Article Archive for September 2010
Kodachromes: Photographs by William Christenberry
William Christenberry: Kodachromes is the first publication to showcase the artist’s stunning and previously unknown body of work produced with 35 mm Kodachrome slide film. Spanning from 1964 to 2007, only a small number of the images have ever been published or exhibited. As in all of Christenberry’s photographs, the subject matter is the rural Deep South: the twisting back roads, open landscapes, rusted signage, and ramshackle vernacular architecture found in Hale County, ... Read More
Morgan Library & Museum Publish Mark Twain: A Skeptic’s Progress Exhibition Catalogue
Catalogue to accompany the exhibition Mark Twain: A Skeptic’s Progress, on view September 17, 2010 through January 2, 2011. Mark Twain’s life (1835-1910) spanned and era that witnessed the trasnformation of America and the world by the Industrial Revolution. With the expansion of transportation, manufacturing, and communications technology, the focus of American life in the North began to shift from its farms and small towns to its cities. For Twain, such technological, ... Read More
Museum of Art & History Publishes Remembering Our Own, the Santa Cruz County Roll of Honor 1861-2010
Remembering Our Own by Robert L. Nelson honors the 463 former residents of Santa Cruz County, California, who died while on active duty in the military during times of war, from the American Civil War to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Using biographical sketches and photographs, this Roll of Honor is dedicated to their memory. Pages: 276 pages Numberous illustrations Index Size: 11 x 8 in. ISBN 13 978-0-940283-21-3 The Museum of Art & History @ the McPherson Center 705 Front Street ... Read More
Peeler Pottery: A Retrospective by The Putnam County Museum
The Putnam County Museum, Greencastle, Indiana, has announced the publication and release of its second book, Peeler Pottery; A Retrospective, by Marj Peeler, et al. The 342 page book tells the story of Richard and Marj Peeler from their meeting in 1941 as art students at Indianapolis Arsenal Tech High School through their college and courting years and the building of their self-constructed rammed earth home in southern Putnam County. It continues with the story of Richard’s tenure on the ... Read More
The Royal Portrait: Image and Impact New publication from the Royal Collection
Portraits have played a central role in shaping the image of Monarchy. They have helped legitimise claims to the throne, reinforced dynastic ambitions, cemented political alliances, accompanied proposals of marriage, and even offered a glimpse into the private life of the royal family. The Royal Portrait: Image and Impact brings together iconic images of kings and queens by some of the most celebrated portrait artists, including Holbein, Van Dyck, Gainsborough, Lawrence and Freud. It looks ... Read More
