Many new titles arrived last month, so the New Books display continues to grow. We’ve now expanded to four bays, so there are a lot of new books to peruse. As always, you can also browse the list of new arrivals below. Titles are listed alphabetically by author or editor; click on the HOLLIS number to view the corresponding…
New Titles – May 2017
Now that the semester is over, we’ve taken down the course reserves and given the New Books display a bit more room to spread out. Come by and have a look! Or else, check out the list of new arrivals from May 2017. Titles are listed alphabetically by author or editor; click on the HOLLIS number…
New Titles – April 2017
The semester has wrapped up and we are looking forward to Commencement next week. If you have a free moment, come and browse the New Books display shelves at FAL. Below, you will also find the list of new arrivals from April 2017. Titles are listed alphabetically by author or editor; click on the HOLLIS number to view…
New Titles – March 2017
Spring colors are cropping up in our New Books display area! Come and browse the titles, or check the list of new arrivals from March 2017 below. Titles are listed alphabetically by author or editor; click on the HOLLIS number to view the corresponding bibliographic record. Happy Spring! Abarca Estrada, Francisco M., et al. 1er Salón de…
New Titles – February 2017
We recently moved our New Books display shelves across from the circulation desk at FAL, so that you can more easily find our newly received titles. Come and browse the new books or peruse the list of new arrivals from February 2017 below. They are listed alphabetically by author or editor; click on the HOLLIS number…
New Titles – January 2017
The Fine Arts Library received more than 500 titles over the course of January 2017. They are listed below, alphabetically by author or editor; click on the HOLLIS number to view the corresponding bibliographic record. Of course, if you have questions about any of these titles, send your inquiries to falibref@fas.harvard.edu. Adamson, Glenn. Peter Voulkos: The Breakthrough Years….
New Titles – December 2016
Here is the list of new titles for December 2016, arranged alphabetically by author or editor. Since these titles have only recently arrived, they might not yet be on the shelf in FAL’s stacks or at the Harvard Depository. If you see an item with the status “Not checked out, Ordered–received” or “Not on shelf…
New Titles – November 2016
The FAL Collections blog has been dormant for a while, so we thought that we would resurrect it for the New Year! Below is a list of recent acquisitions for the Fine Arts Library from November 2016, arranged alphabetically by author. Books by corporate authors appear at the end, listed alphabetically by title. We plan…
Lucy in the Sky
Book artist Peter Malutzki became interested with “selfies” and especially the way young women posed themselves for display on the Internet. He reused images found online to create a book about fantasy and self-representation, Lucy in the Sky; Big Brother is Watching You. Superimposed are the words from the Beatles’ song, Lucy in the Sky,…
Gowan’s Art Guides
The Fine Arts Library recently augmented its collection of turn-of-the-century penny pamphlets on selected European painters called ‘Gowan’s Art Books’. These little books – 16mos, actually, ca.25 pages – cost a shilling at the time (around five cents) and were intended to serve as school texts. They were published in Edinburgh and London (and, eventually,…