by Library Lin | Feb 27, 2023 | The Arts
759. Books on painters and the history of painting Further Reading: Edward Dolnick The Forger’s Spell: A True Story of Vermeer, Nazis, and the Greatest Art Hoax of the Twentieth Century, 2008. In this true-crime thriller, Edward Dolnick details how a mediocre artist... 
by Library Lin | Jan 2, 2023 | The Arts
781. Books on general principles and musical forms Further Reading: Alec Byrne London Rock: The Unseen Archive, 2017. Photographer Alec Byrne toured London’s underground rock scene in its heyday, using his camera to record legends like the Rolling Stones, Led... 
by Library Lin | Nov 17, 2022 | The Arts
780. Books on music Further Reading: Amiri Baraka Digging: The Afro-American Soul of American Classical Music, 2010. African American music and culture commentator, scholar Amiri Baraka, celebrates music and musicians with an emphasis on African American jazz in this... 
by Library Lin | Oct 3, 2022 | The Arts
779. Books on photographs Further Reading: Yann Arthus-Bertrand Our Living Earth: A Story of People, Ecology, and Preservation, 2008. In 1994, Yann Athus-Bertrand started a project for UNESCO photographing some of the most stunning landscapes on the planet from... 
by Library Lin | Sep 1, 2022 | The Arts
770. Books on photography Further Reading: The Abungus Lamu: Kenya’s Enchanted Island, 2009. Designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Lamu, an island off the northern coast of Kenya, is featured in this book of 300 specially-commissioned photographs. The collection... 
by Library Lin | Jul 25, 2022 | The Arts
759. Books on the history, geographic treatment, and biography in painting Further Reading: Thomas S. Buechner Norman Rockwell, Artist and Illustrator, 1970. Norman Rockwell was known for his 20th-century cover art for the Saturday Evening Post. Brooklyn Museum...