Art and Architecture Genre
Books in the Art and Architecture genre:
All the Ways of Building (1933)
A history of architecture through the ages.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Louise Lamprey
Illustrator(s):
Helene Carter
Edward Lear on My Shelves (1933)
A catalog of the extensive collection of Edward Lear which was later donated to the Harvard Houghton Library.
Author(s):
William Bradhurst Osgood Field
Illustrator(s):
Edward Lear
The Old Water-Colour Society’s Club: Eleventh Annual Volume 1933-1934 (1934)
Author(s):
Arthur Rackham
Various
Illustrator(s):
Arthur Rackham
Et al
English Illustration: The Nineties (1935)
Author(s):
James Thorpe
Illustrator(s):
Arthur Rackham
Et al
Working Together: The Inside Story of the Hader Books (1937)
Author(s):
Berta Hader
Elmer Hader
Illustrator(s):
Berta Hader
Elmer Hader
American Artist: March 1945 (1945)
Contains an article on James Daugherty.
Author(s):
Arthur L. Guptil
Various
Illustrator(s):
James Daugherty
Et al
Jacovleff and Other Artists (1946)
Author(s):
Martin Birnbaum
Illustrator(s):
Arthur Rackham
Et al
Illustrators of Children’s Books: 1744-1945 (1947)
Essays on children’s book illustrators along with extensive bibliographies.
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Author(s):
Robert Lawson
Bertha E. Mahony
May Massee
Lynd Ward
Et al
Illustrator(s):
Arthur Rackham
Lynd Ward
Et al
Richard Doyle: His Life and Work (1948)
Author(s):
Daria Hambourg
Illustrator(s):
Richard Doyle
Book Illustration (1952)
Author(s):
Richard Williamson Ellis
Illustrator(s):
James Daugherty
Lynd Ward
Et al
The First Book Library: Baseball, Gardening, Photography (1958)
Author(s):
Benjamin Brewster
Virgina Kirkus
Et al
Illustrator(s):
Helene Carter
Et al
William Blake (1960)
A brief biography of the poet and artist, including an extended essay on his illustrations for The Book of Job.
Author(s):
James Daugherty
Illustrator(s):
William Blake
James Daugherty
Great Furniture Styles, 1660-1830 (1965)
Author(s):
Donald D. MacMillan
Illustrator(s):
Peter Spier
Synchromism and Color Principles in American Painting 1910-1930 (1965)
Author(s):
William C. Agee
Illustrator(s):
James Daugherty
Et al
Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction (1973)
A close look at how cathedrals were built.
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Author(s):
David Macaulay
Illustrator(s):
David Macaulay
Maxfield Parrish (1973)
An extensive survey of the work of one of the outstanding American illustrators of the twentieth century.
Author(s):
Coy Ludwig
Illustrator(s):
Maxfield Parrish
City: A Story of Roman Planning and Construction (1974)
A detailed study of Roman city building.
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Author(s):
David Macaulay
Illustrator(s):
David Macaulay
Pyramid (1975)
How to build a pyramid.
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Author(s):
David Macaulay
Illustrator(s):
David Macaulay
The Illustrator and the Book in England from 1790 to 1914 (1976)
An expanded treatise on English book illustration, based on an exhibition at the Pierpont Morgan Library.
Author(s):
Gordon Norton Ray
Illustrator(s):
Various
The Worlds of Ernest Thompson Seton (1976)
Author(s):
Ernest Thompson Seton
Illustrator(s):
Ernest Thompson Seton
Castle (1977)
A detailed account of the construction of a new castle and town on the Welsh marches.
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Author(s):
David Macaulay
Illustrator(s):
David Macaulay
Great Moments in Architecture (1978)
Author(s):
David Macaulay
Illustrator(s):
David Macaulay
The Illustrator’s Notebook (1978)
This volume discusses artists' philosophy and standards of illustration, the history of illustration, its place in the arts, its place as a means of communication today, and their own experiences with various illustration techniques.
Author(s):
Lee Kingman
Illustrator(s):
Lynd Ward
Bienále ilustrácií Bratislava ’75-’77 (1979)
Author(s):
Peter Čačko
Illustrator(s):
Susan Jeffers
Et al
Kate Greenaway a Biography (1980)
A new biography of the famous children’s book author and illustrator.
Author(s):
Rodney K. Engen
Illustrator(s):
Kate Greenaway
Unbuilding (1980)
Author(s):
David Macaulay
Illustrator(s):
David Macaulay
Electricity: 50th Anniversary TVA (1983)
A detailed look at the three power generation sources used by the Tennessee Valley Authority - hydroelectric, coal burning and nuclear.
Author(s):
Unknown
Illustrator(s):
David Macaulay
Mill (1983)
Author(s):
David Macaulay
Illustrator(s):
David Macaulay
Richard Doyle and His Family (1983)
Author(s):
Rodney K. Engen
Michael Heseltine
Lionel Lambourne
Illustrator(s):
None
Edward Lear 1812-1888 (1985)
This is the catalog to accompany an exhibition held at the Royal Academy of Arts. It includes an extensive bibliography. There is a generous selection of Lear’s drawings and paintings.
Author(s):
Vivien Noakes
Illustrator(s):
Edward Lear
A Sketchbook by Richard Doyle 1824-1883 (1985)
Author(s):
Richard Doyle
Illustrator(s):
Richard Doyle
The Boar’s Head Playhouse (1986)
Author(s):
Herbert Berry
Illustrator(s):
C. Walter Hodges
Printed Kate Greenaway (1986)
Probably as complete a catalog of Kate Greenaway as can be assembled.
Author(s):
Rodney K. Engen
Thomas E. Schuster
Illustrator(s):
Kate Greenaway
Randolph Caldecott 1846-1886 (1986)
Author(s):
Nancy Finlay
Illustrator(s):
Randolph Caldecott
The Art of Babar (1989)
Author(s):
Nicholas Fox Weber
Illustrator(s):
Jean de Brunhoff
Laurent de Brunhoff
The Art of Kate Greenaway (1991)
A copious and critical look at the work of the famous nineteenth century artist.
Author(s):
Ina Taylor
Illustrator(s):
Kate Greenaway
The Susan Jeffers Connection (1992)
A critical guide to the work of Susan Jeffers.
Author(s):
Will C. Howell
Illustrator(s):
Susan Jeffers
Talking with Artists (1992)
A collection of interviews with children’s book illustrators.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
None
Illustrator(s):
David Wiesner
Et al
Castles (1995)
Author(s):
Philip Steele
Illustrator(s):
Various
Rome Antics (1997)
Follow the flight of a carrier pigeon over the Eternal City.
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Author(s):
David Macaulay
Illustrator(s):
David Macaulay
Heroic America: James Daugherty’s Mural Drawings from the 1930’s (1998)
The catalog for an exhibit devoted to James Daugherty’s murals from the 1930’s.
Author(s):
Rebecca Lawton
John Solum
Illustrator(s):
James Daugherty
Building the Book Cathedral (1999)
A look at the process of writing and illustrating the author’s first book.
Author(s):
David Macaulay
Illustrator(s):
David Macaulay
Maxfield Parrish 1870-1966 (1999)
This is the catalog of an exhibition of Maxfield Parrish’s work, mounted in 1999 by The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts.
Author(s):
Sylvia Yount
Illustrator(s):
Maxfield Parrish
Wings of an Artist (1999)
Author(s):
Various
Illustrator(s):
Diane Dillon
Leo Dillon
Susan Jeffers
Et al
Building Big (2000)
A survey of large engineering projects.
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Author(s):
David Macaulay
Illustrator(s):
David Macaulay
The Road to Rome (2000)
The text of the author’s Frances Clarke Sayers Lecture, along with some characteristic illustrations.
Author(s):
David Macaulay
Illustrator(s):
David Macaulay
Arthur Rackham (2002)
A catalog of an exhibition of the work of Arthur Rackham.
Author(s):
Rodney K. Engen
Illustrator(s):
Arthur Rackham
Late Abstractions (2002)
A catalog of an exhibition of modernist paintings by James Daugherty, from early cubist efforts to late frank abstractions.
Author(s):
William C. Agee
Illustrator(s):
James Daugherty
Mosque (2003)
Author(s):
David Macaulay
Illustrator(s):
David Macaulay
Art Anatomy of Animals (2006)
Topographical anatomy of common quadrupeds for artists. Read for free online at HathiTrust.
Author(s):
Ernest Seton Thompson
Illustrator(s):
Ernest Seton Thompson
Built to Last (2010)
Author(s):
David Macaulay
Illustrator(s):
David Macaulay
Castle: How it Works (2012)
Author(s):
David Macaulay
Illustrator(s):
Sheila Keenan
David Macaulay
Berta and Elmer Hader: A Lifetime of Art (2013)
Author(s):
Joy Hoerner Rich
Karen Tolley
John M. Waller
Judy Waller
Illustrator(s):
Berta Hader
Elmer Hader
Castle (2013)
A detailed explanation of the building of a castle and town on the Welsh marches. This edition is in color.
Author(s):
David Macaulay
Illustrator(s):
David Macaulay
Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction (2013)
Author(s):
David Macaulay
Illustrator(s):
David Macaulay
What’s Your Favorite Animal? (2014)
Author(s):
Eric Carle
Et al
Illustrator(s):
Susan Jeffers
Steven Kellogg
Rosemary Wells
Et al
What’s Your Favorite Animal? (2015)
Author(s):
Eric Carle
Et al
Illustrator(s):
Susan Jeffers
Et al
Drawn Together … In Art … In Love … In Friendships (2016)
Author(s):
Sybilla A. Cook
Illustrator(s):
Berta Hader
Elmer Hader
The Illustrated Letters of Richard Doyle to His Father, 1842-1843 (2016)
As part of his education, his father required Richard Doyle to write a weekly letter about his experiences in London.
Author(s):
Richard Doyle
Illustrator(s):
Richard Doyle
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