Projects and Editions, 1984-1987

New York, Delano Greenidge Editions, 1987. Softcover. Tan wraps with black lettering; 24 unnumbered pages, illustrated throughout in bw and color. Features art from Donald Baechler, James Brown, Jiri Georg Dokoupil, and A.R. Penck. Printed in edition of 1000 copies. VG (light shelfwear to wraps, pages are clean, binding is tight) .

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Book number: 183264

Catalogue: General American Art

Keywords: General American Art ; Baechler, Donald; James Brown, Jiri Georg Dokoupil and A.R. Penck. ; ;

Andrews, Ralph W.

Curtis's Western Indians

Seattle, Superior Publishing Company, 1962. Hardcover. Brown cloth boards with brown lettering, decorative end pages, 176 pp, richly illustrated in bw photos. Includes photographs by Edward S. Curtis selected from his The North American Indian. Includes index. VG (light foxing to block edges, corners bumped, small rip to end pages inside front cover) .

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Book number: 175451

Catalogue: General American Art

Keywords: General American Art ; Native American Indian ; ;

Artists' Fund Society

Eleventh Annual Report and Charter of the Artists's Fund Society of the City of New York. 1870-71

New York, Artists' Fund Society, 1870. Softcover. Light blue wraps with goldish lettering on front cover; 90 pp, no illustrations. An annual report from the Artists' Fund Society, this being the 11th report, organized February 5th, 1859. This includes lists of past sales and exhibitions. It is very scarce. Fair (heavy wear to wraps, most of spine missing, pages loose but all appear present, age toning throughout) .

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Book number: 189451

Catalogue: General American Art

Keywords: General American Art ; Artists' Fund Society ; ;

Becker, Heather

Art for the People: The Rediscovery and Preservation of Progressive- and Wpa-Era Murals in the Chicago Public Schools, 1904-1943

San Francico, Chronicle Books, 2002. Softcover. This book is a softcover with a color-illustrated matte front cover, and a black-and-white pictoral back cover. The spine is black, and the title is printed in white. French flaps. There are French flaps, and the inside front and back covers are a beautiful metallic blue. The front free end pages are illustrated. Pages: (4), 1-248. Contains a plethora of color illustrations. PART I: CHICAGO DISCOVERS ITS MUSEUM OF WALLS -- The mural research project: discoveries of a forgotten public art collection / Heather Becker -- If walls could talk ; New class curriculum / Flora Doody -- Unveiling our historic and controversial mural, hidden for nearly sixty years / Dorothy Williams -- The genesis of the mural preservation project / Heather Becker -- The beginning of the mural preservation project / Ben Reyes -- WPA/FAP public art collections / Alicia Weber -- The mural preservation project: a mixture of art, history, and science / Heather Becker -- Preserving the Chicago Public School murals / Barry Bauman -- Preserving public art in Chicago / Ed Paschke -- PART II: PROGRESSIVE ERA MURALS: 1904 TO 1933 -- The tradition of murals in the United States: 1750 to 1933 / Heather Becker -- Mural themes from the progressive era to the WPA Federal Art Project: 1904 to 1933 and after / Francis V. O'Connor -- Progressive era murals in the Chicago Public Schools: 1904 to 1933 / Richard Murray -- PART III: WPA FEDERAL ART PROJECT MURALS: 1933 TO 1943 -- The great depression, the new deal, and the WPA Federal Art Project / Heather Becker -- The New Deal and the first federally sponsored art program: the public works of Art Project (PWAP) 1933-34 / Thomas Thurston -- The WPA Federal Art Project / William Creech -- The legacy of the New Deal / Anna Eleanor Roosevelt -- One of the most vital cultural movement in America, the WPA/FAP / Harry Sternberg -- The Illinois Art Project of the Federal Art Project: 1935 to 1943 / Heather Becker -- The Illinois Art Project: an overview / George Mavigliano -- Illinois Art Project printmaking / Liz Seaton -- Government-supported easel painting in Illinois, 1933-43 / Susan Weininger -- The Illinois Theater Project and writers' project / Studs Terkel -- Styles and themes of the Chicago Mural School / Heather Becker -- Painted pedagogy: subjects and themes of New Deal murals in the Chicago Public Schools / Diana L. Linden -- A market perspective on New Deal Art / Robert Henry Adams -- My involvement as an artist in the WPA/FAP / Lucile Ward Robinson -- The WPA/FAP's impact on arts education / Heather Becker -- Going to school surrounded by art / Maria Gibbs -- Historic murals in public schools and contemporary arts education programs / Sylvia Rhor -- Integrating the murals into class curriculum / Diane Chandler -- My uncle, Mitchell Siporin: a WPA/FAP muralist / Noah Hoffman. VG+: A book in excellent condition, that looks like it has never been taken from the shelf.

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Book number: 202003

Catalogue: General Art - American

Keywords: ; Wpa Murals ; ;

Booth-Clibborn, Edward (editor)

American Illustration Nine

New York, Rizzoli, 1990. Hardcover. Lime green cloth boards with black lettering, color illustrated dust jacket, 267 pp, profusely illustrated in color. The ninth annual of american editorial book, advertising, poster, promotion art, maps and charts, unpublished work and film animation. Good+ (foxing to block edges, bumping to corners and wear to boards, interior pages are clean) .

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Book number: 175446

Catalogue: General American Art

Keywords: General American Art ; Yearly Art Catalogue ; ;

Brinton, Christian and Kuno Francke

Ausstellung Amerikanischer Kunst

Berlin, F. Bruckmann, 1910. Leather bound. Navy leather boards with gilt lettering; marble illustrated end papers; 86 pp; 50 mounted bw plates. Text is in German. "The evolution of american painting, by Christian Brinton .. Translated and edited by Dr. Kuno Francke": pages 9-42. Good (heavy wear to boards with leather spine missing; Text and illustrations are clean and clear with light expected age toning.) .

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Book number: 186429

Catalogue: General American Art

Keywords: General American Art ; American Painting Exhibitions ; ;

Brunet, Francois

Circulation: Terra Foundation Essays 3

Chicago, Terra Foundation For American Art, 2017. Softcover. A softcover book with illustrated front and back covers. Pages: (224). Contains many full color illustrations. "As a category in art history, circulation is rooted in the contemporary context of Internet culture and the digital image. Yet circulation, as a broader concept for the movement of art across time and space in vastly different cultural and media contexts, has been a factor in the history of the arts in the United States since at least the eighteenth century. The third volume in the Terra Foundation Essays series, Circulation brings together an international and interdisciplinary team of scholars, including Thierry Gervais, Tom Gunning, J.M. Mancini, Frank Mehring, and Hélène Valance, who map the multiple planes where artistic meaning has been produced by the circulation of art from the eighteenth century to the present. The book looks at both broad historical trends and the successes and failures of particular works of art from a wide variety of artists and styles. Together, the contributions significantly expand the conceptual and methodological terrain of scholarship on American art. VG+: The book is still in its shrink wrap; essentially brand-new.

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Book number: 202012

Catalogue: General Art - American

Keywords: ; Circulation ; ;

Calderon de Fernandez, Candida

Mexico: Los Proyectos de Una Nacion, 1821-1888

México City, Mexico, Fomento Cultural Banamex / CONACULTA, 2001. Softcover. glossy, white & pictorial covers w/ black french flaps. 55 pgs w/ color illustrations. Text In Spanish. A beautifully illustrated history of Mexico's evolution as a nation. Many wonderful full-page illustrations. Exhibition held at the Palacio de Iturbide, July 2001-Jan. 2002. Good+. glue cracking at covers & spine; textblock/pgs & covers attached. pgs clean & bright.

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Book number: 181666

Catalogue: General Art - American

Keywords: Mexico, History of Mexico, Mexican History ; Mexico, History of Mexico, Mexican History ; ;

Carochi, Horacio and Ignacio de Paredes

Compendio Del Arte de la Lengua Mexicana de P. Horacio Carochi de la Compania de Jesus: Dispuesto Con Brevedad, Claridad, Y Propriedad

Mexico, En la Imprenta de la Bibliotheca Mexicana, en Frente de S. Augustin, 1759. Softcover. Vellum wraps with leather ties, black spine lettering, [24], 202 pp, with wide margins, bw frontispiece of St. Ignatius of Loyola. Text is in Spanish. Translated from title page: "And divided into three parts: The first one deals with everything belonging to the rules of the art, with all its variety, exceptions, and anomalies; in which nothing can be defended, that is not found. In the second, training is taught of some words, of others And so with only one voice, that is known; you can easily derive many others: In the third the most necessary adverbs of the language are put. With all that any little work, and in a short time He will be able to speak the Language with ease, property, and expedition. And he himself no less assertive than rendered, and reverently dedicates it, and consecrates the Gloriosissimo Patriarcha San Ignacio de Loyola, author, and founder of the Company of Jesus. VG (significant worming at title page through page 4 and beginning again on page 55 inner edge with some text loss. Otherwise a very good copy with significant portion of original ties present. Nice copy except for worm damage) .

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Book number: 180826

Catalogue: General American Art

Keywords: General American Art ; Nahuatl Language ; ;

Chitwood, Henry C.; Thomas C. Marshall and Douglas Knight

Connecticut Decoys: Carvers and Gunners

West Chester, PA, Schiffer Pub, 1987. Hardcover. Yellow cloth boards with black lettering on front cover and spine, decorative end pages, yellow dust jacket with color illustrations and purple lettering, 192 pp, profusely illustrated in bw and color. "Unquestionably, this is the most comprehensive study ever written on the subject of Connecticut working decoys. The author has documented and shown exampls of decoys from eighty-odd carvers throughout the state. Henry C. Chitwood begins his book with a table of carvers listen them by name, date, location, carving period, number of deocys made, and a description of the types of decoys they carved. This is followed by a detailed text covering the various geographic areas in Connecticut and the decoys produced there, along with biographical notes on the gunners as well as the carvers. Finally Mr. Chitwood conclues his book with the discussions on factory decoys, shore birds and descriptive decoy features. The hunting as well as decoy enthusiast could not ask for a more informative sourche on Connecticut working decoys." -dust jacket. VG/VG (pages 87-100 have a crease/bend in bottom corner. Pages are otherwise very clean and clear. Light overall shelfwear to dust jacket.) .

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Book number: 179606

Catalogue: General American Art

Keywords: General American Art ; Hunting, Decoys ; ;

DeLue, Rachael Ziady

Picturing

Chicago, Terra Foundation For American Art, 2016. Softcover. A matte softcover book with illustrated from and back covers. The inside covers are a deep blue. Pages: (9), 10-216. Profusely illustrated with color images. "The Terra Foundation Essays series provides an international forum for the thorough and sustained exploration of fundamental ideas and concepts that have shaped American art and culture over time. Exploring and illuminating a selection of ideas that have been particularly salient within the production and consumption of art in the United States over three centuries, the Terra Foundation Essays present original research by an international roster of established and emerging scholars who consider American art in its multiple, trans-geographic contexts. The essays in each volume expand the conceptual and methodological terrain of scholarship on American art, offering comparative models and conceptual tools relevant to all scholars of art history and visual culture, as well as other disciplines within the humanities. VG+: A copy in excellent condition. Looks like it has rarely, if ever, been taken from the shelf .

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Book number: 202014

Catalogue: General Art - American

Keywords: ; ; ;

Dockstader, Frederick J.

Inidan Art in Middle America: Pre-Columbian & Contemporary Arts and Crafts of Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean

Greenwich, Conn, New York Graphic Society, 1964. Hardcover. Red cloth boards with white lettering on spine, white illustration on front cover, yellow and red dust jacket with mylar cover, 222 pp, 70 color plates, 180 bw illustrations. "The superb artistry of the Indian tribes of Middle America is presented in all its magnificence and complexity in this colorful volume. Examples are included of the work of every major culture from northern Mexico to souther Panama and the islands of the Caribbean, from early civilization to the contemporary period." - dust jacket Includes 70 color plates, 180 black and white illustrations in gravure, maps, and extensive bibliography. Good/Good (slight foxing to upper block edges, wear to corners) .

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Book number: 174239

Catalogue: General American Art

Keywords: General American Art ; Indian Art ; ;

Elderfield, John (and) Peter Galassi

In the Studio

New York, Gagosian Gallery, 2015. Slipcased. Two volume set in hardshell slip case, color-illustrated on front and BW-photographically illustrated on back. 368 pp. 250 color illustrations. Shipping weight is 7 pounds. A publishing collaboration between Gagosian Gallery and Phaidon.An in depth study of painters and photographers studios with examples from the sixteenth through the twentieth centuries.Introductory essays and catalogue entries on individual works by two experts in their respective fields, John Elderfield and Peter Galassi. Accompanied an exhibition at the Gagosian Gallery which ran from February 17- April 18, 2015. VG/VG/VG .

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Book number: 205261

Catalogue: General Art - American

Keywords: General Art Topics, Artist's Studios ; Artist's Studios ; ;

Falcao, Joaquim

Quase Todos

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, FGV Editora, 2013. Hardcover. White and purple paper over boards; 232 pp; color illustrations. Text is in Portuguese. "Aloísio Magalhães, Mombojó, Ariano Suassuna, Gilberto Freyre, Kleber Mendonça Filho, Ricardo Brennand, Jota Borges, Dom Helder Câmara, Marianne Peretti, Guita Charifker, José Cláudio, Cícero Dias, Clementina Duarte, Marcantonio Vilaça, Vitalino, Francisco Brennand, Gilvan Samico, Janete Costa, Moacir dos Anjos, Ronaldo Brito, José Paulo Cavalcanti Filho, Paulo Freire, Mauricio Arraes"--Cover. VG (inscribed to previous owner on title page) .

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Book number: 187124

Catalogue: General American Art

Keywords: General American Art ; Brazilian Art ; ;

Farge, John La and August F. Jaccaci

Noteworthy Paintings in American Private Collections

New York, Merrill and Baker, 1904. Softcover. Oversized tan wraps with gilt lettering; bw illustrated title page; 18 untrimmed pages. Includes a list of the contributors and counselors. A catalogue of paintings in American private collections. Good+ (light age toning to covers; foxing spots to title page; pages are otherwise clean and clear.) .

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Book number: 188103

Catalogue: General American Art

Keywords: General American Art ; American Private Collections ; ;