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Titles appearing in Reference — Research Book News — December 2011
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Beth Van Hoesen; catalogue raisonné of limited-edition prints, books, and portfolios.

Hicks, Bob et al.
Hudson Hills Press, ©2011    553 p.    $95.00    N6537
978-1-55595-344-7

This is a big volume (10x12 inches), and it's hefty — printed on elegant coated stock that beautifully showcases the artwork. San Francisco Bay Area-based artist Van Hoesen (1926-2010) dazzles with the absolute pitch of sweet, precise lines representing extraordinary observation, and her work is represented in numerous museums nationally and internationally. Created during a long life in art, her oeuvre comprises 631 images, presented here with detailed notes. Two essays offer biographical and artistic insights and include numerous excerpts from her hand written journals. Three museums were involved in the production of this catalogue raisonné: Oakland Museum of California, Racine Art Museum, Wisconsin, and University Museums, Iowa State U., Ames. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Celebrating the American spirit; masterworks from Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art.

Ed. by Don Bacigalupi et al.
Hudson Hills Press, ©2011    356 p.    $60.00    N6505
978-1-55595-371-3

Opening in November 2011, the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas — designed by eminent architect Moshe Safdi and financed by Walmart heir Alice Walton — celebrates its inauguration with this notable volume. The catalog features 151 works spanning the history of American art in full-page color plates of outstanding quality, with an essay on the work on the facing page. An essay on the museum's sculpture collection, by Christopher B. Crosman (Crystal Bridges curator of American art), and an interview with collector Alice Walton, by John Wilmerding (emeritus, American art, Princeton U.), are included. The range and quality of the works of art — Gilbert Stuart, Thomas Cole, Winslow Homer, John Singer Sargent, and Richard Estes are among the artists featured — and the quality of each catalog entry make this a valuable work on the history of American art. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Dark beauty; photographs of New Mexico 1970-2009.

Parsons, Jack. (Seeing out loud; 2)
Hudson Hills Press, ©2011    148 p.    $60.00    TR660
978-1-55595-370-6

This is a large format book (11x12 inches) showcasing 100 photographs by Parsons, who arrived in New Mexico in 1969, and, as he states in his brief prefatory statement, "felt that after many years I was finally coming home." Introductory text is by Santa Fe resident and author Frederick Turner. The rest of the book consists of dazzling images, shown full page. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

William Steiger; transport.

Vine, Richard and Christopher Gaillard.
Hudson Hills Press, ©2011    192 p.    $60.00    ND237
978-1-55595-358-4

Steiger's solo exhibition career began 20 years ago. Those familiar with his paintings as well as those new to his work will be grateful for this book. The focus is on Steiger's paintings of subjects connected with transport, presented in roughly 150 plates. His sources of inspiration and the qualities of his interpretations are explored in introductory essays by the authors, Richard Vine (editor for Asia at Art in America) and Christopher Gaillard (a principal at the art advisory and appraisal firm of Gurr Johns International), as well as in contributed writings from architects and critics. A chronology, exhibition list, and bibliography round out the volume (which measures 11.25x11.25 inches). (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)