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Titles appearing in Reference — Research Book News — February 2008

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Chinese posters; art from the great proletarian cultural revolution.

Cushing, Lincoln and Ann Tompkins.

978-0-8118-5946-2

Tompkins lived in Beijing for nearly five years at the beginning of the 1966-76 Cultural Revolution, and bought political posters as they were being published. Over 500 now form the Ann Tompkins (Tang Fandi) and Lincoln Cushing Chinese Poster Collection at the University of California at Berkeley's East Asian Library. Cushing is a Berkeley-based historian and activist of social and political graphics. They provide a substantial introduction to reproductions in brilliant color; captions identify the title, artist, publisher, date, and size. (Annotation ©2008 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Desert realty.

Freeman, Ed.

978-0-8118-5823-6

In this whimsical book of photos, old, hardworking, well-worn shops, grocery markets, motels, houses, trailers, and other ordinary buildings in the desert are raised to the iconic. Freeman describes his creative process in a concluding section. The book is oversize: 10.5x11 inches. Not indexed. (Annotation ©2008 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Elegance; the Séeberger brothers and the birth of fashion photography, 1909-1939.

Aubenas, Sylvie and Xavier Demange.

978-0-8118-5942-4

The Séeberger brothers went to racetracks, beach resorts, ski resorts, and fashionable locations in Paris taking photographs of lady's fashion (and some men's too), then selling their work to magazines. Though they kept the camera's focus carefully on their finery — dresses, shoes, bags, hats, furs, and feathers — they also captured the rich at play, with the names of the famous recorded for each photo. This oversize volume (9.25x11 inches) presents a full catalog of the images in plates of excellent quality, and accompanied by an introductory essay on the Séebergers and the fashion world of their day. First published in French, in 2006. (Annotation ©2008 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

The Soviet image; a hundred years of photographs from inside the TASS archives.

Radetsky, Peter.

978-0-8118-5798-7

Many of the gripping events of 20th-century Russian history are presented in the photos of this large volume. Culled from the archives of TASS, the Russian news agency, the photos are accompanied by lengthy captions. Several historical essays are placed throughout the volume as the discussion of the century proceeds. Oversized: 11x9.75 inches. (Annotation ©2008 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Terra incognita; photographs of America's third coast.

Sexton, Richard.

978-0-8118-5854-0

Sexton, a photographer based in New Orleans, captures the "third coast" — the Gulf Coast from the Mississippi to the Florida Panhandle — in a series of b&w landscapes presented in full-page plates of excellent quality in an oversize format (the volume is 11.25x12.25 inches). Three essays are included, on Sexton's work and on the geography and flora of the region. Not indexed. (Annotation ©2008 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

William Matthews; working the West.

Matthews, William.

978-0-8118-5741-3

Based in Colorado, Matthews skillfully paints watercolors of cowboys at work, landscapes, horses, and cattle, often in a snowy setting. The paintings are reproduced in full-page plates in an oversize format (the book is 11.25x12.75 inches) and are introduced in a brief essay by author Annie Proulx. Not indexed. (Annotation ©2008 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)