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Art Books @ SCPL
Jan-Feb 2006

New Books & Videos
(This is not a complete list of new books, just a sampling...)

  • Alternative Comics: An Emerging Literature.
    Charles Hatfield.  741.5 HATFIELD
  • The Art of the Japanese Garden.
    David and Michiko Young.  712.60952 YOUNG
  • Classical Greek Architecture:
    The Construction of the Modern.
    Alexander Tzonis and Pheobe Giannisi.
    722.8 TZONIS
  • Dig Your Hands in the Dirt:
    A Manual for Making Art out of Earth
    .
    Kiko Denzer.  745.5 DENZER
  • Edvard Munch : Behind the Scream.
    Sue Prideaux.  B MUNCH, EDVARD

  • Frank Lloyd Wright: The Houses.
    Alan Hess, photographs by Alan Weintraub.
    728.37 HESS
  • I NY:  New York Street Art. 
    Kelly Burns.  751 BURNS
  • Jerry Garcia : The Collected Artwork Jerry Garcia.  709.2 GARCIA
  • Marc Riboud: 50 Years of Photography.  Marc Riboud.  770.92 RIBOUD
  • National Geographic Photography Field Guide.  (Digital black & white
    with film techniques included.)
    Richard Olsenius.  771 OLSENIUS
  • New Wood Architecture.
    Ruth Slavid.  721.0448 Slavid
  • Shag: The Art of Josh Agle. 
    Shag.  759.13 SHAG
  • Spirits Speak: A Celebration of African Masks.  
    Peter Stepan.  731.75 STEPAN
  • Universe: The Definitive Visual Guide. 
    Martin J. Rees.  523.1 UNIVERSE
  • Will Eisner: A Spirited Life.  
    Bob Andelman.741.5092 Andelman
  • Winsor McCay: His Life & Art.  
    John Canemaker.  741.5092 CANEMAKER
Need help finding a book or need to get a library card?
   

Dada & Surrealism
Art Topics in Depth

Books and Videos:

  • Dadas on Art.
    Lippard, Lucy R.  709.04 LIPPARD 
  • Ernst.
    Ernst, Max.  759.3 ERNST
  • (video)  The Fantastic World of M. C. Escher.  Michele Emmer.  VIDEO 769.92 FANTASTIC

  • Frida Kahlo: The Paintings.   
    Herrara, Hayden.  759.972 HERRARA 

  • George Grosz: An Autobiography Grosz, George.  B GROSZ, GEORGE
  • Joan Miró Lanchner, Carolyn.  709.24 LANCHNER
  • (video)  Magritte: La Tentative de
    l'Impossible.
      Crutzen, Bernard. 
    VIDEO 759.94 MAGRITTE

  • Magritte: The Silence of the World.  Sylvester, David.  759.9493 SYLVESTER

  • Marcel Duchamp: Artist of the
    Century

    Kuenzli, Rudolf E.   709.24 MARCEL
  • Marcel Duchamp: The Art of Making Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction.  Naumann, Francis M.   709.2 NAUMANN

  • Masters of Deception: Escher, Dalí, and the Artists of Optical Illusion.  Seckel, Al.  701.15 SECKEL

  • Max Ernst: Dada and the Dawn of
    Surrealism
    .
    Camfield, William A. 759.3 CAMFIELD
  • The Secret Life of Salvador Dalí. Salvador Dali.  B DALI, SALVADOR

  • Self Portrait. 
    Man Ray
    .  B RAY, MAN
  • Surreal Lives: The Surrealists,
    1917-1945

    Brandon, Ruth.  709.04 BRANDON
  • Surrealist Art: The Lindy and Edwin Bergman Collection at the Art Institute of Chicago Ades, Dawn.  708.1 ADES

  • Surrealist Painters and Poets: An Anthology Caws, Mary Ann.   700.41163 SURREALIST
  • The World of Frida Kahlo:
    The Blue House.
     
    Frida Kahlo.  759.972 KAHLO

Dada & Surrealism Websites

   

Previous Art Topics in Depth:

   

Events & Exhibits @ SCPL
(all events are free)

  • Schindler's List: The Limits of Empathy. 
    Presented by The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

    November 1, 2005 - January 11, 2006

    Photographs of Oscar Schindler and his famous list, which saved thousands of Jews during the Holocaust, as well as other documents and related materials.
  • Spartanburg Artist’s Guild Ongoing,  rotating exhibit of 2D works by guild members, located on the main and top levels of the library.  Come in and enjoy the art of your friends and colleagues as you browse for books!
     
  • Frederic Remington bronzes.  Over 20 of Remington’s works on loan from a local collector, located on the top and main levels of the library.  Ongoing exhibit.
  • Film Fanatics (at Headquarters):
    All movies are viewed at 7:00 pm in the Irwin Conference Room.  Follow the link above for a list of upcoming movies, or call the Audio/Visual Desk at 596-3502 for more information.
  • Scene Examiners (at the Westside Library):  Join us for our monthly discussions on interesting films. 
    Begins at 12:30--feel free to bring your lunch!
    Follow the link above to see the upcoming movies, or call Westside at 574-6815 for more information.
   
Tips for Finding Materials @ SCPL
  • Locating a book:  In the Headquarters Library, most new books are on the main level
    in the New Book area.  Most other art books, including biographies, are on the upper level in Non-Fiction.  All videos and DVDs are in the AV area on the main level.  All branch libraries
    have some art books, but the largest selection
    is at Headquarters.  The main library also
    carries several
    art magazines, located on the
    main level, in the back.  If you come in and
    have trouble finding an item, ask a staff
    member for help—that’s what we’re here for!
     
  • Don’t have a library card?
    Here’s how to get one.
  • Putting a book on hold:  If the book or video you want has already been checked out, you can put it on hold.  We’ll put it aside for you when it’s returned, and then give you a call.  You can put it on hold yourself through the library’s online catalog, or you can call or come by and we can do it for you. 
     
  • Getting & returning books:  Don’t want to come downtown?  Contact the library branch of your choice and have them send the item you’d like to any of our other locations:  Boiling Springs, Chesnee, Cowpens, Inman, Landrum, Middle Tyger, Pacolet, Westside, or Woodruff.   You can pick it up (and return it) at any Spartanburg County Public Library!
 

  This Library provides equal opportunity for all citizens in accordance
with state and federal laws and regulations.
Please notify staff of any need for accommodations.


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