Art&DesignWinter2024

100 New York Painters Cynthia Maris Dantzic. Presents an overview of styles, mediums, subjects, even philosophies of art found in galleries, museums, and artists’ studios of present-day New York. Features well-known artists, as well as those less celebrated but no less deserving of attention. Brief biographical sketches accompany each artist’s work. Experience for yourself this visual feast showcasing the unique works of 100 gifted New York painters • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 408 color & 17 b/w photos • 224 pp. • 978-0- 7643-2543-4 • HC • $39.95 / £36.99 / $56.95 CAD 100 Southern Artists E. Ashley Rooney with Paula Allen. View works by 100 living artists living in AL, FL, GA, NC, SC, VA, and WV. Artists tell their personal stories and inspirations, and show examples of their works. In oil, pastels, sculpture, and wood, a diversity of styles and influences, including pop surrealism, realism, contemporary, abstract, alternative, and others, exemplify rich imagery that affects culture, society, and our environment. • 81/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 628 color images • 224 pp. • 978-0-7643-4241-7 • HC • $45.00 / £40.99 / $64.00 CAD 100 Plein Air Painters of the Mid-Atlantic Gary Pendleton. Over 400 color photos of paintings by contemporary, living plein air landscape artists. It in- cludes a history, in words and pictures, of painting in the Mid-Atlantic. A fine introduction to regional paint- ers, it has a broad appeal to anyone who loves landscape painting, representing some of its most talented practioners. • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 577 color photos • 240 pp. • 978-0-7643-4619-4 • HC • $50.00 / £45.99 / $73.00 CAD 100 Artists of the Southwest Douglas Bullis. The work of 100 important painters, sculptors, photographers, potters, weavers, and jewelers living and working in NewMexico and Arizona today. Their stories and works of art will amaze and illuminate. This book provides the most vibrant picture of contemporary Southwestern art that you can find anywhere • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 500+ photos • 224 pp. • 978-0-7643-2414-7 • HC • $39.95 / £36.99 / $56.95 CAD 100 Artists of the West Coast Douglas Bullis. 100 of the most important artists of our time from the American west coast, San Diego to Vancouver. Each artist shares with you, in their own words, the thinking and feelings that are the essence of their work and their world. This fine art compendium is sure to delight your eyes and imagination. For collectors, museum and gallery visitors, or the merely curious • 81/2"x11" (215 x 279 mm) • 400 + color photos • 224 pp. • 978-0-7643- 1931-0 • HC • $39.95 / £36.99 / $56.95 CAD 100 Artists of the West Coast II Tina Skinner. A mix of emerging, midcareer, and established artists makes this a valuable tool for galleries and collectors. Meet each artist as they share, in their own words, the thoughts and feelings expressed in their work, shown in over 400 full color photographs of vividly hued, conceptually stimulating artworks • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 400-plus • 224 pp. • 978-0-7643-3271-5 • HC • $39.99 / £36.99 / $56.99 CAD 100 Artists of Washington, D C F. Lennox Cam- pello. Award-winning artist and prominent critic and commentator, F. Lennox Campello, has compiled more than 600 works by 100 contemporary established and emerging artists in the Washington, DC, capital region. A primer for both the savvy art collector and the be- ginning collector. • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279mm) • 735+ images • 224 pp. • 978-0-7643-3778-9 • HC • $50.00 / £45.99 / $73.00 CAD 100 Boston Artists Chawky Frenn. This survey of 100 artists, including 463 color photos, features works ranging from large installations to hand-carved figures and from holographic images to carefully choreographed moving sculptures. The text includes an introductory essay from art critic Debbie Hagan and brief statements from each of the artists about their works • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279mm) • 463 color photos • 224 pp. • 978-0- 7643-4403-9 • HC • $45.00 / £40.99 / $64.00 CAD 100 Boston Painters Chawky Frenn. 100 Boston Painters celebrates the wide-ranging talents, approach- es, and personalities of the vibrant world of Boston arts. A labor of love by George Mason University Art Professor Chawky Frenn, this exciting new book features the work of 100 Boston painters selected by an exten- sive review of Boston arts both past and present. Includes works of realism, expressionism, and abstraction from well-known and upcoming artists. • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279mm) • 480+ images • 232 pp. • 978-0-7643-3976- 9 • HC • $45.00 / £40.99 / $64.00 CAD 100 New York Calligraphers Cynthia Maris Dantzic. Encompassing a wide range of calligraphy in many languages and hands, or styles, this book presents a visual treasury of works by 100 contemporary scribes, all of whom were either born in New York or studied or worked in the city • 9" x 12" (228 x 304 mm) • 629 color images•240pp. •978-0-7643-4898-3•HC•$50.00 / £45.99 / $73.00 CAD 100 Artists of the Mid-Atlantic E. Ashley Rooney, with Foreword by Charles Yoder. With oil, glass, multi-media, metal, and other materials, 100 contem- porary artists explore the rich imagery created by the culture, society, history, and environment of the Amer- ican Mid-Atlantic region. 480+ images display strong, exciting, and passionate works in this region with a long tradition of American artistry. • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 585+ color images • 224 pp. • 978-0-7643- 3734-5 • HC • $45.00 / £40.99 / $64.00 CAD 100 Artists of the Midwest: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin E. Ashley Rooney. 100 Artists of the Midwest: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin. E. Ashley Rooney. In oil, pastels, sculpture, and wood, talented, living artists from the American Midwest explore the richness of the homegrown imagery of their region, including its culture, its society, and its environment. These artists’ works are captured in this book in over 600 full color images. • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 618 color photos • 224 pp. • 978-0-7643-4105-2 • HC • $45.00 / £40.99 / $64.00 CAD 100 Artists of New England E. Ashley Rooney. Oil paintings, glass and metal sculptures, and woodworks survey the work of New England artists. While they offer a fresh look at the region’s mountain vistas, fishing villages, and magnificent coastline, they also venture into the more contemporary, avant garde realms of art. Features 100 artists and 590 images. • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 597 photos • 224 pp. • 978-0-7643-3665-2•HC•$45.00 / £40.99 / $64.00CAD 100 Artists of the Northwest E. Ashley Rooney, with Karla Matzke. One hundred contemporary artists offer a fresh look at life in this region of natural beau- ty. Through sculpture, glass, oil, clay, wood, and other contemporary mediums, the artists combine, redesign, and transform their materials into art that not only tells the stories of today, but also create excitement for tomorrow. • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 600 color photos • 224 pp. • 978-0-7643-4312-4 • HC • $50.00 / £45.99 / $73.00 CAD Scott Fraser: Selected Works Timothy J. Standring, William H. Gerdts, Robert C. Jackson. Scott Fraser: Selected Works. Timothy J. Standring, William H. Gerdts, and Robert C. Jackson. This comprehensive overview, featuring more than 200 thought-provoking paintings and drawings, spans 40 years in Fraser’s career. It explores the path of development that took him from being a landscape painter in the 1980s to the nation- ally renowned still-life painter that he is today. • 12" x 12" (304 x 304mm) •204 color &b/w images •240pp. •978-0-7643-5398- 7 • HC • $75.00 / £68.99 / $105.00 CAD Stars & Stripes: The American Flag in Contem- porary Art E. Ashley Rooney & Stephanie Standish, with Foreword by Melissa Vandenberg. See how 64 artists have represented the American flag and other patriotic symbols in their work. The variety of art forms—from watercolor paintings to crazy quilts, oils to match boxes, mixed media to digital—gives us a look at the cultural and political viewpoints that define the country today. • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 350+ images • 144 pp. • 978-0-7643-4922-5 • HC • $34.99 / £31.99 / $48.99 CAD Western Art of the Twenty-First Century: Cowboys E. Ashley Rooney, Foreword by Seth Hopkins. In this two-volume survey, readers are invited to reexamine the history of the West and its art through a multifaceted modern lens. More than 30 artists are included who reflect the tre- mendous diversity, depth, and breadth of a field steeped in history. In this volume, contemporary artists are featured whose work revolves around the American cowboy • 9 1/8" x 8 1/8" (231 x 206mm) • 193 color images • 176 pp. • 978-0-7643-5619-3 • HC • $34.99 / £31.99 / $48.99 CAD Western Art of the Twenty-First Century: Native Americans E. Ashley Rooney, Foreword by Seth Hopkins. In this two-volume survey, readers are invited to reexamine the history of the West and its art through a multifaceted modern lens. More than 30 artists are included who reflect the tremendous diversity, depth, and breadth of a field steeped in history. In this volume, contemporary artists are featured whose work revolves around Native Americans • 9 1/8" x 8 1/8" (231 x 206 mm) • 156 color images • 144 pp. • 978-0-7643-5620-9 • HC • $29.99 / £27.99 / $42.99 CAD 100 Artists of the Brandywine Valley Catherine Quillman. Explore works and the lives of 100 contem- porary artists from Pennsylvania’s Brandywine Valley, including magic realists, impressionists, modernists, and more. The book features nationally known artists, graduates of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (the nation’s oldest art school), and self-taught artists who have built successful careers with compel- ling, story-filled paintings. • 81/2"x11" (215x279mm) • 450 color images • 256 pp. • 978-0-7643-3674-4 • HC • $45.00 / £40.99 / $64.00 CAD Reptiles & Amphibians in Contemporary Art E. Ashley Rooney, Foreword by Kim Diment, Introduction by Carel P. Brest van Kempen. Rep- tiles & Amphibians in Contemporary Art. E. Ash- ley Rooney. Twenty artists take as their inspiration the reptiles and amphibians that surround us. The unusual shapes, colors, and bodies of am- phibians and reptiles—chameleons, turtles, snakes, frogs, and even dinosaurs—are here, in media ranging from fiber to glass, and from paper to gold. • 9 1/8" x 8 1/8" (231 x 206 mm) • 157 color images • 112 pp. • 978-0-7643-5444-1 • HC • $24.99 / £22.99 / $35.99 CAD Robert C Jackson Paintings Philip Eliasoph. The paintings of Robert C. Jackson are introduced by Philip Eliasoph in the artist’s first monograph. This beautifully illustrated book includes more than 130 images of the artist’s paintings with details, photographs of the artist at work, studio shots, sketchbook reproductions, and an interview • 12" x 9" (298 x 228 mm) • 206 images • 240 pp. • 978-0-7643-4068-0 • HC • $59.99 / £54.99 / $85.00 CAD CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS: REGIONAL 58 | CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS: GENERAL • REGIONAL