Check out some new art/architecture books
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The Chappaqua Library is thrilled to announce that it has some new art and architecture books.
“Thanks to a generous endowment from the Reader’s Digest,” reads its July newsletter, “we have been able to refurbish the library’s collection of art and architecture books.
Reference librarian Daphne Jackson, along with gallery curator Larry D’Amico, have been busy selecting some new additions to this collection at the Chappaqua Library, which the library describes as “stunning.”
Some highlights with the librarians annotations:
• “Calder Jewelry” by Mark Rosenthal (contributor) and others— Exquisitely photographed metal ornaments from the inventive modern artist
•”In the Realm of Gods and Kings: Arts of India” edited by Andrew Topfield— The wealth and diversity of courtly and religious arts from 1000 B.C. to the twentieth century
• “New Classicism: The Rebirth of Traditional Architecture”by Elizabeth Meredith Dowling — Examines the burgeoning new vogue for the many varieties of traditional classical design
• “Richard Haas: The City is My Canvas” by Richard Haas and Beth Dunlop— A retrospective of the artist’s trompe l’oeil architectural murals
• “The Secret Language of Art” — A fascinating guide to the key figures, themes, events, symbols and emblems that form the subject matter of Western painting.
I say, check these out….and don’t forget that on these hot, hot days, the library can be an especially cool place.
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