ArchivesAmericanArt Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
ArchivesAmericanArt on X
The world's preeminent resource dedicated to collecting and preserving the papers and primary records of the visual arts in America. https://t.co/oHrluJeUFI
Designing a New Tradition: Loïs Mailou Jones and the Aesthetics of Blackness
Rebecca VanDiverArchivesAmericanArtCongratulations to Archives of American Art Journal advisory board member Rebecca K. VanDiver (Vanderbilt University), winner of the 2023 James A. Porter Book Award for Designing a New Tradition: Lois Mailou Jones and the Aesthetics of Blackness (2020)! https://t.co/EGu4uHLwWs
Hardcover, 2020
$64.95Member price:$64.95 + Free shipping0% off(Limited Discount Book)
A Summary, Historical And Political, Of The First Planting, Progressive Improvements, And Present State Of The British Settlements In North-america: C
William DouglassArchivesAmericanArtRead transcripts of interviews with: Adèle Clark, Lee Brown Coye, Rollin McNeil Crampton, Douglass Crockwell, William Cumming, Philip C. (Philip Campbell) Curtis, Homer Dana, Jonathan Daniels, Ted Egri, and Roland F. Dickey.
Out of stock
The List
Martin FletcherArchivesAmericanArtNew #WPA #OralHistory transcripts: Bella Lewitzky, Elizabeth Davey Lochrie, Peter Macchiarini, Beatrice Mandelman, Henri Marceau, Fletcher Martin, and Ivan Messenger. The list of all 390 interviews is here: https://t.co/PjzXfiwfy6 https://t.co/AQVvrEOzvU
Hardcover, Large Print, 2012
$35.95Member price:$17.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington: 8
Smithsonian InstitutionArchivesAmericanArt1.Joseph Lindon Smith. Joseph Lindon Smith letter to his parents, 1894 Sept. 8. Joseph Lindon Smith papers, 1647-1965. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution. https://t.co/2byJfHVev6
Paperback, 2018
$22.95Member price:$20.66 + Free shipping10% off
2020 this year is best year: 2020
New ArtArchivesAmericanArtCongratulations to Archives of American Art Journal advisory board member Rebecca K. VanDiver (Vanderbilt University), winner of the 2023 James A. Porter Book Award for Designing a New Tradition: Lois Mailou Jones and the Aesthetics of Blackness (2020)! https://t.co/EGu4uHLwWs
Paperback, 2019
$8.00Member price:$4.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Monuments Man: The Mission to Save Vermeers, Rembrandts, and Da Vincis from the Nazis' Grasp
James J. RorimerArchivesAmericanArtOn this #ProvenanceResearchDay, we commend the Monuments Men’s work as it led to provenance efforts to trace the origins and ownership history of many important cultural objects and art works. Read more about this in Monuments Man James Rorimer’s papers: https://t.co/v0988BDuwF https://t.co/yL3mlJuvCs
Hardcover, 2022
$45.00Member price:$22.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Tage Frid Teaches Woodworking: Three Step-By-Step Guidebooks to Essential Woodworking Techniques
Tage FridArchivesAmericanArtDanish-born woodworker, educator, and author Tage Frid was known for his influence in the studio furniture movement and his classic series of 3 books, Tage Frid Teaches Woodworking. His papers have been processed and a finding aid is online: https://t.co/uhI10mEENp #FindingAidDay
Out of stock
Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington: 10
Smithsonian InstitutionArchivesAmericanArt🎉 Happy Birthday to the Smithsonian! 🎉 On August 10, 1846, the U.S. Senate passed the act organizing the Smithsonian Institution, which was signed into law by President James K. Polk. 📸: Birthday celebration for Colin de Land, 198-?. Colin de Land collection, 1968-2008. https://t.co/PtGV1BRBRt
Paperback, 2018
$20.95Member price:$18.86 + Free shipping10% off![Book Cover for: The Penal Code of the State of New York in Force December 1, 1882: As Amended by Laws of 1882 ... [To] 1906, With Notes of Decisions to Date: A Table, New York](https://d16057n354qyo4.cloudfront.net/9781378591895.jpg?nextExtension=webp&version=1766509535)
The Penal Code of the State of New York in Force December 1, 1882: As Amended by Laws of 1882 ... [To] 1906, With Notes of Decisions to Date: A Table
New YorkArchivesAmericanArtWhat: A group of six sits around a table, enjoying drinks and good company (and a nap!) Where: Jazz at Slugs, in New York When: 1964 Who is present: (L to R) Bob Thompson, Nancy Dannenberg, Daniele Spellman, A.B. Spellman, unidentified woman, unidentified man https://t.co/IA56h8nM3X
Out of stock