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|  | The Name above the Title by Frank Capra
Although Frank Capra (1897-1991) is best known as the director of It Happened One Night, Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, You Can`t Take It with You, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Arsenic and Old Lace, and It`s a Wonderful Life, he was also an award-winning documentary filmmaker as well as a behind-the-scenes force in the Director`s Guild, the Motion Picture Academy, and the Producer`s Guild. He worked with or knew socially everyone in the movie business from Mack Sennett, Chaplin, and Keaton in the silent era, through the illustrious names of the golden age. He directed Clark Gable, Jimmy Stewart, Cary Grant, Gary Cooper, Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Jean Harlow, Claudette Colbert, Bette Davis, and others. Reading his autobiography is like having Capra sitting in your living room, regaling you with his anecdotes. In The Name Above the Title he reveals the deeply personal story of how, despite winning six Academy Awards, he struggled throughout his life against the glamors, vagaries, and frustrations of Hollywood for the creative freedom to make some of the most memorable films of all time. AUTHOR: Frank Capra
PUBLISHER: Da Capo Press, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture 
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 | Creative Spirituality by Robert Wuthnow
This inquiry into the relationship of art and spirituality is based on interviews with 100 artists who tell of their spiritual journeys. AUTHOR: Robert Wuthnow
PUBLISHER: University of California Press
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture
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 | Fernand Leger by Carolyn Lanchner, Jodi Hauptman, Matthew Affron, Matthew Afron
In his work, Fernand Leger combined elements of major 20th-century art movements like Cubism and abstraction, while forging a style that was distinctly his own. His work reflects his fascination with technology and machines, as well as his interest in both abstract and figurative painting. This catalog accompanied the first comprehensive exhibition of Leger's work since his death in 1955. AUTHOR: Carolyn Lanchner, Jodi Hauptman, Matthew Affron, Matthew Afron
PUBLISHER: Museum of Modern Art
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture
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 | Museum Guides for Kids by Janice Lehmberg, Ruthie Knapp
From Edgar Degas' ballerinas to Claude Monet's sunrises, readers can explore the range of techniques used to capture everyday life and landscapes in French Impressionism. And they'll also see why the Impressionists liked photography, sometimes slashed their own paintings, and were laughed at by nearly everyone. Full color. AUTHOR: Janice Lehmberg, Ruthie Knapp
PUBLISHER: Davis Publications, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture
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 | The Ambassadors' Secret by John North
John North presents a concise biography of Holbein, and then dissects his famous 1533 painting The Ambassadors, probing its allegorical significance in an attempt to decipher its meaning. North pays special attention to the geometrical pattern created by the people and objects represented. AUTHOR: John North
PUBLISHER: Hambledon & London, Limited
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture
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 | Leonardo da Vinci by Diane Stanley
A picture book biography of the scientist, inventor, and artist. Illustrated with gouache paintings. AUTHOR: Diane Stanley
PUBLISHER: HarperCollins Children's Book Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture
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