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|  | The 1950s by John Peacock
This history celebrates poodle skirts, cat-eye glasses, saddle shoes, and other fashion trends associated with the 1950s. AUTHOR: John Peacock
PUBLISHER: Thames & Hudson
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture 
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 | Paintings of California by Arnold Skolnick
California embodies the American desire to explore frontiers. Collected here in Paintings of California are the works of more than sixty of America`s finest artists, all of whom were drawn to the beauty of California`s kaleidoscopic geography and the diversity of her people. The more than ninety landscapes, seascapes, and cityscapes in the book are a revealing depiction not just of the changing topography but of the creation and persistence of the myth of the American dream. The images demonstrate the inspiration provided by sun, sky, and sea, and range from awe-inspiring renderings of giant sequoias to prophetic warnings about the costs of urbanization. Among the painters included are Albert Bierstadt, George Bellows, Richard Diebenkorn, Childe Hassam, David Hockney, George Inness, David Park, Frank Romero, Ed Ruscha, Alexis Smith, Wayne Thiebaud, and Nicola Wood. Accompanying the paintings are brief selected writings from such authors as John Muir, Mark Twain, Henry Miller, Jack Kerouac, and John Steinbeck that echo the passion of the paintings. In her introduction, Ilene Susan Fort amplifies these excerpts, exploring the history of California and its art and also the unique qualities that have made the state so seductive to explorers, tourists, and artists alike. The book concludes with biographical notes on the artists and information about the collections of the major California museums. AUTHOR: Arnold Skolnick
PUBLISHER: University of California Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture
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 | Lives of the Artists by George Bull, Giorgio Vasari, Julia Conway Bondanella, Nadia May, Peter Bondanella
Giorgio Vasari's The Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors and Architects was first published in Florence in 1550. Vasari, a painter and architect, had traveled throughout Italy sketching the buildings and art works he encountered when he contemplated compiling a record of great Italian artists and their work. The Lives was revised and expanded in 1568, and remains perhaps the most reliable and complete source of biographical information on the Italian artists of the late 13th century to the Renaissance. AUTHOR: George Bull, Giorgio Vasari, Julia Conway Bondanella, Nadia May, Peter Bondanella
PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture
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 | William Shakespeare by David Scott Kastan, Folio Theatre Players, Gary Taylor, Glenn Harrington, John Jowett
Description not available.A tale of vanity, lust, and betrayal, the third of Shakespeare's great tragedies is dramatized with a full cast. Starring Paul Scofield in the title role, along with Kenneth Branagh, Harriet Walter, Alec McCowen, and Michael Maloney. AUTHOR: David Scott Kastan, Folio Theatre Players, Gary Taylor, Glenn Harrington, John Jowett
PUBLISHER: Naxos of America, Incorporated
FORMAT: Audio
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture
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 | Observations for Young Architects by Cesar Pelli
World-renowned architect Cesar Pelli has distilled the wisdom and experience gained through many years of practice into this deeply felt book meant for those interested in or about to embark upon the profession of architecture. His passion and understanding for the richness and complexity of architecture is transmitted throughout this personal volume. Pelli discusses what it is that makes architecture unique among the arts: that it stands at the junction of a profession and an art, that its completion is final, that it is meant to be inhabited and taken over by its inhabitants. He bases his analysis on eight principal connections : time, construction, place, purpose, culture, design process, constituency, and oneself. Each connection is discussed using historic and contemporary examples in both the text and illustrations. After the general discussion, Pelli turns to first-person commentary, using examples and illustrations from his own work, including such important buildings as Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (the world's tallest building), the Pacific Design Center in Los Angeles, and the World Financial Center complex in New York City. This heartfelt volume is both a practical account of the building of art and a lyrical reflection on the art of building. Guidebook, history, manual, it is truly an architectural autobiography with resonance far beyond the young architects for whom it is titled. AUTHOR: Cesar Pelli
PUBLISHER: Monacelli Press, Incorporated
FORMAT: Other
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture
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 | Painting Watercolors by Cathy Johnson
The First Steps series makes the absolute beginner's first strokes fun and rewarding. These friendly books offer instruction that is clear, simple and, above all, encouraging. AUTHOR: Cathy Johnson
PUBLISHER: F & W Publications, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture
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