Mythic Beings by Gary Wyatt @ Art & Architecture book

Mythic Beings by Gary Wyatt
Mythic Beings brings together 80 outstanding works by 20 contemporary artists that powerfully interpret Northwest Coast myths and legends. These works include totem poles, argillite sculptures, jewelry in silver and gold, carved and painted boxes, painted drums, and masks. They depict beings of the forest, sea, sky, and spirit worlds: Raven, Thunderbird, Salmon Bringer, Volcano Woman, and many more. Accompanying each work are a retelling of the myth associated with it and comments from the artist on the myth`s meaning, as well as stories related to the creation of the work. Gary Wyatt`s introduction discusses the evolution of contemporary Northwest Coast art, touching on major international commissions and exhibitions, and landmark pieces. It also discusses the relevance of myth and legend in contemporary Native society, and the changes and interpretations that have been introduced over the past three decades.

AUTHOR: Gary Wyatt
PUBLISHER: University of Washington Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture

Gallery of Maps in the Vatican by Lucio Gambi, Paul Tucker
In a long bright corridor in the Vatican Palace is one of the world's treasures: the Gallery of Maps. Commissioned by Pope Gregory XIII in 1580, the Gallery offers a walking-tour of Italy's history through forty richly decorated and detailed map frescoes of Italy and its regions. In this volume, each of the forty maps is thoroughly discussed and splendidly illustrated with 143 pages in color. The maps were designed by Egnazio Danti, a Dominican monk and well known cosmographer and mathematician invited by Pope Gregory XIII to leave the University of Bologna and settle in Rome to undertake the decoration of the Gallery.

AUTHOR: Lucio Gambi, Paul Tucker
PUBLISHER: Braziller, George Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture

Los Angeles
Designers and studios featured in this book include Jeffery Keedy ( Mr. Keedy ), Geoff Kaplan, Anne Burdick, Denise Gonzales Crisp (Super Stove!), cow., Visual Asylum, April Greiman (Greimanski Labs), Meryl Pollen, Cole Gerst, Alexei Tylevich, and many others.
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture

The Country Wife & Other Plays by Peter Dixon, William Wycherley
Wycherley's bawdy plays dramatizing the derring-dos of many a rake are quintessential Restoration comedies.

AUTHOR: Peter Dixon, William Wycherley
PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture

Hunter Green by Watson-Guptill Publications, Inc. Staff
Now available in four colors and three sizes, these sketchbooks are ideal for artists on the go. Both serious artists and casual doodlers have found dozens of uses for these handsome sketchbooks, which are now offered in four colors and three sizes. Many choose the popular 8 1/4 x 11 format for working outdoors or toting to art class. Others like to toss the smaller 51/2 x 8 1/4 size or the new 4 x 6 size (hunter green only) into a purse or backpack so they are always ready to jot down visual ideas or sketch an interesting character. The archival-quality, vellum-finish paper is especially appealing to artists. It will not yellow with time, ensuring the preservation of their drawings, and its smooth surface readily accepts pencil, ballpoint, pen-and-ink, charcoal, marker, and other drawing mediums. Artists also appreciate the rounded and sewn bindings, which allow the books to lie flat while they work. The covers have a leather finish but are actually tough, waterproof Kivar. Trim size, number of pages, and other specifications are printed on a peel-off sticker.

AUTHOR: Watson-Guptill Publications, Inc. Staff
PUBLISHER: Watson-Guptill Publications, Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture

Pride & Prejudice by Andrew Worrall, Anna Quindlen, Donald J. Gray, Frank W. Bradbrook, Isobel Armstrong
Description not available.Human foibles and early-nineteenth-century manners are satirized in this romantic tale of country English family life

AUTHOR: Andrew Worrall, Anna Quindlen, Donald J. Gray, Frank W. Bradbrook, Isobel Armstrong
PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture