ABBEVILLE PRESS

The Art and Architecture of Persia by Giovanni Curatola and Gianroberto Scarcia, and The Art and Architecture of Mesopotamia (Mar., $95 each) by Giovanni Curatola illustrate the artistic traditions of these neighboring and diverse regions.

ABRAMS

Georgia O'Keeffe Museum Collections (Apr., $65) by Barbara Buhler Lynes presents the extensive collection of the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum in Santa Fe, N. Mex.

Graffiti L.A.: Street Styles and Art (May, $35) by Steve Grody surveys L.A.'s eclectic graffiti scene in text and 900 color photos. 25,000 first printing.

ARNOLDSCHE (dist. by Antique Collectors' Club)

Anne Currier: Sculpture (Mar., $45) by Nancy Weekly celebrates the work of the contemporary Kentucky-born artist.

BIRKHAUSER

Designing Programmes (Mar., $59.95) by Karl Gerstner is a new edition of the 1963 classic.

Glass Structures (Mar., $89.95) by Jan Wurm offers the first comprehensive look at glass as a primary supporting framework.

GEORGE BRAZILLER

Rooms with a View: The Windows of Matisse (Aug., $59.95) by Shirley Blum explores the use of the studio and window in the artist's works.

COLLECTORS PRESS

Contemporary Realism: The Seavest Collection (June, $39.95) by Richard D. and Monica M. Segal compiles some 100 works from galleries across the country.

COLLINSDESIGN

Artists in Their Studios: Photography and Mementos from the Smithsonian's Archives of American Art (May, $35) by Liza Kirwin visits the studios of more than 100 American artists.

EDITIONS FLAMMARION

Tamara de Lempicka: The Artist, the Woman, the Legend (Mar., $39.95) by Emmanuel Bréon. This tribute to the Deco diva includes rare archival photos.

GETTY PUBLICATIONS

Beasts Factual and Fantastic (June, $19.95) by Elizabeth Morrison examines the pivotal role played by animals both real and imaginary in the Middle Ages.

GLOBE PEQUOT

New York Waters: Profiles from the Edge (May, $24.95) by Ben Gibberd, photos by Randy Duchaine, profiles people connected with Gotham's waterfront.

HARD PRESS EDITIONS (dist. by Antique Collectors' Club)

Andrew Stevovich (June, $65). Full-color reproductions, with contributions by Anita Shreve, Carol Diehl and John Sacret Young, survey the work of the abstract artist.

HEYDAY BOOKS

Gables and Fables: A Portrait of San Francisco's Pacific Heights (May, $27.95) by Anne Bloomfield and Arthur Bloomfield outlines an architectural and social history of this noted neighborhood.

HUDSON HILLS PRESS

A Century of Retablos: The Dennis and Janis Lyon Collection of New Mexican Santos, 1780—1880 (Mar., $60) by Charles M. Carillo and Thomas J. Steele studies New Mexico's retablos, small oil paintings that honor Catholic saints.

Robert Kipniss: Paintings 1967—2006 (Apr., $60) by John Bullard and Richard Boyle is the first complete examination of the artist's landscapes.

KODANSHA INTL

Origins: The Creative Spark Behind Japan's Best Product Designs (Apr., $34.95) by Shu Hagiwara, photos by Masashi Kuma, pays homage to innovative Japanese-designed consumer products.

MACMILLAN CARIBBEAN (dist. by Interlink)

St. Lucia and the World (May, $TBA) by Llewellyn Xavier explores the racial, political and environmental themes of St. Lucia's premier visual artist.

MERRELL PUBLISHERS

The Dinner Party: From Creation to Preservation (Mar., $49.95) by Judy Chicago. The artist examines her most famous work's genesis, the collaborative processes involved and more.

MFA PUBLICATIONS (dist. by D.A.P.)

Edward Hopper (Apr., $65) by Carol Troyen et al. reveals the artist's less well-known watercolors and etchings in addition to his famous images of alienation.

MILET PUBLISHING (dist. by IPG)

Hubbub (May, $24.95) by Vincent Brocvielle, illus. by Hervé Tullet, trans. by Sarah Adams, features vibrant illustrations of beach scenes.

MIT PRESS

WACK! Art and the Feminist Revolution (Apr., $59.95), edited by Cornelia Butler and Lisa Gabrielle Mark, presents works by more than 120 international artists, including Yoko Ono and Cindy Sherman.

MUSEUM OF MODERN ART (Dist. by D.A.P.)

Richard Serra Sculpture: Forty Years (June, $75) by Kynaston McShine et al. details the career of this controversial artist. Published in conjunction with a major exhibition at MoMA.

MONACELLI PRESS

Glass House (Apr., $100), edited by Toshio Nakamura, includes reproductions of the artist's original drawings and a suite of photographs by Michael Moran.

MUSEUM OF NEW MEXICO PRESS

The Art of New Mexico: How the West Is One (Apr., $55) by Joseph Traugott explores the aesthetic and cultural impact of New Mexican art from the 1880s to the present.

W.W. NORTON

Sourcebook for Scandinavian Furniture: Designs for the 21st Century (May, $85) by Judith Gura updates modern Scandinavian design.

Eero Saarinen: Buildings from the Balthazar Korab Archive (Aug., $85), edited by David G. DeLong and C. Ford Peatross, showcases the work of this master modern architect.

PELICAN

Rosemary Beach (Mar., $29.95) by Richard Sexton documents the Florida Panhandle's new urban development.

PHAIDON PRESS

Warhol Portraits (Mar., $69.95) by Tony Shafrazi et al. represents the first comprehensive overview of the artist's portraits.

Silent Theater: The Art of Edward Hopper (Apr., $69.95) by Walter Wells surveys the American artist's life and career.

POMEGRANATE

Charles Alston, The David C. Driskell Series of African American Art: Volume VI (Mar., $35) by Alvia J. Wardlaw pays tribute to an influential artist and teacher.

Shin Hanga: The New Print Movement of Japan (Mar., $24.95) by Barry Till studies this movement through reproductions of the principal artists' work.

PORTLAND PRESS

Chihuly Bellagio (May, $25) by Dale Chihuly spotlights Fiori di Como, the artist's 2,000-piece glass installation at the Bellagio in Las Vegas, Nev.

PRESTEL

Birth of Graffiti (May, $24.95) by Jon Naar examines the emergence of New York's graffiti scene through never-before-seen photos.

PRINCETON UNIV. PRESS

Only a Promise of Happiness: The Place of Beauty in a World of Art (Mar., $29.95) by Alexander Nehamas seeks to re-establish the connections among art, beauty and desire and to show that the values of art are critical.

RIZZOLI

A Picture History of Mr. and Mrs. Grenville of Rosedale House (Apr., $24.95) by Lindsay Stainton, foreword by Helena Bonham Carter, reproduces a sketchbook that was written and illustrated by an English country schoolgirl in 1829.

ROCKPORT

Complete Color Harmony Workbook: A Workbook and Guide to Creative Color Combinations (Mar., $30) by Kiki Eldridge provides tear-out color swatches, hands-on color advice and more. 25,000 first printing. $25,000 ad/promo.

SCALA (dist. by Antique Collectors' Club)

Bayou Bend: Celebrating Fifty Years (Apr., $45) by Michael K. Brown showcases the furnishings, paintings and decorative arts at the home of Texas philanthropist Ima Hogg.

SKIRA EDITORE

Gordon Parks: Bare Witness (Mar., $36.95) by Maren Stange collects more than 70 of the photographer's works.

Italian Women Artists of the Renaissance and Baroque (Mar., $60) by Claudio Strinati and Jordana Pomeroy surveys female painters, engravers and sculptors in 16th- and 17th-century Italy.

TASCHEN

Rivera (July, $200) by Luis-Martin Lozano and Juan Rafael Coronel showcases the artist's complete mural oeuvre.

THUNDER BAY PRESS

Lighthouses: A Pop-Up Gallery of America's Most Beloved Beacons (Apr., $24.95) by Linda Costello captures lighthouses in 3-D pop-ups.

TUTTLE

The Art of Japanese Architecture (July, $39.95) by David and Michiko Young considers this architecture in its historical and cultural context.

Vietnam Style (July, $44.95) by Bertrand De Hartingh and Anna Craven-Smith-Milne discusses the traditional Chinese styles and the French colonial influence.

UNIVERSE

1001 Paintings You Must See Before You Die (Mar., $34.95), edited by Stephen Farthing, references the world's best paintings.

DC Comics Covergirls (Apr., $39.95) by Louise Simonson looks at past and present heroines.

UNIV. OF ALABAMA PRESS

William Christenberry's Black Belt (Mar., $25) by William Christenberry depicts the rural South through the artist's photographs, drawings and other works.

UNIV. OF PITTSBURGH PRESS

Ruins: The Beauties of Devastation (June, $45) by George L. Hersey studies the reasons for venerating ruined buildings and cities.

UNIV. OF TEXAS PRESS

Bonevardi (Mar., $60), edited by Gustavo Bonevardi and John Bennett, details the life and career of contemporary Argentinean artist Marcelo Bonevardi.

UNIV. PRESS OF FLORIDA

Harold Newton: The Original Highwayman (May, $34.95) by Gary Monroe focuses on the most prolific artist of the Highwaymen, Florida's African-American landscape painters.