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First Marquand Library of Art & Archaeology c.1908 -
African American Art Today: Four Major Artists / an exhibition of paintings and sculpture by Skunder Boghossian, Valente Malangatana, Twins Seven Seven, and Amir I.M. Nour. New York:, African-American Institute, 1974.
Category Archives: Rare monograph
Snows of the North Country
Now a classic of Japanese art and literature, it took Suzuki Bokushi (1770-1842) almost forty years to get his book, Snows of the North Country (Hokuetsu seppu) to market. This was because 19th-century publishers, catering to a sophisticated urban audience … Continue reading
Posted in Japanese, Japanese, Rare monograph
Tagged 19th century, Echigo province, Life in the Edo period, Niigata prefecture, snow, snowflakes, Suzuki Bokushi, Suzuki Bokushi Memorial Museum, Toshitsura Doi, Woodblock prints, woodblock-printed books
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Experimental Relationship
Brooklyn-based, Shanghai-born photographer and multi-media artist Pixy Liao’s Experimental Relationship Vol. 1.1 project is less document and more exploration of the shifting concepts of relationships, power balances and roles within couples, normative interactions, and the “alternative possibilities of heterosexual relationships.” … Continue reading
Posted in Chinese, Rare monograph
Tagged Figurative art, Performance art, Photography, Pixy Liao
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Welcome to the Marquand Library of Art & Archaeology rare books blog!
The Marquand Library of Art & Archaeology at Princeton University is one of the oldest and most extensive art libraries in America. The collection of over 500,000 volumes covers world art and architecture from antiquity to the present and includes … Continue reading
Posted in European, Rare monograph
Tagged Piranesi
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