A while ago, before the internet, I became interested in studying Saharan rock art, one of the most beautiful and extensive bodies of prehistoric art, but documentary references were hard to find. This is partly because most of the published literature on Saharan rock art is in French, Italian and German.
Category: Art and Design
The Libraries would like to highlight some new titles that have been added recently to the Cooper-Hewitt Design Museum Library.
The Libraries would like to highlight some new titles that have been added recently to the Cooper-Hewitt Design Museum Library.
It’s not only e-books that are electron-rich. Books are jam-packed with electrons, too! Plus, books can be cute, intriguing, glamorous … we could go on … and they have inspired lots of artists.
The Smithsonian American Art/National Portrait Gallery Library (AAPG) would like to share some of its recent additions to its collections.
The Libraries would like to highlight some new titles that have been added recently to the Cooper-Hewitt Design Museum Library.
For the 2002-2003 exhibition of Japanese prints in the Anne van Biema Collection titled Masterful Illusions, the Freer-Sackler Gallery produced a promotional bookmark using an image of a print by Yoshitoshi, “Hōryūkaku ni Ryōyū Ugoku” or “Two Heroes in Battle at Horyūkakū.” Materials in the Freer-Sackler Library make it possible to research some of the background of the print, as well as other prints depicting the same story.