Tuesday, August 14, 2007

New & Notable: Art Books


Via Cartoon Brew: A new Cinderella storybook that uses Mary Blair’s concept art from the Disney film will be released August 28th. If you're not yet familiar with Blair's deceptively simple work with pastels and paints (as well as scraps of cellophane and fabric), click here and be wowed.

Police guitarist Andy Summers' book of photography, I'll Be Watching You: Inside the Police 1980-83, washes up on our shores August 26th. To view the first 24 pages, click here.


Pharaoh's Daughter by Alisa Golden at Donna Seager Gallery



Alisa Golden's Expressive Handmade Books would seem to be the sort of fetishistic read that book lovers would salivate over. And unlike the other books mentioned, this one is already out.