Galleries Books

I was just in Berkeley, CA and happed to see an exhibit of the original art which is the subject of this book at the GTU Library. The illustrations in the book are true to the original and the book provides the necessary context for a complete appreciate of this marvelous work.

As a photographer Francesconi is so adept at portraying the erotic experience and does it with such artistic command that it seems almost too "sweet" to be of a sexual nature... kind of like a Hallmark card. But make no mistake - it is powerful imagery from a true master and this 12-piece collection is gorgeous!

Beverly McIver, Invisible Me is a true gem of an art book. With a fine essay by Irving Sandler, it consists of 23 excellent color plates of the work of one of the best painters in the country today. McIver's work fuses the formal and the expressionistic in exquisite paintings of identity, race, family and courage. Inspirational and affordable, either way you look at it, this book is a gift.

Co-published with the Yale University Press, Gloria Groom's Beyond The Easel: Decorative Painting By Bonnard, Vuillard, Denis, And Roussel, 1890-1930 is an exhibition catalog which is profusely illustrated with both color and black-and-white reproductions. With an informative essay by Nicholas Watson, and additional contributions to the text by Jennifer Paoletti and Therese Barruel, Beyond The Easel is a magnificent, very highly recommended addition to personal, academic, and community library art history collections.

Guided by leaders such as Isaac Mayer Wise, David Einhorn, and Kaufmann Kohler, religious reform was arguably the most important evolutionary impact upon the American Jewish community in over 300 years of communal life on this continent. As Michael Meyer has written, religious reform of Judaism "arose in response to historical trends that gained momentum during preceding generations, their combined impetus eventually producing a concerted effort to create new modes of religious thought and practice." Karla Goldman has written a first-of-its-kind study documenting the role of women in this "Americanization" of Judaism. It is the nature of this study - the consideration of women's place in the project to adapt Judaism to (and thereby survive) the demands and challenges posed by modernity -- that makes Goldman's work that much more impressive. Dealing with a heretofore little studied topic and having few existing primary and secondary source materials with which to work, Goldman has written a cohesive and exhaustively researched narrative of women's role and advancement, looking at both the synagogue and the larger societies in which they lived. And, in so doing, Goldman has performed what Jacob Rader Marcus once called the important "spadework" of creating a historical framework upon which future research and studies can be based. Goldman has done more, however, than establish a chronology or compile a listing of facts. Using the synagogue as the focal point of her study, Goldman has constructed a beautifully written mosaic of fresh analysis and interpretation that examines Jewish women's role and place in 19th century American society. Weaving together quotes and information taken from disparate sources, Goldman has meticulously constructed a seamless narrative that chronicles not only the changing place and role of American Jewish women throughout the United States from the beginning of the 19th century to the its end, but adds significantly to the scholarly discussion and historiography of American Jewish life and thought during this time. Goldman even goes so far, in an excellent summary, as to connect her historical subjects with her own personal and family experience, drawing parallels to what Goldman calls the "process of reconciling the changing and sometimes divergent expectations for women's lives presented by Jewish and American cultures." Goldman avoids the trap of considering American Jewish women's advancements in a vacuum. She compares and contrasts Jewish religious reform and American Jewish women's experience within the context of their contemporary Christian counterparts. In doing this she provides analysis and context from the historiography of relevant religious and gender studies together with examples of 19th century Christian women's experience. In Beyond the Synagogue Gallery, Karla Goldman examines women's place in this "effort" and analyses how American Jewish women not only benefitted from and were challengers to the religious status quo, but simultaneously provided unique and irreplaceable means of preserving Jewish life and identity as well. This is a landmark study. The bibliography and footnotes are a tour-de-force. They reveal the depth and scope of Goldman's research and contain citations to hundreds of newly discovered sources on American Jewish women that will provide invaluable reference support for students, researchers and scholars. Recommended for advanced college students and above.

African-American folk art, and more specifically the twenty African-American folk artists of this book, were the subject of a large traveling exhibition which began at The Corcoran Gallery in Washington, and traveled across the country for the next 15 months, in 1982-3. This beautiful and in-depth book is lavishly illustrated both with plates of the actual art works, and photos of the artists. There is much painting and wooden sculpture, and also mixed media pieces. In addition, biographical material is presented with great respect and focus. The authors are committed to promoting a deep understanding and appreciation for their subject, Black American Folk Art, and succeed. John Beardsley's essay, "Spiritual Epics: The Voyage and the Vision in Black Folk Art" discusses funerary art, and is both moving and erudite. A wonderful book.

Co-authored by archaeologist and architectural historian Mark Samuel and freelance writer and archaeology enthusiast Kate Hamlyn, "Blarney Castle: it's History, Development And Purpose" is a comprehensive, informative, and nicely illustrated guide to Ireland's famed Blarney Castle, including its history and the three families who owned it. The castle's role within Gaelic society in general and the clan organization in particular, is especially informative. The detailed history of the Mac Carhty Muskerry clan, the Jeffereys and the Colthursts, with respect to their successive relationship to the castle is fully described. A welcome addition to personal, community, and academic library Irish History reference collections and supplemental reading lists, "Blarney Castle" is especially recommended to the attention of non-specialist general readers with an interest in Irish history, the Blarney Castle, and its most famous feature -- the Blarney Stone.

Whether visiting London for your first time or you feel you know it very well, this is a brilliant starting point to determining which museums are worthy of your time. Blue Guide is easy to read and navigate. It's very objective in its presentation. It alphabetically lists museums and galleries from the world famous to small hidden treasures and describes them in very good detail, whether it takes one or twenty pages. If you only take one book to London, take this. The concierge and free (or cheap)resources available there (like Time Out magazine) can help you with shopping, navigating public transport, dining, performing arts, etc. It will not only help determine which museums, but you'll know which bits of the museums you'll most want to see.

This is an excellent calendar. I wish they produced this BOAT one each year but it seems they don't. Buy it especially if you love sailboats!

This small book catalogs with 46 plates of the first Museum exhibition of original artwork by artist Bob Timberlake. The exhibition was held in Shreveport, Louisiana at the R.W. Norton Gallery in 1974.

This book captures many of the early works of Bob Timberlake, who began his career as a full time artist in 1970.

Along with each plate in the book are thoughts and reflections written by the artist. This added feature gives the reader a greater feel for the artist's purpose and nature of the paintings presented in the book.

This is wonderful book for those who enjoy Bob Timberlake artwork. The book acurately portrays Timberlake and his artwork during the early years of his art career.