Photography

New books with an American accent in Arts

New books with an American accent in Arts

May 20, 2016

New books, Painting, Photography, Rare Books & Arts:

An iconic American family of artists, a book of photographs capturing a lost place and time, an artist we should know better, and a lovely voice from Hollywood’s past.

Out of Ireland have we come: the arts in a century of change

Out of Ireland have we come: the arts in a century of change

March 18, 2016

Photography, Rare Books & Arts, Updates, Visual arts:

As the State Library celebrates the anniversary of the Easter Rising in Dublin, 1916, it seems appropriate to look at how Irish artists have transformed their culture over the course of a not uneventful century.

Fantagraphics Books, 2014

New in the visual arts: on the shelf and online

March 20, 2015

New books, Painting, Photography, Rare Books & Arts, Visual arts:

The visual arts come in all shapes and sizes

Livening the place up with a bit of bohemianism

Livening the place up with a bit of bohemianism

December 2, 2014

Film, Photography, Rare Books & Arts, Visual arts:

Bohemians come in all shapes and sizes

Something visual on the new books shelf

Something visual on the new books shelf

November 26, 2014

Painting, Photography, Rare Books & Arts, Visual arts:

A handful of fascinating new books have recently arrived on the shelves, centred on the visual arts in all of its many guises…..

Photography: in and out of focus

Photography: in and out of focus

September 19, 2014

New books, Photography, Rare Books & Arts:

Photography continues to be a major part of our contemporary art collecting, and here are just a few new titles to tempt you into the building (and one you can… Read More ›

Charles Marville and the changing face of Paris

Charles Marville and the changing face of Paris

May 19, 2014

Photography, Rare Books & Arts:

With the State Library’s major Victor Hugo exhibition coming up in July, the name of Charles Marville has been getting mentioned in despatches recently. One of the very greatest photographers… Read More ›

New books: from rocking the nation to charting the world

New books: from rocking the nation to charting the world

April 11, 2014

Music, New books, Photography, Popular music, Rare Books & Arts, Visual arts:

 Rock country : the sounds, bands, fans, fun & other stuff that happened: edited by Christian Ryan “Sex lessons from Bon Scott. Scary encounter with Chrissy Amphlett. On the trail… Read More ›

New Books: in and around Melbourne

New Books: in and around Melbourne

June 29, 2013

New books, Painting, Photography, Rare Books & Arts:

The presses keep rolling….. L. Bernard Hall : the man the art world forgot by Gwen Rankin This marvellous new biography of Bernard Hall, published in association with the State… Read More ›

Victoria, and the world, through the camera lens

Victoria, and the world, through the camera lens

April 3, 2013

Photography, Rare Books & Arts:

Jane Miller has been inspired by the Library’s wonderful collection of photography books and journals, as well as original photographs held in our Picture Collection The Melbourne Camera Club :… Read More ›