click to enlargeHere is the what the land of books looks like to German illustrator Alphonse Woelfle.Done in 1939, Woelfle's book world consists of distinct biblio-territories with names like:Leserrepublik - Reader’s Republic,Vereinigte Buchhandelsstaaten - United States of Booksellers,Recensentia - a realm for Reviewers,Makulaturia - Waste Paper Land, andPoesia - Poetry.Found via the Strange Maps blog where one of the comments provides the following translation of the inset:1. Büchermarkt - Bookmarket2. Boulevard der Massenauflagen - boulevard of mass circulation3. Neues Bücherviertel - quarter of new books4. Villenviertel der Verleger - exclusive residential area of publishers5. Vertragshaus mit Irrgarten und Vorschuß -...
Anselm Kiefer’s "Hortus Philosophorum"
Verunglückte Hoffnung, 2008. Lead and pottery. 51 1/4 x 67 x 78 3/4 inchesThe Rome branch of the Gagosian Gallery is currently featuring an exhibit of new work by German artist and Book Patrol favorite Anselm Keifer. The exhibit is titled "Hortus Philosophorum"The exhibition includes a group of eight sculptures that "evoke some of the central themes in his work deriving from his assiduous study of poetry, mythology, and cultural history." Each of the sculptures incorporate Kiefer's signature lead books.Danae, 2008. Lead, gold granules and aluminum sunflowers. 53 1/4 x 63 x 149 1/2 inches"By constructing elaborate scenographies that cross...
The Wasilla Public Library Before Sarah Palin
Remember the storm surrounding Sarah Palin and her book banning crusade at the Wasilla Public Library. It turned out to be one of the bigger issues of her campaign.20 years before Palin thrust the Wasilla Public Library into the national spotlight Edith Olson wrote a book The Library and I. A History of the first twenty-five years of the Wasilla Public Library. Olson was the librarian at the Wasilla Public Library from 1938-1958. When she arrived their was no library building and the library consisted of two bookcases in the hall of the school house. The library held 350 books,...
Living Portraits: Carl Van Vechten’s Color Photographs of African Americans, 1939-1964 : The Poets
Langston Hughes, 1942These portraits are just a few of the 140 never-before-exhibited color photographs taken by Carl Van Vechten.Living Portraits: Carl Van Vechten’s Color Photographs of African Americans, 1939-1964 features some 140 never-before-exhibited color photographs by Carl Van Vechten. Van Vechten (1880-1964) had an artistic vision rooted in the centrality of the talented person. He cherished accomplishment, whether in music, dance, theater, fine art, literature, sport, or advocacy.
Book Patrol Digest
C. Max Magee of the Millions is building some Literary Soundtracks at Pandora. So far he has 3 stations in the bag.George Packer on George Orwell's “Down and Out in Paris and London” via The Book Club at The New Yorker. "Excellent Book Covers and Paperbacks" at Smashing Magazine. A visual feast featuring 61 of their favorite cover designs."The Lost Books of The Stone Reader" via Omnivoracious. A look at this 2002 documentary that is a must see for us bookish types. I just watched it and loved it.Do you suffer from Library Anxiety? New book out “Library Rx: Measuring...