by Mary Panzer, with an essay by Jeana K. Foley, 1997; 256 pages; hardcover, $44.95; softcover, $19.95

While Mathew Brady is best known today for his photographic documents of the Civil War, his contemporaries admired him for his portraits. Intent on creating a "national portrait gallery" of famous leaders that would connect such luminaries as Daniel Webster and Henry Clay with the Civil War leaders who succeeded them, Brady assiduously courted his subjects. This book charts the most productive years of his career, beginning with his emergence in 1844 as a daguerreotypist in New York.

9 1/2 x 11 1/2 in.; 72 black-and-white and 79 duotone illustrations
ISBN: 1-56098-793-6 (cloth); 1-58834-143-7 (paper)

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with a preface by David C. Driskell and an introduction by Tuliza K. Fleming, 1997; 128 pages; softcover, $13.48

Intended to promote racial tolerance among white Americans, the Harmon Foundation's exhibition "Portraits of Outstanding Americans of Negro Origin" toured all over the United States in the decade before Brown vs. the Board of Education ended segregation in the nation's schools. Featured in this book are those portraits—painted by black artist Laura Wheeler Waring and white artist Betsy Graves Reyneau, and illustrated in color—along with biographies of distinguished sitters.

8 1/2 x 11 in.; 11 black-and-white and 42 color illustrations
ISBN: 0-7649-0332-2

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by James G. Barber, with a biographical essay by Larry I. Bland and a personal reminiscence by Colin L. Powell, 1997; 104 pages; softcover, $9.95

Published to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the Marshall Plan, this catalogue includes illustrations, many in color, of the portraits and memorabilia that trace the career of America's illustrious soldier and statesman through both world wars.

8 1/2 x 11 in.; 37 black-and-white and 26 color illustrations
ISBN: 0-8018-5814-3

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by Eleanor Dwight and Viola Hopkins Winner, 1997; 20 pages; softcover, $3.50

During her long career, Edith Wharton portrayed the fashionable New York and Newport society that she knew so well in her writings. This brief overview of her life and career includes color illustrations of the author and her circle, along with a checklist of the exhibition.

8 x 11 in.; 5 black-and-white and 14 color illustrations

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by Amy Henderson and Dwight Blocker Bowers, 1996; 288 pages; hardcover, $45

Lavishly illustrated, Red, Hot & Blue showcases the Hollywood and Broadway musical from its immigrant roots in nineteenth-century vaudeville, through its heyday on both the "Great White Way" and the silver screen, to its retrospective role today in such revivals as Showboat. Chronicling the "fine romance" between the audience and its musical icons, the authors portray the personalities who pushed boundaries of style and content to create an increasingly sophisticated mélange of story, song, and dance.

9 x 12 in.; 175 duotone and 125 color illustrations
ISBN: 1-56098-698-0

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by Carolyn Kinder Carr and Steven Watson, 1996; 12 pages; softcover, $1.25

This booklet examines the revolutions in painting and poetry that took place following World War II. The "Painters" section presents Abstract Expressionists such as Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning, Robert Motherwell, Barnett Newman, and Mark Rothko. The "Poets" section examines poets from the Beat Generation, the San Francisco Renaissance, the Black Mountain Poets, and the New York School. A checklist of the exhibition is included.

8 x 11 in.; 19 duotone illlustrations

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