Art Books

CALIFORNIA ART BOOKS. The following books represent an extensive knowledge of American Scene Regionalist watercolor art with emphasis on California Style artists. These beautifully illustrated art books capture the essence of the Regionalist movement that swept across the U.S. during the mid twentieth century. This group of talented California artists had a direct impact on the direction of American art as we know it today.

Please note: Many of these California art books and brochures are out of print, and a few are signed by the author.

	California Watercolors 1850-1970                           An Illustrated History & Biographical Dictionary 231 pages, by Gordon T. McClelland and Jay T. Last 303 color illustrations, hardcover, SIGNED - $20.00 SALE SPECIAL
	American Scene Painting, California, 1930s and 1940s        240 pages, by Ruth Westphal and Janet Blake Dominik 146 color illustrations, hardcover - $49.00
	The American Scene, 1930s to the 1960s - Regionalist Painters of California         A catalog from a show at The Art & Cultural Center at Fallbrook from September 11th through September 30th, 1999 34 pages, stapled, OUT OF PRINT. 90 color illustrations, softcover - $22.00
	Emil Kosa Jr.            71 pages, by Gordon T. McClelland 88 color illustrations, hardcover, SIGNED - $27.00
	Phil Dike            63 pages, by Janice Lovoos & Gordon McClelland 62 color illustrations, hardcover, SIGNED - $27.50
	George Post        81 pages, by Gordon T. McClelland 89 color illustrations, hardcover - $27.00
	California Style 1930’s and 40’s       This catalog is from a traveling exhibit 28 pages, OUT OF PRINT. 60 color Illustrations, softcover - $22.00
	California: The Urban Tempo      Forward and essay by Gordon T. McClelland. This catalog is from a traveling exhibit 16 pages, OUT OF PRINT. 19 color illustrations, softcover - $15.00
	California Scene Paintings 1930-1950       Catalog from a show at The Bakersfield Museum of Art from April 8, 1999 through May 14, 1999. 14 pages, OUT OF PRINT. 31 color illustrations, softcover - $22.00
	Emil Kosa Jr. (1903-1968) A Retrospective Exhibition       An Exhibition from November 18, 1989 through January 20, 1990 at Youngs Fine Arts, Santa Barbara 20 pages, OUT OF PRINT. 33 color illustrations, softcover - $21.00
	Hardie Gramatky, Painter (1907-1979) - A Retrospective View        Works from 1928 - 1978 36 pages, OUT OF PRINT. 42 color illustrations, softcover - $22.00
	This Exciting Land, Watercolors of the USA        Watercolors by Millard Sheets Catalog from a one man show at the Stary-Sheets Art Gallery. May 6 through May 31, 1989. 46 pages, OUT OF PRINT. 61 color illustrations, softcover - $22.00
	Your Drawing is a Measure of Your Mind        Hundreds of Black and white sketches by Millard Sheets from 1929 - 1982 101 Pages Very limited availability, softcover - $65.00
	Ben Messick - Softcover       90 pages, by James R. Lafferty, Sr. 51 color illustrations, 50 black and white illustrations Softcover - $39.00
	Ben Messick - Hardcover       90 pages, by James R. Lafferty, Sr. 51 color illustrations, 50 black and white illustrations Hardcover - $49.00
	Ben Messick - Hardcover with Original Serigraph        90 pages, by James R. Lafferty, Sr. 51 color illustrations, 50 black and white illustrations Hardcover with ORIGINAL SERIGRAPH - $600.00
	Dong Kingman - An American Master         108 pages, by The Institute of Chinese Culture & Arts 41 color illustrations, hardcover - $39.00
	Dong Kingman - Portraits of Cities           137 pages, by Dong Kingman 100 color illustrations, 50 black and white drawings Hardcover - $39.95
	Everyday Life in California, Regional Watercolors, 1930-1960      Published for the exhibition Everyday Life in California, Regional Watercolors, 1930-1960, May 15 through November 14, 2004 56 pages, OUT OF PRINT. 83 color illustrations, softcover - $24.00
	Little Toot, The Restored Classic       90 pages, by Hardie Gramatky 50 color illustrations, 10 black and white illustrations Hardcover - $17.99
	A Tapestry of Life, The World of Millard Sheets           This publication accompanies an exhibition at the Millard Sheets Center for the Arts at Fairplex entitled: A Tapestry of Life, The world of Millard Sheets, September 7 through 30, 2007. 99 pages, OUT OF PRINT. 140 color illustrations, softcover - $29.00
	Millard Sheets, The Formative Years        An article taken from New York Times critic Arthur Miller, April 28, 1929 4 pages, OUT OF PRINT. 4 color illustrations, folded - $9.00
	Phil Paradise Sketches         A photographic essay of selected studies in their original bindings. 24 pages, OUT OF PRINT. 21 color illustrations, softcover - $29.00
	Phil Paradise, Recent Paintings        This catalog accompanies an exhibition on Phil Paradise in 1989. 16 pages, OUT OF PRINT. 20 color illustrations, softcover - $22.00
	Charles F. Keck and the California Scene, Works in Watercolor         Photos of Charles Keck courtesy of National Watercolor Society archives 26 pages, OUT OF PRINT. 16 color illustrations, softcover - $17.00
	Charles F. Keck and the California Scene, Works in Gouache and Oil          Charles Keck and the California Scene Vol. 2 24 pages, OUT OF PRINT. 16 color illustrations, softcover - $17.00
	Charles Keck, Works in Watercolor Vol. 2         Photos of Charles Keck courtesy of National Watercolor Society archives. 32 pages, OUT OF PRINT. 25 color illustrations, softcover - $19.00
	Contrasts That Complement, Eileen Monaghan Whitaker - Frederic Whitaker SALE      199 Pages, by Jan Noreus Jennings 167 color and black / white illustrations 12.5 x 10 inches, hardcover - $49.00
	California Watercolor Art from the Early 20th Century Through Today                            Many of our best watercolors in an exhibition style catalog 40 Pages, featuring 48 famous California artists 94 Color illustrations, including 16 full page (10" wide) jumbo images, softcover - $18.00
	Millard Sheets, The Early Years (1926 - 1944)              This book accompanies an exhibition at the Pasadena Museum of California Art entitled: Millard Sheets, The Early Years (1926 - 1944), Feb 13, 2010 192 Pages, by Gordon T. McClelland 93 Full Page Color Illustrations, 10.25" x 12.25" jumbo hardcover - $35.00
	DAMNGORGEOUS, A Daughter's Memoir of Millard Owen Sheets                     This book accompanies an exhibition at the Oceanside Museum of Art entitled: DAMNGORGEOUS, Millard Sheets and His Southern California Legacy, from Sept. 14, 2008 - Jan. 4, 2009. 146 Pages, by Carolyn Sheets Owen-Towle 36 color and 13 black and white illustrations, softcover, SIGNED - $27.00
	VISIONS OF CALIFORNIA, The Story of California Scene Painting 1925 - 1950           DVD - 84 minutes PART 1 – A Vision Unfolds PART 2 – Visions of a Changing Land PART 3 – Visions of Social Change $29.95
	DESIGNING WITH NATURE, Arts and Crafts Architecture in Northern California                  DVD - 86 minutes $29.95
	BEAUTIFUL SIMPLICITY, Arts and Crafts Architecture in Southern California      DVD - 86 minutes $29.95
	GREENE & GREENE, The Art of Architecture      DVD - 57 minutes $29.95
	"California School", The Private Collection of E. Gene Crain              This catalog accompanies an exhibition at the Gualala Arts Center entitled: "California School", May 24, 1986 to July 20, 1986. 64 pages, by the Gualala Arts Center, OUT OF PRINT. 78 black and white illustrations, 30 color illustrations, softcover - $25.00
	California Art, 450 Years of Painting & Other Media       This book covers the entire history of California art from the early mapmakers and explorers to the landscapists of the early twentieth century, the post-World War II modernists, and the late twentieth-century "idea" artists who champion personal, social and political issues. 560 Pages, by Nancy Dustin Wall Moure 577 color Illustrations, and 45 black and white illustrations, softcover - $42.75