Arts and Crafts

Burgess, Rick. 2017. West Virginia: Lasting Impressions. Terra Alta, West Virginia: Headline Books. 112 pp. Photography book with photos of West Virginia’s rugged terrain and beautiful geography.

Olszewski, Edward J. 2017. Claes Oldenburg and Coosje Van Bruggen, Cleveland's Free Stamp. Athens, Ohio: Ohio University Press. 209 pp. This is the first study of any sculpture by Oldenburg and van Bruggen to examine the genesis of their art from conception to installation. Edward J. Olszewski has put together a fascinating narrative based on interviews with the artists, archival material from city records, and in-house corporate memoranda, as well as letters to the editor and political cartoons. He traces the development of the sculpture from the artists’ first sketches and models to the installation of the completed work in its urban environment.

Romano, Mark, and Anne Johnson. 2017. Finley Taylor : Collection Iii : Return from Battle : Portraits and Prose. Last Photographers, V.1, No. 3. Cowen, WV: Publishing by Romano. 184 pp. Photography collection of Finley Taylor.