ABRAMS
Studios by the Sea: Artists of Long Island's East End (June, $49.95) by Bob Colacello, photos by Jonathan Becker, meanders through the homes of 40 prominent artists living in East Hampton, N.Y., including Julian Schnabel, Ross Bleckner, Chuck Close and April Gornik.
Waddeson Manor: The Heritage of a Rothschild House (May, $65) by Michael Hall, photos by John Bigelow Taylor, tours Baron Rothschild's 19th-century chateau and its gardens and collections.
UMBERTO ALLEMANDI & CO
(dist. by Antique Collectors' Club)
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec: Woman as Myth (Apr., $70) by Kyriakos Koutsomallis et al. examines the female figure in the artist's compositions.
ANDREWS MCMEEL
Family Traditions (Mar., $9.95) by Thomas Kinkade pairs the artist's paintings with his words, along with such writers as Margaret Mead, Ben Franklin and Emerson, to celebrate the ties that bind. 50,000 first printing.
Mary Engelbreit's Words for Teachers to Live By (Mar., $12.95) by Mary Engelbreit honors educators with inspirational quotes in a keepsake book. 100,000 first printing.
AUGUST MEDIA
(dist. by Princeton Arch. Press)
Andrea Zittel: A-Z Living Experiment (June, $42), edited by Nigel Prince, observes Zittel who has turned her life into an art project and is creating an experimental environment in her own house.
AV EDITION
(dist. by Princeton Arch. Press)
Design Innovations Yearbook 2002 (July, $85), edited by Peter Zec on behalf of the Design Zentrum Nordrhein Westfalen, displays the latest works of the design world.
MITCHELL BEAZLEY
(dist. by Phaidon Press)
Contemporary Doorways (Apr., $45) by Catherine Slessor explores the aesthetics and function of a wide range of doorways.
BHB INTERNATIONAL
Minimalist Spaces (Apr., $65) by Charles Broto looks at the best of current minimalist interior design and architecture.
BIRKHAUSER
(dist. by Princeton Arch. Press)
Animation: Form Follows Fun (June, $55) by Regina Dahmen-Ingenhoven studies the role of architecture as a means of generating emotional appeal.
Barragan: Space and Shadow, Walls and Colour (June, $78) by Daniele Pauly is a celebration of the architect's life and works.
JOHN F. BLAIR
The Privilege to Paint: The Lives of Francis Speight and Sarah Blakeslee (May, $34.95) by Maurice C. York offers a retrospective on the careers of the husband and wife artists.
BOOTH-CLIBBORN
(dist. by TBS)
Super (Apr., $35) by Thomas Bruggisser and Michel Fries showcases Europe's contemporary graphic design.
COLLECTORS PRESS
Retro Ride: Advertising Art of the American Automobile (Mar., $39.95) by Tony Swan traces the evolution of the automobile through marketing messages over five decades.
COOPER SQUARE PRESS
Rubens (June, $32) by Paul Oppenheimer is a biography of the Flemish painter.
DISNEY EDITIONS
The Theater on Main Street ( Aug., $19.95) by Theo Kalomirakis tracks the renovation of the circa 1955 Main Street Cinema in Disneyland into a present day showplace.
HARCOURT
The Object-Lesson (Mar., $12) by Edward Gorey features a series of vintage Gorey illustrations inspired by Samuel Foote's poem "The Grand Panjandrum."
HOMA & SEKEY
11 Colonial Parkway, Dumont, N.J., 07628; info@homabooks.com
Always Bright, Volume II: Paintings by Chinese American Artists (Mar., $50) by Eugene Y. Wang highlights paintings and profiles of 92 Chinese American artists.
HUDSON HILLS PRESS
Edwin Dickinson: Dreams and Realities (Apr., $50) by Douglas Dreishpoon, Mary Ellen Abell and Francis V. O'Connor covers the American painter's work including landscapes, nudes, still lifes, figures and portraits.
Tiffany Desk Treasures: A collector's Guide (Apr., $50) by George A. Kemeny and Donald Miller pens a history of Tiffany the man and the desk sets produced by his firms.
The Prints of Roy Lichtenstein: A Catalogue Raisonne 1948-1997 (June, $125) by Mary Lee Corlett and Ruth E. Fine is a reference for the artist's graphic oeuvre.
IMAGES
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100 of the World's Best Houses (June, $60) by Images editors features contemporary architect-designed houses around the world.
Glenn Murcutt: A Singular Architectural Practice (July, $49.95) by Glenn Murcutt et al. profiles this Australian architect through concept sketches, working drawings and client plans.
MERRELL
(dist. by Rizzoli)
Transition: The London Art Scene in the 1950s (May, $50) by Martin Harrison studies the British art scene of such talents as David Hockney, Lucien Freud and Francis Bacon.
MIT PRESS
Leave Any Information at the Signal: Writings, Interviews, Bits, Pages (Apr., $39.95) by Ed Ruscha, edited by Alexandra Schwartz, gathers the writings, interviews and images of artist Ruscha.
MONACELLI PRESS
Tadao Ando: Light and Water (Aug., $60) by Tadao Ando features 32 of the architect's projects.
Modernismo: Architecture and Design in Catalonia (May, $75) by Borja de Riquer i Permanyer et al. looks at Spain's push to modernize, particularly in the area of architectural style.
THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART
Gerhard Richter: Forty Years of Painting (Mar., $75) by Robert Storr is an illustrated monograph that will accompany an exhibition of the paintings of the 70-year-old German artist.
The Russian Avant-Garde Book: 1910-1934 (Mar., $75) by Deborah Wye and Margit Rowell catalogues avant-garde books in MoMA's collection.
NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY, LONDON
(dist. by Antique Collectors' Club)
Painted Ladies: Women of the Court of Charles II (Mar., $60) by Catharine MacLeod et al. tours 150 portraits from royal brides and daughters to mistresses and actresses, with commentary on culture and sexual politics.
PAPER TIGER
(dist. by Sterling)
Science Fiction Art of Vincent Di Fate (Mar., $29.95) by Vincent Di Fate collects more than 100 full-color paintings of the illustrator.
PBC INTERNATIONAL
Spa (May, $50) by PBC International editors explores designs in "relaxation boutiques."
Feng Shui at Work (June, $45) by PBC International editors partners good chi with great design in business workplaces.
(212) New York Style (July, $42.50) by PBC International editors spotlights grand duplexes, blue-chip lofts and artsy townhouses in the Big Apple.
PHAIDON PRESS
Andy Warhol Catalogue Raisonne: Volume I Paintings and Sculpture, 1961-1963 (Mar., $250) by Georg Frei and Neil Printz is the first volume to catalogue the artist's entire oeuvre, covering early paintings and sculpture.
Picasso: Style and Meaning (May, $125) by Elizabeth Cowling tackles the style of the artist's work up to the outbreak of World War II.
Florence: The City and Its Architecture (Apr., $75) by Richard Goy looks at the political, economic, architectural and cultural developments that shaped this city.
POMEGRANATE
Birds (Mar., $11.95) by William Benton portrays the distinguishing characteristic of each of 30 birds by arranging the letters of each bird's name in poetry.
Marshall Field's: A Building Book from the Chicago Architecture Foundation (Mar.) and Sears Tower: ... (Apr., $12.95 each), both by Jay Pridmore, introduce a new series.
POWERHOUSE
New York Masjid/Mosques of New York (Mar., $35) by Jerrilynn D. Dodds, photos by Edward Grazda, was originally planned in the wake of the first WTC bombing to counteract stereotypes and document the Islamic presence in New York.
PRESTEL
U.S. Design 1975-2000 (Mar., $65) by Craig Miller focuses on three generations of American designers.
Blow-Up: Inflatable Art, Architecture and Design (May, $29.95) by Sean Topham explores inflatable technologies from children's toys to military craft.
A Hidden Love: Art and Homosexuality (May, $75) by Dominique Fernandez examines homosexuality in art from antiquity to the present.
PRINCETON ARCHITECTURAL PRESS
Skin: Surface, Substance, and Design (Mar., $35) by Ellen Lupton, with essays by Jennifer Tobias, Alicia Imperiale and Grace Jeffers, showcases products, furniture, fashion, architecture and media that are expanding the limits of what is understood as "surface."
Make It Bigger (May, $45) by Paula Scher. An outspoken graphic designer reveals her thoughts on her art and that of others.
Reinventing the Wheel (July, $24.95) by Jessica Helfand looks at the use of information wheels--or volvelles--throughout history.
PRINCETON UNIV. PRESS
Art in Africa: Long Steps Never Broke a Back (Apr., $35) by Pamela McClusky draws on personal memories, interviews and oral narratives to present 12 "case histories" of objects in the Seattle Art Museum's African art collection.
RIZZOLI
But Wait! There's More!: The Irresistible Appeal and Spiel of Ronco and Popiel (May, $24.95) by Tim Samuelson profiles the companies that brought us gadgets that we never knew we needed.
When There Are No Words (May, $39.95) by Sandra Magsamen is a deluxe gift book follow-up to the artist and designer's The Story of My Heart.
ROCKPORT
(dist. by F&W)
Best of Business Card 5 (Mar., $45) is the fifth book in a series elevating the humble business card to an art form.
Extraordinary Graphics for Unusual Surfaces: Getting Graphics Right for Hard-to-Design Spaces (Mar., $45). Top designers reveal their creativity in finished products from the White Light Casket Company to Burton Snowboards.
ROTOVISION S.A.
(dist. by F&W)
Digital Type and Colour (May, $33) by Rob Carter explores the fundamental building blocks of traditional typography and their use on the computer screen.
Branding: Print and Electronic Design (July, $40) by Mono. Top designers share their best big-budget and small-budget branding projects.
SCHIFFER
The "Lost" Treasures of Louis Comfort Tiffany: Windows, Paintings, Lamps, Vases, and Other Works (Mar., $49.95) by Hugh F. McKean examines the artist's work as well as his personal life and art philosophy.
Victorian Decor (Mar., $59.95) by Martin M. May highlights architectural antiques, stained glass windows, furniture, lighting and more.
SPRINGER VIENNA
The Schlumpers: Art Without Borders (Mar., $44), edited by Gunther Gercken and Christoph Eissing-Christophersen, presents the work of a Hamburg-based group of mentally handicapped artists, trained under the tutelage of painter Rolf Laute.
STEWART, TABORI & CHANG
Why Is Blue Dog Blue? (Mar., $16.95) by Bruce Goldstone, illus. by George Rodrigue, tours the unique world of Blue Dog creator Rodrigue. 25-city author tour.
TASCHEN
All American Ads of the 40s and All American Ads of the 50s (Mar., $39.99 each) by Jim Heimann are the first two volumes in a projected series covering the 20th century.
Case Study Houses (Mar., $150) by Elizabeth A.T. Smith documents the entire Case Study House program.
TEN SPEED PRESS
Festa Veneziana a Ca'toga: The Imaginative World of a Venetian Artist in Napa Valley (May, $35) by Carlo Marchiori introduces the artist whose gallery-like residence includes 16th-century-style frescoes, hand-painted stone floors and an open-air theater.
THAMES & HUDSON
All American: Emerging Talent in American Architecture (Apr., $40) by Annette LeCuyer and Brian Carter presents a cross-section of 20 up-and-coming designers.
Royal Treasures: A Golden Jubilee Celebration (June, $65), edited by Jane Roberts, celebrates the opening of the new Queen's Gallery at Buckingham Palace, a key event in Queen Elizabeth's Golden Jubilee.
THUNDER'S MOUTH PRESS
(dist. by Avalon)
The Magical Art of Boris Vallejo and Julie Bell (Mar., $32.50) by Boris Vallejo and Julie Bell shows off the most recent work by the fantasy artists.
TUTTLE
Spaces for Silence (May, $29.95) by Caro Ness, photos by Alen MacWeeney, chronicles the current trend of creating sacred spaces for meditation, prayer and inspiration in the home.
UNIVERSE
Greenwich Village (July, $22.50) by Judith Stonehill tours New York City's bohemian mecca, illuminating the life and times of famous artists and writers.
The Parisian Café Literary Companion (July, $22.50) by Val Clark looks at Paris's cafe scene through the eyes of artists and writers over the past two centuries.
UNIV. OF MINNESOTA PRESS
Heavenly Visions: Shaker Gift Drawings and Gift Songs (Mar., $34.95), edited by France Morin, explores rare Shaker artworks.
UNIV. OF NEW MEXICO PRESS
Casa Manana: The Morrow Collection of Mexican Popular Arts (Mar., $32.95), edited by Susan Danly, examines the folk art collection amassed by Dwight and Elizabeth Morrow while he was U.S. ambassador to Mexico in the late 1920s.
UNIV. OF NORTH CAROLINA PRESS
Thomas Jefferson's Monticello (Mar., $45) by William L. Beiswanger et al. tours Jefferson's home through essays and color photos.
UNIV. OF TEXAS PRESS
Wilfredo Lam and the International Avant-Garde, 1923-1982 (June, $39.95) by Lowery Stokes Sims traces Lam's life and career.
UNIV. OF WASHINGTON PRESS
Alfredo Arreguian: Patterns of Dreams and Nature (Apr., $40) by Lauro Flores charts the life and work of the Mexican-born artist, noted for his pattern painting.
UNIV. PRESS OF VIRGINIA
The Victorian Illustrated Book (June, $45), edited by Richard Maxwell, offers insights into the proposal that Victorian illustration was a major inspiration for modernist and postmodernist artists.
WATSON-GUPTILL
Africa: An Artist's Journal (Apr., $50) by Kim Donaldson. The wildlife artist's work brings exotic African bush to life.
Exposed: The Victorian Nude (May, $45) by Alison Smith serves as a catalogue for the Tate Gallery's traveling exhibit on Victorian nudes.
YALE UNIV. PRESS
After the Scream: The Late Paintings of Edvard Munch (Mar., $45) by Elizabeth Prelinger focuses on the later paintings of the tormented Norwegian artist.
Barnett Newman (Apr., $65), edited by Anne Temkin, looks at an influential artist of the 20th century.
