of Ancient Egypt is showing at the Barber Institute of Fine Arts, University of Birmingham, 18 June, 2010–18 January, 2012 Art & Decorative Arts, Exhibition Catalogues, Museum Guides & Collections 2010-09-09T10:53:10+00:00 http://www.gilesltd.com/books/catalogue/museum-guides-collections/american-landscapes/ http://www.gilesltd.com/books/catalogue/museum-guides-collections/american-landscapes/#When:10:14:25Z Treasures from the Parrish Art Museum By Alicia G. Longwell. Published by: GILES in association with the Parrish Art Museum, Southampton, N.Y. (ISBN: 978-1-904832-74-4) Celebrates 42 landscape paintings from the Parrish Art Museum’s extensive permanent collection of American art Includes examples from the 19th century Hudson River School through to contemporary painters such as Alex Katz, April Gornik and Jane Wilson This vibrant book displays 42 colour plates ranging from majestic views to intimate glimpses, all of which contribute to what we have come to think of as a distinctly American vision. American Landscapes contains works by some of the most important figures in the history of American art, including the Hudson River School’s Thomas Doughty and Asher B. Durand; European-influenced artists Theodore Robinson, William Lamb Picknell, and William Stanley Haseltine; and artists associated with major American artist colonies such as John Henry Twachtman, John Sloan, and Ernest Lawson. In addition, this volume features important highlights of the museum’s unique collection of paintings by artists who lived and worked on Eastern Long Island, including William Merritt Chase, Samuel Colman, Irving Wiles and Frederick Childe Hassam, as well as contemporary painters Fairfield Porter, Jane Freilicher, and Alex Katz. The exhibition will be at Mobile Museum of Art, October 15, 2010 to January 5, 2011; Westmoreland Museum of American Art (in Greensburg, PA), January 30, 2011-April 24, 2011. Other venues to be confirmed. Art & Decorative Arts, Museum Guides & Collections 2010-09-02T10:14:25+00:00 http://www.gilesltd.com/books/catalogue/museum-guides-collections/first-impressions/ http://www.gilesltd.com/books/catalogue/museum-guides-collections/first-impressions/#When:10:27:43Z Nineteenth-Century American Master Prints By Alicia G. Longwell. Published by: GILES in association with the Parrish Art Museum, Southampton, N.Y. (ISBN: 978-1-904832-75-1) “It’s one of those books you spend time with. The book is filled with gorgeous images, printed on paper that does justice to the images, and every page is beautiful and informative.” Rebecca Ronstadt, Publisher, Journal of the Print World “This volume ... is a lesson in connoisseurship.” “A pleasant armchair exhibition and a good introduction to the medium.” Maine Antique Digest Nominated for a prestigious award by the American Historic Print Collectors Society First Impressions features over 70 works by some of the leading “painter-etchers” of the 1880s including Thomas Moran and Mary Nimmo Moran, William Merritt Chase, Henry Farrer, Stephen Parrish, James D. and George H. Smillie, John Henry Twachtman, and Thomas Waterman Wood. These artists sought to imbue the traditionally rigid line of engraving with the freedom and spontaneity they expressed in their painting. The book includes some of the etching revival’s most beautiful images, notably the atmospheric landscapes of Long Island’s East End. Many of the prints in the Parrish’s collection are bon à tirer, that is, the first impression that was fully acceptable to the artist and the printer. The quality of these works evokes the moment of complete artistic collaboration shared by artist and printer, when the ‘master’ print was pulled from the press. Art & Decorative Arts, Museum Guides & Collections 2010-09-01T10:27:43+00:00 http://www.gilesltd.com/books/catalogue/museum-guides-collections/rackstraw-downes/ http://www.gilesltd.com/books/catalogue/museum-guides-collections/rackstraw-downes/#When:12:55:13Z Onsite Paintings, 1972-2008 By Klaus Ottmann. Published by: GILES in association with Parrish Art Museum, Southampton, New York (ISBN: 978-1-904832-73-7 ) “This excellent book ... will surely help Downes find a receptive audience who will marvel at his balance of realism and abstraction, timelessness and history, and will embrace the work of a plein-air master of our time”. Maine Antique Digest “Through essays, an interview, and a host of full-page images, Downes emerges as an astute observer, quietly and powerfully documenting the surrounding reality of modern life that goes unnoticed by most.” Alyssa Payley, ARTINFO.com “This catalog is recommended for libraries focusing on American or modern art.” Doug Litts, ARLIS (Art Libraries Society of North America) Rackstraw Downes: Onsite Paintings, 1972-2008 is an important overview of the work and methods of this British-born ‘realist’ panoramic painter (b. 1939) who was given the MacArthur Fellowship genius award in 2009. Though primarily based in New York City, Downes has travelled widely and has created a significant number of landscape paintings on site including the harbour of Portland, Maine, and the Donald Judd structures in Marfa, Texas. Downes’s panoramic paintings, which he developed by studying 17th-century Dutch panoramic landscape painting possess a unique balance between realism and abstraction, timelessness and history. Painted from observation, they are not "snapshots" of a scene recreated in the studio; rather, they are chronicles of the human experience— records of social history as it evolves. The book also features a wide-ranging interview between the artist and Terrie Sultan, director of Parrish Art Museum Publication accompanies an exhibition at Parrish Art Museum, Southampton, New York, June 20 – August 8, 2010; Portland Museum of Art, Maine, December 16, 2010 - March 20, 2011; Weatherspoon Art Museum of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, May 28, 2011 - August 21, 2011 Art & Decorative Arts, Exhibition Catalogues, Museum Guides & Collections 2010-06-03T12:55:13+00:00 http://www.gilesltd.com/books/catalogue/museum-guides-collections/fairfield-porter-raw/ http://www.gilesltd.com/books/catalogue/museum-guides-collections/fairfield-porter-raw/#When:12:25:25Z The Creative Process of An American Master By Klaus Ottmann. Published by: GILES in association with Parrish Art Museum, Southampton, New York (ISBN: 978-1-904832-72-0) “I think that Ingres’s remark that “I leave it to time to finish my paintings” is true in a very wide and profound way.” Fairfield Porter interviewed by Paul Cummings, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution “As a painter, he was studiously casual…he painted what was in or around the house or yard, and whoever was willing to pose.” Rackstraw Downes, “The Thought Behind the Painting,” in Joan Ludman, Fairfield Porter: Catalogue Raisonné Includes illustrated pages from one of the artist’s sketchbooks   Fairfield Porter: Raw is an accessible and highly illustrated survey of the key developments in the career of this major post-war American realist painter (1907-1975), whose studio was based in Long Island’s East End. It features approximately 40 works drawn from the Parrish Art Museum’s extensive holdings of his works, given by Porter’s widow to the Parrish after his death in 1975. In addition to important paintings and works on paper, the Parrish collection includes an unusually large number of works in a less finished state, including some unstretched paintings on canvas and a large number of paintings on boards. Fairfield Porter Raw presents, for the first time, many of these unfinished paintings and accompanying sketches, drawings, paintings on board and ephemera in their “raw” (unframed) state, offering an unprecedented insight into the creative process of an artist. Art & Decorative Arts, Exhibition Catalogues, Museum Guides & Collections 2010-06-03T12:25:25+00:00 http://www.gilesltd.com/books/catalogue/exhibition-catalogues/the-look-of-love/ http://www.gilesltd.com/books/catalogue/exhibition-catalogues/the-look-of-love/#When:10:21:34Z Eye Miniatures from the Skier Collection By Edited by Graham C. Boettcher. Essays by Graham C. Boettcher, Elle Shushan and Jo Manning. Published by: GILES in association with the Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham, Alabama (ISBN: 978-1-907804-01-4) Explores the little-known subject of “lover’s eyes,” hand-painted miniatures of single human eyes set in jewellery and given as tokens of love. Accompanies the exhibition organized by the Birmingham Museum of Art, Alabama, which opens February 7 and runs through June 10, 2012. The largest of its kind to date, it features nearly 100 jewels from the private collection of Dr and Mrs David A. Skier. This stunning volume explores the little-known subject of "lover’s eyes," hand-painted miniatures of single human eyes set in jewellery and given as tokens of affection or remembrance. In 1785, when the Prince of Wales secretly proposed to Mrs. Maria Fitzherbert with a miniature of his own eye, he inspired an aristocratic fad for exchanging eye portraits mounted in a wide variety of settings including brooches, rings, lockets and toothpick cases. Graham Boettcher discusses the history and function of lover’s eyes, as well as the language and symbolism of their jewelled settings; Elle Shushan examines their role in the broader context of Georgian and early Victorian portrait miniatures; and Jo Manning offers five fictional vignettes imagining the circumstances surrounding the creation of these extraordinary objects. Art & Decorative Arts, Exhibition Catalogues 2012-02-01T10:21:34+00:00 http://www.gilesltd.com/books/catalogue/exhibition-catalogues/monet-in-giverny/ http://www.gilesltd.com/books/catalogue/exhibition-catalogues/monet-in-giverny/#When:10:06:53Z Landscapes of Reflection By Edited by Benedict Leca, with contributions by Benedict Leca, Lynne D. Ambrosini, Andria Derstine, and Beth E. Wilson . Published by: GILES in association with the Cincinnati Art Museum (ISBN: 978-1-907804-03-8) The catalogue is “written with such care and sophistication,” Blake Gopnik, The Daily Beast Features 12 famous paintings from Allen Memorial Art Museum, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, the Columbus Museum of Art, the Dayton Art Institute, the Denver Art Museum, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Accompanies an exhibition at the Cincinnati Art Museum, February 4 – May 13, 2012 This beautifully illustrated book takes a fresh look at some of the masterpieces Claude Monet painted between 1883 and 1926 in and around his garden near Paris. His depiction of iconic motifs such as the Japanese footbridge, water lilies, and wisterias are characterized by subtle colouring and expressive brushwork, making these paintings among the most innovative of late 19th and early 20th-century French art. Monet in Giverny: Landscapes of Reflection takes reflection in all of its meanings as the governing theme: as a literal motif as well as a metaphor for both Monet’s experimentation and a reflection of his own theories on art. Four illustrated essays explore the importance of Monet’s garden as a continuing source of inspiration, and examine his work in Giverny in the context of developments in painting and photography. A firsthand account of the garden, written in 1891 by French author and art critic Octave Mirbeau has been translated for this book by author Benedict Leca. Art & Decorative Arts, Exhibition Catalogues 2012-02-01T10:06:53+00:00 http://www.gilesltd.com/books/catalogue/exhibition-catalogues/making-american-taste/ http://www.gilesltd.com/books/catalogue/exhibition-catalogues/making-american-taste/#When:11:10:33Z Narrative Art for A New Democracy By Edited by Barbara Dayer Gallati. Contributions by Linda S. Ferber, Ella M. Foshay and Kimberly Orcutt. Published by: GILES in association with the New-York Historical Society (ISBN: 978-1-904832-76-8) “An important contribution to nineteenth-century American art scholarship.” The Magazine Antiques “Making American Taste: Narrative Art for a New Democracy is the latest in a sequence of stellar publications that throw open new windows onto the holdings of the New-York Historical Society, making the artworks more accessible and launching them with current interpretive scholarship.” Katherine Manthorne, Professor of American Art, Graduate Center, City University of New York “Making American Taste“adds greatly to our understanding of how nineteenth-century paintings told stories, while documenting our own age’s interest in the complexity of those tales and the narrative process.” Marc Simpson, Associate Director of the Graduate Program in the History of Art, Williams College. “A readable catalog makes a substantial contribution to the understanding of this too-often ignored and undervalued class of painting and sculpture.” Bruce Cole, Wall Street Journal “Focusing on the remarkable holdings of the New-York Historical Society, this landmark publication is exquisitely illustrated with both recognized and underappreciated masterpieces….By discussing the artworks in their rich cultural context, these thought provoking texts enhance our understanding of each individual piece and the society that fostered their production.” Holly Pyne Connor, Ph.D., Curator of 19th-Century American Art, Newark Museum “This book does not confine itself to the high ground of acknowledged “masterpieces.”  Instead, it candidly surveys the uneven and uncertain terrain of art and art appreciation, while digging down to expose the tangled roots of taste formation in a disorderly new democracy that was still trying to figure out what should be “American” about American art.”  Sarah Burns, Ruth N. Halls Professor, Indiana University “Making American Taste” dives into the core of narrative art—carrying the reader from the antebellum period to the end of the century—through the esteemed collections of the New-York Historical Society. Along the way, we encounter works of art we’ve long considered quaintly irrelevant and are reintroduced to the paintings and sculptures we thought we knew well.” Rebecca E. Lawton, Curator of Paintings and Sculpture, Amon Carter Museum of American Art Making American Taste: Narrative Art for a New Democracy is a landmark publication on American art from 1825–1870. A significant contribution to our understanding of taste and collecting in America during this period, it presents 55 paintings from 38 artists drawn from the New-York Historical Society’s newly restored, and superb collection of narrative art. American art at this time was dominated by powerful arguments about what constituted true art: should it be for the many, or the educated few, and should specifically American art forms and styles be favoured over more traditional, academic, European traditions. Making American Taste accompanies an exhibition at the New-York Historical Society, November 11, 2011 - August 19, 2012; travelling to Taft Museum, Cincinnati, Ohio, September 20, 2013–January 12, 2014; Taubman Museum of Art, Roanoke, Virginia, February 13–May 19, 2014; Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, October 11, 2014–January 4, 2015 Art & Decorative Arts, Exhibition Catalogues 2011-11-02T11:10:33+00:00 http://www.gilesltd.com/books/catalogue/exhibition-catalogues/revolution/ http://www.gilesltd.com/books/catalogue/exhibition-catalogues/revolution/#When:13:07:59Z The Atlantic World Reborn By Edited by Thomas Bender, Laurent Dubois and Richard Rabinowitz. Published by: GILES in association with the New-York Historical Society (ISBN: 978-1-904832-94-2) “Revolution! The Atlantic Word Reborn is a book that adds further nuances, documentary evidence, and perspectives to a period we think we know well. Instead of presenting the 18th century revolutions in America and France as intercontinental, and exclusively Eurocentric, struggles over political independence, national values and taxes; the book’s narratives include the Haitian Revolution into a wider Atlantic frame….Several reproductions in the book have rarely seen the light of day, which is a treat for scholars and certainly a huge selling point for anyone interested in adding to their own library or collection.” Temi Odumosu, The Image of Black Revolution! The Atlantic World Reborn is a fascinating illustrated volume which brings together three globally influential revolutions—in America, France, and Haiti—to explore the enormous transformations in the world’s politics and culture between the 1763 triumph of the British Empire in the Seven Years War and the end of the Napoleonic Wars 52 years later. While most histories of these revolutions have been told exclusively as chapters within national histories, Revolution! draws on an international cross-section of experts to present the story of the 18th-century Atlantic revolutions as a part of wider, intertwined, global narrative. Vivid text and images provide a context for our understanding of these major social upheavals and their lasting influence on contemporary society. The volume accompanies the exhibition at the New-York Historical Society, November 11, 2011 - April 15, 2012, and features works from the New-York Historical Society, Musée National du Château de Versailles et de Trianon, The British Museum, London, the Yale Center for British Art, the Lewis Walpole Library, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, the Library of Congress and other international lenders Art & Decorative Arts, Exhibition Catalogues, History & General Interest 2011-11-01T13:07:59+00:00 http://www.gilesltd.com/books/catalogue/exhibition-catalogues/eugene-savage/ http://www.gilesltd.com/books/catalogue/exhibition-catalogues/eugene-savage/#When:11:07:50Z The Seminole Paintings By Elizabeth Heuer. Published by: GILES in association with the Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens (ISBN: 978-1-904832-99-7) Accompanies the first show devoted to the artist’s work since a memorial exhibition held at the National Academy of Design in 1978, which runs at the Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens, Jacksonville, Florida, October 7, 2011 - January 8, 2012 Features 40 paintings from the Cummer Museum of Art’s important recent acquisition of more than 100 of the Seminole works for its permanent collection Eugene Savage: The Seminole Paintings is a colourful introduction to an American artist best known today as a muralist with the Works Progress Administration. Eugene Savage (1883-1978) first visited the Florida Everglades in the 1930’s, became enchanted with the local Seminole Indian tribe and spent the next 20 years depicting them. Savages’s paintings, drawings, and watercolours not only document the Seminoles, they are also important works of art in their own right. Each presents Seminole traditions, threatened by encroachment on the Everglades, in an artistic manner reminiscent of Surrealist dreamscapes and Art Deco sensibilities. Although Savage’s series is perhaps the most extensive painted record of the Florida Seminoles, art historians have largely overlooked these works in favour of studies of the natives of the American Plains or Southwest. This new volume provides an opportunity to re-assess the artist’s career, and offers new insights into the representation of the Seminoles in American art. Art & Decorative Arts, Exhibition Catalogues, Museum Guides & Collections 2011-10-01T11:07:50+00:00 http://www.gilesltd.com/books/catalogue/exhibition-catalogues/richard-bell/ http://www.gilesltd.com/books/catalogue/exhibition-catalogues/richard-bell/#When:11:50:06Z Uz vs. Them By Maura Reilly. With Richard Bell and Djon Mundine. Foreword by Eleanor Heartney. Published by: GILES in association with the American Federation of Arts (ISBN: 978-1-904832-95-9) “His first American show, at the Tufts University Art Gallery, presents an engaging overview of his two-decade career as an activist and provocateur.” Sebastian Smee, The Boston Globe Includes a major interview with the artist by Maura Reilly in which the formal and complex qualities of his work are discussed within the wider context of indigenous politics Richard Bell, one of Australia's most collectable leading contemporary artists, has established a significant reputation as a political commentator and an “enfant terrible” in Indigenous art over the past two decades. This stunningly illustrated catalogue features more than 26 colour plates of his provocative and often humorous works. With their bold use of images and text, they force viewers to face the troubling issue of racism in Australia. Bell’s inspiration is complex and multi-layered. He is an avid appropriator, borrowing from other artists, periods, and cultures, including Roy Lichtenstein, Jasper Johns, Jackson Pollock, and Aboriginal painter Emily Kam Kngwarreye, among others. He works across a wide range of media, including painting, performance, and video, producing powerful messages that confront and unsettle: about Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Australians’ relationship to each other, about their country’s history and about art itself. Published in conjunction with the exhibition Richard Bell: Uz vs. Them: Tufts University Art Gallery, Medford, Massachusetts, September 14–November 20, 2011; University of Kentucky Art Museum, Lexington, Kentucky, February 12–May 6, 2012; Victoria H. Myhren Gallery, University of Denver, Denver, Colorado, September 13–December 9, 2012; Indiana University Art Museum, Bloomington, Indiana. March 1–May 5, 2013 Art & Decorative Arts, Exhibition Catalogues 2011-09-01T11:50:06+00:00 http://www.gilesltd.com/books/catalogue/exhibition-catalogues/the-great-american-hall-of-wonders/ http://www.gilesltd.com/books/catalogue/exhibition-catalogues/the-great-american-hall-of-wonders/#When:11:39:11Z Art, Science, and Invention in the Nineteenth Century By Claire Perry. Published by: GILES in association with the Smithsonian American Art Museum (ISBN: 978-1-904832-97-3) “An interesting and informative account of the American ingenuity and innovation that fired the 19th century development of the country.” Michael Blackman, World Patent Information “The book is richly illustrated with high-quality images on every page, and Perry’s essays address the broader issues of a young nation.” Marc Vincent, Cleveland.com The Great American Hall of Wonders is a vividly illustrated survey of the American vision that energized all aspects of 19th-century society, from the painting of landscapes and scenes of everyday life, to the planning of scientific expeditions and the development of new mechanical devices. Featuring rarely seen prints, survey photographs, zoological and botanical illustrations, patent models, and engineering diagrams, it focuses on six iconic objects that inspired the American imagination: the buffalo, the giant sequoia, and Niagara Falls (symbolizing vast natural bounty), and the gun, the railroad, and the clock (representing all things mechanical and the purposeful use of time). Each of these served as cultural lightning rods, sparking creativity across a wide swathe of American society. Visions of buffalo herds, railroad trestles, big trees, and Colt rifles engaged not only artists, scientists, and inventors, but also poets, educators, farmers, chaplains, and members of Congress. Art & Decorative Arts, Exhibition Catalogues, History & General Interest 2011-09-01T11:39:11+00:00 http://www.gilesltd.com/books/catalogue/exhibition-catalogues/romare-bearden/ http://www.gilesltd.com/books/catalogue/exhibition-catalogues/romare-bearden/#When:10:44:24Z Southern Recollections By Edited by Carla M. Hanzal. Contributions by Carla M. Hanzal, Glenda Elizabeth Gilmore, Jae Emerling, Lesley King-Hammond, and Mary Lee Corlett. Published by: GILES in association with the Mint Museum of Art (ISBN: 978-1-904832-98-0) “Carla M. Hanzal offers a focused and intriguing study of the artist’s important contributions to the practice of collage, an art form that continues to be expanded upon by emerging artists today….Romare Bearden: Southern Recollections offers a great resource for artists, curators and scholars by providing fresh interpretations of the artist’s life and work, and excellent, full-color reproductions.” Xandra Eden, Curator of Exhibitions, Weatherspoon Art Museum, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro “Mary Lee Corlett’s essay on the jazzlike repetitions and variations in Bearden’s work is particularly strong.” David Yezzi, Wall Street Journal “The first of its kind to examine in depth how the South served as a source of inspiration throughout Bearden’s career.” artrepublic.com Romare Bearden: Southern Recollections presents 90 works from the full span of the artist’s career, drawing on the Mint Museum’s and other public and private collections of Bearden’s work. It is a significant development in the wider understanding of the numerous sources and inspiration behind much of Bearden’s art, focusing on a largely unstudied area of his work, his recollections and memories of his southern childhood. Bearden recorded the notions of ritual, and the celebration of a lost way of life, as families like his own dispersed across the urban centres of the north east. Colour plates from the accompanying exhibition are presented throughout four essays by leading Bearden scholars. These include Dr Leslie King-Hammond, who focuses on the feminist component in his art, as well as the role of complex iconographic features such as trains and birds, as possible metaphors for God in the machine and the means of deliverance to a new life. Accompanies the exhibition at the Mint Museum Uptown at Levine Center for the Arts from 2 September 2011 - 8 January 2012, travelling to the Tampa Museum of Art, 28 January - 6 May 2012, and Newark Museum 23 May - 19 August 2012 Art & Decorative Arts, Exhibition Catalogues 2011-09-01T10:44:24+00:00 http://www.gilesltd.com/books/catalogue/exhibition-catalogues/alexis-rockman/ http://www.gilesltd.com/books/catalogue/exhibition-catalogues/alexis-rockman/#When:11:26:37Z A Fable for Tomorrow By Joanna Marsh. With contributions by Kevin J. Avery and Thomas Lovejoy. Published by: GILES in association with Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C. (ISBN: 978-1-904832-86-7) “This is not a book for the faint- or soft-hearted. But it is filled with thought-provoking, unforgettable images.” Natural History Magazine “The book is exceedingly enjoyable reading for modern and contemporary art enthusiasts as well as individuals interested in the natural sciences.” Stan Parchin, Art Museum Journal “These paintings are the work of a modern Hieronymous Bosch who is concerned with environmental degradation and resiliency rather than human salvation and damnation. If you are interested in art as well as environmental science, this book is for you” Glenn Suter, IEAM Journal “Able to lament the tragedy of nature’s disruption and glory in the vitality of its survivors, Alexis Rockman is the perfect artist for the anthropocene.” Brandon Keim, wired.com Alexis Rockman: A Fable for Tomorrow features 47 artworks from private and public collections that trace the artist's career from Pond’s Edge (1986) to The Reef (2009), with its timely reminder of the fragile ecosystems that lie just out of sight but never out of danger. Inspired by nineteenth-century landscape painting, science fiction film, and firsthand field study, Rockman’s paintings proffer a vision of the natural world that is equal parts fantasy and empirical fact. This vividly illustrated volume highlights the artist’s unique synthesis of art and science, along with his meticulous attention to detail and striking use of colour. Rockman’s three monumental paintings—Evolution, Manifest Destiny, and South—exemplify the boundless imagination and extraordinary skill that go into every painting. The compelling mix of intensely coloured realism, scientific detail, and environmental concerns results in a stunning body of work that is a reflection of our times and a portent of events to come. Author Joanna Marsh examines the evolution of Rockman’s career over three decades, convincingly linking his artistic development to the history of America’s environmental movement. Rockman’s ability to blur the boundary between fact and fiction appeals to both scientists and art critics. In two further essays art historian Kevin Avery considers the nineteenth-century-painting references in Rockman’s work, and Thomas Lovejoy offers the perspective of an expert on biodiversity and climate change. Accompanies the exhibition Alexis Rockman: A Fable for Tomorrow at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C., November 19, 2010 – May 8, 2011, travelling to the Wexner Center for the Arts in Columbus, Ohio, September 24, 2011 - January 1, 2012. Art & Decorative Arts, Exhibition Catalogues 2011-03-01T11:26:37+00:00 http://www.gilesltd.com/books/catalogue/exhibition-catalogues/russian-silver-in-america/ http://www.gilesltd.com/books/catalogue/exhibition-catalogues/russian-silver-in-america/#When:11:12:32Z Surviving the Melting Pot By Anne Odom. Published by: GILES in association with Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens, Washington, D.C. (ISBN: 978-1-904832-81-2) “A fascinating, informative book that reveals the story of Russian silver (and some gold) and its makers from the 17th century onwards.” Tim Forrest, Goldsmith “A joy to read” “The book affirms to the reader that they should visit Hillwood and see the objects in person” Dean Six, Silver Magazine “Anne Odom’s “Russian Silver in America” is a long overdue addition to the sparse English-language literature on the subject. As all her previous publications, the present volume is exemplarily well researched.” Dr. Géza von Habsburg, Fabergé Guest Curator, Virginia Museum of Art “A marvelous overview of the history of Russian silver in its historical and artistic context. Anne Odom surveys the picture of Russian silver from the American perspective with extraordinary facility and erudition….This is a must-have book for anyone interested in Russian silver.” Martin Chapman, Curator of European Decorative Arts and Sculpture, Legion of Honor, San Francisco “Although the topic of Russian silver in American collections is quite specialized, Odom…succeeds in framing it broadly while presenting it in meticulous detail….This book will be of interest to both collectors and fine arts libraries” W. C. Brumfield, Tulane University, CHOICE Hillwood Museum’s Russian silver collection is the largest and most comprehensive outside Russia and curator emerita Anne Odom provides a cultural, political and historical context in which to view this fascinating collection. Russian Silver in America surveys Russian silver production, its changing forms, styles, imagery and techniques over more than 250 years. Drawing on the collections of both the Hillwood and other US museums, the book features colour plates of over 160 pieces: presentation gifts, commemorative and liturgical objects and pieces made for the court and growing merchant class, including drinking vessels, tea and coffee services, and chalices used by the former imperial family. Anne Odom charts the history of Russian silver through the baroque styles of the reigns of Peter and Elizabeth, the move to Rococo and Neoclassicism under Catherine and Paul, revivalist styles under Alexander I and Nicholas I, 19th-century styles up to Fabergé, modernist production, and the fate of Russian silver after the Revolutions. Running throughout is the fascinating story of how and why so much Russian silver found its way into American collections—much of it sold by the Soviet government in the 1920s and 30s as it was considered to be of no artistic value. These sales mean that much of the extant Russian silver produced after 1835 is now housed in America. The volume also contains an essay on marks, a bibliography and an index. Art & Decorative Arts, Exhibition Catalogues 2011-02-01T11:12:32+00:00