NASA | ART

[Softbound | $40]

A book accompanying the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition, NASA | Art: 50 Years of Exploration, on exhibit at the Fine Arts Center Dec. 19, 2009 - March 7, 2010. This publication celebrates NASA's 50th anniversary (Oct. 2008) with an expanded selection of the best work created for the NASA Art Program, and stands as a lasting record of the impact of space exploration on the artistic imagination.

Author James Dean was the founder of the NASA Art Program and its director from 1962 to 1974. Bertram Ulrich is Curator and Multimedia Manager at NASA. Published by Abrams; 176 pages.

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Personal Paradise

[Softbound | $34.95]

Exhibition catalog accompanying the Fine Arts Center's 2009 exhibition, Personal Paradise: Contemporary Perspectives on Landscape Painting. Includes essay by curator Tariana Navas-Nieves, color plates and exhibition checklist. Published by the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center; 96 pages.

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The Baroque World of Fernando Botero

[Softbound | $49.95]

Fully illustrated, full-color exhibition catalogue featuring individual entries of all of the objects in the exhibition, numerous comparative images, and scholarly essays about the artist and his work. The book also includes a biography of the artist, a list of works in public collections, a list of selected solo exhibitions, a select bibliography, and index. Published by Art Services International; 283 pages.

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Mikel Glass | The Discarded

[Softcover | $14.95]

Exhibition catalog accompanying the Fine Arts Center's 2009 exhibition, Mikel Glass | The Discarded. Foreword by FAC President Sam Gappmayer, essays by FAC Curator Blake Milteer and artist Mikel Glass, and contribution from J.J. Abrams. Includes 38 color plates and exhibition checklist. Published by the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center; 60 pages.

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Grandeur Restored: The Renovation and Expansion of the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center

[Hardcover | $44.95]

Monograph book commemorating the opening of the renovated and expanded Fine Arts Center building in 2007. Featuring stunning color photography, a foreword by David Owen Tryba (project architect) and an essay on the history of the FAC by Michael De Marsche (Fine Arts Center President 2003-2007). Published by the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center; 72 pages.

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Walt Kuhn: An Imaginary History of the West

[Softcover | $9.95]

Vintage book published in 1964 by the Amon Carter Museum of Western Art and the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center. Nine-page biographical foreword on Walt Kuhn, written by Fred S. Bartlett (Fine Arts Center Director 1955-1970); one color and 33 B&W plates of Kuhn’s series of paintings, An Imaginary History of the West, from the Fine Arts Center's collection.

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The Chapel of Our Lady of Talpa

[Softcover | $7.50]

A scholarly study of the history and significance of a village chapel built in the 1830s in northern New Mexico; by William Wroth with foreword by Arne Hansen. 103 pages, B&W and color illustrations. Published by the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center in 1979.

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Modern Deco: An Architectural Guidebook for the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center

[Softcover | $9.95]

Published by the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, marking its 60th anniversary, in 1996. Foreword by Nancy Meem Wirth (daughter of FAC architect John Gaw Meem), and essays by David G. Turner (Fine Arts Center Director) and Robert Mark Harris (Architect). History of the Fine Arts Center and its building, with B&W illustrations featuring historical photos, murals and architectural features; 37 pages.

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Maya Culture & Costume
A Catalogue of the Taylor Museum's E. B. Ricketson Collection of Guatemalan Textiles

[Softcover | $14.95]

Scholarly text on Guatemalan textiles with index and numerous color and B&W illustrations. Written by Christine Conte with the assistance of Jonathan Batkin and Cathy Wright; 120 pages. Published by the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center in 1984.

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