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Y A L E
Cover illustration from:
Drawing for What Will Come (World on Its Hind Legs),
William Kentridge, 2007.Charcoal, gouache, pastel, and colored pencil on paper.84 x 59 in (213.5 x 150 cm). Collection of Doris and Donald Fisher.
(See page 123) 
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WRITINGS ON ARCHITECTURE
Paul Rudolph; Foreword by Robert A. M. Stern
T
he first collection of writings by one of the most innovative architects and educators of the1950s and 1960s, this book includes a wealth of recently discovered archival materials andmany previously unpublished photographs. Recent controversies about the preservation of many of Rudolph’s buildings—including the landmark Art and Architecture Building at Yale, which celebratesits 45th anniversary and grand reopening in November 2008—make this a timely publication.
ONE AMERICA IN THE 21ST CENTURY
The Report of President Bill Clinton’s Initiative on Race
Edited and with an Introduction by Steven F. Lawson; Foreword by John Hope Franklin
T
his volume represents the first publication in book form of the report of President Bill Clinton’sCommission on Race Initiative, containing the first comprehensive assessment of racialprogress (or the lack thereof) in America since the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s. It alsoextends the discussion of race relations beyond issues of black and white to encompass the newdiversity of the nation’s population in the twenty-first century.
MINIATURE ROOMS
The Thorne Rooms at the Art Institute of Chicago
Entries by Fannia Weingartner; Introduction by Bruce Hatton Boyer
T
his delightful book provides a detailed look at one of the Art Institute’s best-loved attractions:the 68 Thorne Miniature Rooms, which masterfully depict period interiors ranging from late-13th-century Europe to America in the 1930s.
LICHTENSTEIN
Girls
Contributions from Richard Hamilton, Jeff Koons, Dorothy Lichtenstein, and Richard Prince
S
urveying the seminal series of Girl paintings by Roy Lichtenstein, this catalogue brings togeth-er an exceptional collection of paintings, drawings, sources, and documentary photographs. Aconversation between Jeff Koons and Dorothy Lichtenstein opens the catalogue, which alsoincludes a chronology of important exhibitions and occasions in Lichtenstein’s life and RichardPrince’s response to the series.
Distributed for the Gagosian Gallery
February History 
256 pp. 8
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paper 978-0-300-11669-4 $20.00sc August 2008 Art 
94 pp. 130 color illus. 12 x 12
Paper over board 978-0-300-14927-2 $65.00December 2008 Art 
328 pp. 52 b/w + 251 color illus. 9 x 12
paper 978-0-300-14934-0 $50.00 January Architecture
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184 pp. 124 color illus.10 x 11
978-0-300-14159-7 $45.00
STEVEN F. LAWSON
is professor of history,Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey.
 JEFFREY SPIER
is adjunct professor of classicsat the University of Arizona, Tucson.Published in association with the Kimbell Art Museum
PAUL RUDOLPH
(1918–1997) was chair of theYale School of Architecture from 1958 to 1967.The late
FANNIA WEINGARTNER
was the editor of
Chicago History 
and the head of the publications office atthe Chicago Historical Society.
BRUCE HATTON BOYER
is a historian and novelist.Distributed for the Art Institute of Chicago
New in paper
PICTURING THE BIBLE
The Earliest Christian Art 
 Jeffrey Spier; with contributions by Herbert L. Kessler, Steven Fine, Robin M. Jensen, Johannes G. Deckers, Mary Charles-Murray et al.
T
his beautifully illustrated book examines the emergence of Christian art in the third century A.D.Drawing on insights from recent discoveries, leading experts explore topics from Jewish art in theGreco-Roman period and the influence of Constantine, to the development of church decoration andilluminated Bibles.
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