No comments about The Bronzes of Rodin.

No comments about Careers for Culture Lovers & Other Artsy Types, 3rd ed. (Careers for You Series).

No comments about Emancipatory Action: Paula Trope And The Meninos (David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies, Art Catalogs).

No comments about The Temple of Venus: The Sex Museum, Amsterdam.

2 comments about Gilded Vessel: The Lustrous Life and Art of Beatrice Wood.

1. I bought this for a very good friend of mine and she just loves the book. She met Beatrice once as both of us lived in Ojai, CA where Beatrice lived for many years. We have been to her house also. My friend just loved her and her particular style of art.
   
   Sincerely, Terry W. Chaffee



2. THE GILTED VESSEL is a beautiful book about an amazing woman and potter. Her life is more wonderful than any fiction and her pottery is exquisite. The only flaw is that it is too short; I want more.

5 comments about Dada: Zurich, Berlin, Hanover, Cologne, New York, Paris.

1. I have always had a weakness for Dada, and within this quixotic movement a special liking for Schwitters. So I visited the Dada-exposition in the Paris Centre Pompidou last year, and there bought both the Dickerman catalogue of the American exposition, and the (French language) catalogue of the Centre Pompidou itself, which differ in many ways. The exposition was wonderful by the way, and one of the best I' ve seen in many years. Thinking that a morning would be enough to see what I wanted to see, I changed my mind, decided to take dinner in the Pompidou, and stayed for the rest of the day. The immense amount of material was stunning. And the same thing really goes for both impressive catalogues. The American (Dickerman) version (520 pages) follows Dada by way of the cities where Dada developed, and does so in a more or less chronological fashion. Essays are excellent, photomaterial looks great. It is the sort of catalogue you would expect from an exposition like this. The European catalogue, more than thousand pages, printed on very thin paper, treats subjects, artists, and everything else connected with Dada according to alfabet. It seems to me that the catalogue has just about everything that could be seen at the exposition, with exception of the films of course. Although I felt a bit silly after buying both catalogues (spending some 100 euros), I was in the end very glad that I did. Everybody who buys catalogues now and then, know how disappointing these sometimes are. Well, these aren't. They are both superb, knowledgeable. And the people who made them have done a terrific job. In the end you wind up thinking: Hey, these guys (and girls) must have loved Dada as much as I do.



2. dada: zurich, berlin, hanover, cologne, new yorkk, paris



3. This book is wonderfully informative, plus it has so many full-color reproductions--the type of terrific catalog that inspires one to stroke its pages with a sense of seduction (works in my mind!).



4. Coupled with Hans Richter's: "Dada, Art and Antiart" and movement's philosophy and works are clearly understood. Graphics are truly great and commentary enlighten. It might be noted this book is German published as the Max Ernst book "Life and Work". Both with numerous colored plates of the highest quality. The Dada book though excels in text.



5. IF YOU LIKE ART THIS IS THE PERFECT MEAL.
   BREAKFAST LUNCH DINNER AND SNACKS
   I WISH I HAD ONE OF THESE BOOKS IN EVERY ONE OF MY ROOMS
   OR ANYWHERE I VISIT WHERE THERE MIGHT BE FREE TIME TO LEAF THRU IT!

No comments about Joan Miro 1917û1934: I'm Going To Smash Their Guitar.

No comments about Fields of Vision: The Photographs of Ben Shahn: The Library of Congress (Fields of Vision).

1 comments about Ornamentation and Illustrations from the Kelmscott Chaucer (Dover Pictorial Archives).

1. This is a really phenomenal work, with page after page of great Burne-Jones illustrations, all in his signature style. If you like his paintings you'll love these illustrations. IMO they stand as some of his best compositions - nearly every one of them could have been turned into a painting on par with his best work.

1 comments about Great Smaller Museums of Europe.

1. A nicely done survey of notable smaller art museums in Europe: James Stourton, an expert in his field, gives enough material on the history and collection of each institution he has selected to satisfy without overwhelming the reader.
   
   This book, and the pictures it contains, should inspire many a person to tour Europe just to visit the whole collection of museums covered in this most entertaining work.