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January 16, 2019

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Painting
Know Your Meme
Seven books about sports in art stacked
Reading List: The Olympics and Sports in Art
In conjunction with the Olympic Winter Games and Super Bowl LVI, the Library tackles the world of sports in its latest recommended reading list. 
Clock surrounded by gilt-bronze sculptures of flowers, two babies, and doves
Reading List: Explore Frick Artists Online
While the Frick Art Research Library is closed for renovations, explore a list of e-books and other online resources from the library that offer deep dives into a wide range of artists and artworks from the Frick’s permanent collection.
Sketch of deer antlers.
Mind the Antlers

The story of the "overzealous" restoration of a family portrait as related by the painting's current owner illustrates how crucial this type of personal information is to the documentation of the Photoarchive.

Two books stacked. The front cover features an artwork detail of a shell-shocked soldier.
Reading List: Art and World War II
In commemoration of the seventy-seventh anniversary of the Allied victory in World War II, Michelle McCarthy-Behler, Reference Lead, offers ten titles from the Frick Art Reference Library exploring art during and after the Second World War—from paintings on the front lines to art used as propaganda, the Monuments Men, and later restitution efforts.
Book spread with abstract artworks featuring colorful squiggles
Reading List: New Library Acquisitions
The Frick Art Research Library’s vast collections continue to grow, even as the renovation of our historic reading room nears completion behind the scenes. This list represents outstanding examples of a variety of materials published in 2024 and acquired by the library for public use—just a taste of some of the wonderful publications we’re excited for you to discover when we reopen in April.
Tempera painting on poplar panel of Saint Lucy dressed in blue holding a martyr's palm
Curating the Visual Landscape of Our Digital World
Book on a white shelf featuring the words "Big Bang" and a large glittery blue circle in the center
Reading List: Art, Astronomy, and the Arrival of Summer
Happy first day of summer! Ralph Baylor, Interlibrary Loan and Document Delivery Lead, offers a reading list on the history of astronomy in art from the collections of the Frick Art Reference Library, in celebration of the summer solstice here in the Northern Hemisphere.
photo of green box, with man's portrait at center
A La Vieille Russie and Peter Carl Fabergé
Two books on a shelf with covers featuring blue-and-yellow artworks
Reading List: Ukrainian Art and Artists
Celebrate Ukrainian art with a recommended reading list from the Frick Art Reference Library by Eugénie Fortier, Acting Storage and Retrieval Lead. Peruse these publications to discover a wide breadth of art styles and media and to learn how artists from Ukraine have explored their home country’s history and culture through time.