Recent publications by SVA alumni and faculty
Our World: A First Book of Geography, illustrated by Lisk Feng (faculty, BFA Illustration).
Each season brings a crop of new books, in an array of genres and types, that are by or about School of Visual Arts alumni and faculty; here are some of the latest.
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Art + Photography
À BIENTÔT: Meditations on Loss in Space
Marvin Touré (MFA 2016 Fine Arts)
Softcover, $25
American Fried Rice: The Art of Mu Pan
Mu Pan (faculty, BFA Illustration; MFA 2007 Illustration as Visual Essay; BFA 2001 Illustration); preface by James Jean (BFA 2001 Illustration)①
Cernunnos
Hardcover, $65
Sophia Dawson (faculty, BFA Fine Arts; BFA 2010 Fine Arts)②
Designed by Marysia Gacek (faculty, BFA Fine Arts; BFA 2009 Fine Arts)
Maria Editions
Paperback, $110*
*A portion of all proceeds will be donated to the Black Panther Party Commemoration Committee and The Jericho Movement.
Faux Pas. Selected Writings and Drawings
Amy Sillman (BFA 1979 Fine Arts);③ foreword by Lynn Tillman (faculty, MFA Art Writing)
After 8 Books
Softcover, €20
KAWS, a.k.a. Brian Donnelly (BFA 1996 Illustration);④ edited by Germano Celant
Silvana Editoriale/Qatar Museums
Hardcover, €60
Amani Willett (MFA 2012 Photography, Video and Related Media)
Overlapse
Softcover, $25
Taxi: Journey Through My Windows 1977 – 1987
Joseph Rodriguez (Photography); designed by Andy Outis (MFA 2006 Design) essay by Richard Price
PowerHouse Books
Hardcover, $35
This Far and No Further
William Abranowicz (BFA 1980 Photography); foreword by Nikole Hannah-Jones
University of Texas Press
Hardcover, $45
Children’s + Picture Books
Stephen Savage (faculty, BFA Illustration; MFA 1996 Illustration as Visual Essay)
Neal Porter Books
Hardcover/board book/e-book, $18.99/$7.99/$11.99
Art Is Life: The Life of Artist Keith Haring
Tami Lewis Brown; illustrated by Keith Negley (MFA 2013 Illustration as Visual Essay)
FSG Books for Young Readers
Hardcover, $19.99
Born Ready: The True Story of a Boy Named Penelope
Jodie Patterson; illustrated by Charnelle Pinkney Barlow (MFA 2012 Illustration as Visual Essay)
Crown Books for Young Readers
Hardcover/e-book, $17.99/$10.99
Katie Yamasaki (MFA 2003 Illustration as Visual Essay) and Ian Lendler
Norton Young Readers
Hardcover, $18.95
Grace Banker and Her Hello Girls Answer the Call: The Heroic Story of WWI Telephone Operators
Claudia Friddell; illustrated by Elizabeth Baddeley (MFA 2012 Illustration as Visual Essay)
Calkins Creek
Hardcover/e-book, $18.99/$10.99 – $11.99
Have I Ever Told You That Black Lives Matter?
Shani Mahiri King; illustrated by Bobby C. Martin, Jr. (faculty, MFA Design; MFA 2003 Design)
Tilbury House Publishers
Hardcover, $17.95
I Am! Affirmations for Resilience
Bela Barbosa; illustrated by Edel Rodriguez (faculty, BFA Illustration)⑤
Rise x Penguin Workshop
Board book/e-book, $9.99/$9.99
Gideon Sterer; illustrated by Lian Cho (BFA 2019 Illustration)
Dial Books for Young Readers
Hardcover/e-book, $17.99/$10.99
A Most Clever Girl: How Jane Austen Discovered Her Voice
Jasmine A. Sterling; illustrated by Vesper Stamper (MFA 2016 Illustration as Visual Essay)
Bloomsbury Children’s Books
Hardcover/e-book, $17.09/$13.29
Colleen AF Venable; illustrated by Lian Cho (BFA 2019 Illustration)
Greenwillow Books
Hardcover, $17.99
Our World: A First Book of Geography
Sue Lowell Gallion; illustrated by Lisk Feng (faculty, BFA Illustration)
Phaidon
Hardcover, $18.95
Christina Soontornvat; illustrated by Lauren Castillo (MFA 2005 Illustration as Visual Essay)
Nancy Paulsen Books
Hardcover/e-book, $17.99/$10.99
Aram Kim (MFA 2014 Illustration as Visual Essay; BFA 2009 Illustration)
Holiday House
Hardcover, $18.99
Bette Midler; illustrated by Joana Avillez (MFA 2012 Illustration as Visual Essay)
Random House Books for Young Readers
Hardcover/e-book/audio, $18.99/$10.99/$5 – $7
Were I Not a Girl: The Inspiring and True Story of Dr. James Barry
Lisa Robinson; illustrated by Lauren Simkin Berke (MFA 2003 Illustration as Visual Essay)
Schwartz & Wade
Hardcover/e-book, $17.99/$10.99
Comics + Fiction
Koren Shadmi (faculty, BFA Illustration; BFA 2006 Illustration)⑥
Top Shelf Productions
Paperback/e-book, $19.99/$11.99
Created and written by H.H. German (BFA 1997 Advertising); drawn and lettered by Javier Orabich; colors by Daniel Grimaldi; cover by Garnabiel
Sigma Comics
Eight-issue series, $2.99/issue
Cover Not Final: Crime Funnies
Max Huffman (BFA 2016 Cartooning)
AdHouse Books
Paperback, $9.95
James Allocca (BFA 1979 Media Arts)
Softcover/e-book, $10.99/$2.99
Theresa Chiechi (BFA 2017 Cartooning)
Limited series, $18/issue
Guantanamo Voices: True Accounts From the World’s Most Infamous Prison
Edited by Sarah Mirk; illustrators include Alexandra Beguez (MFA 2016 Visual Narrative) and Hazel Newlevant (BFA 2014 Cartooning)
Abrams ComicArts
Hardcover/e-book, $24.99/$18.65
Pat Dorian (MFA 2003 Illustration as Visual Essay)
Pantheon Graphic Library
Hardcover/e-book, $25/$12.99
Mr. Guy: Zombie Hunter, Act 1: To Save Himself
Jayel Draco (BFA 2003 Illustration); illustrated by Draco, Walter Ostlie, Diana Camero and Jacey Chase; cover by Sonne; lettering by Cardinal Rae; guest art by Sophia Murphy
Oneshi Press
Paperback, $12.50
Specter Inspectors
Bowen McCurdy and Kaitlyn Musto (both BFA 2018 Cartooning)
BOOM! Studios
Five-issue series, print/e-book, $4.99 – $10
Design
Correlations: Life + Work, Bentel and Bentel Architects
Carol Bentel (chair, BFA Interior Design); Paul Bentel; Peter Bentel; John Morris Dixon
The Images Publishing Group
Hardcover, $60
Decoding Manhattan: Island of Diagrams, Maps, and Graphics
Antonis Antoniou and Steven Heller (co-chair, MFA Design; faculty, MA Design Research, Writing and Criticism)⑦
Abrams Books
Hardcover, $35
Fabric of the Game: The Stories Behind the NHL’s Names, Logos, and Uniforms
Chris Creamer and Todd Radom (BFA 1986 Media Arts)⑧
Simon & Schuster/Sports Publishing
Hardcover/e-book, $24.99/$16.99
Pietro Cicognani: Architecture and Design
Pietro Cicognani (BFA 1985 Fine Arts); foreword by Isabella Rossellini
Vendome
Hardcover, $70
Rolls Royce Motor Cars: Making a Legend
Harvey Briggs and Simon Van Booy (faculty, Humanities and Sciences)⑨
ACC Art Books
Hardcover, $65
Steven Universe: End of an Era
Chris McDonnell (BFA 2001 Animation); based on the series created by Rebecca Sugar (BFA 2009 Animation)⑩
Abrams Books
Hardcover/e-book, $35/$23.32
Type Speaks: A Lexicon of Expressive, Emotional, and Symbolic Typefaces
Steven Heller (co-chair, MFA Design; faculty, MA Design Research, Writing and Criticism) and Gail Anderson (chair, BFA Advertising and BFA Design; creative director, Visual Arts Press; BFA 1984 Media Arts)⑪
Abrams Books
Hardcover, $29.99
Education, Craft + Activity
The Beauty of Horror 4: Creature Feature Coloring Book
Alan Robert (BFA 1993 Illustration)
IDW Publishing
Paperback, $16.99
The Beauty of Horror: Haunt This Journal
Alan Robert (BFA 1993 Illustration)
IDW Publishing
Paperback, $14.99
Scraps’ Food Guide From A to Z
Damon Versaggi (BFA 2003 Computer Art)
Page Publishing
Hardcover/paperback/e-book, $24.95/$18.95/$8.99 – $9.99
Devin Thornburg (faculty, MA/MAT Art Education)
Lexington Books
Hardcover/e-book, $85/$80.50
Your Career in Animation: How to Survive and Thrive (Second Edition)
David B. Levy (BFA 1995 Animation)
Allworth Press
Paperback/e-book, $19.95/$14.99
