Library Reading Lists

April 20, 2021

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In the Reading List blog series, the Frick Art Reference Library suggests titles from its collections related to specific themes. The featured resources highlight the library’s extensive holdings and collaborations.
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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. 
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Reading List: Jewish American Heritage Month
In celebration of Jewish American Heritage Month, discover a selection of recommended reads from the Frick Art Reference Library on Jewish artists, collectors, and scholars in North America. Books on the list explore themes such as the diasporic experience, assimilation and tradition, and the sacred and secular.
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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.
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Reading List: Spring Flowers and Gardens
Joey Vincennie, Reference Lead, rings in the spring with a recommended reading list from the Frick Art Reference Library focused on botany, scientific illustration, landscape architecture, and depictions of flowers and gardens in the visual arts through the ages.