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----------------------------Original message---------------------------- The Southeast Chapter of the Art Libraries Society of North America (ARLIS/SE) is pleased to announce these nine recipients of the 1996/97 Mary Ellen LoPresti Award for Excellence in Art Publishing. ART PAPERS/ Atlanta, Ga.: Atlanta Art Papers, Inc. (P.O. Box 77348, Atlanta, Ga. 30357), 1981 - ISSN 0278-1441 (Submitted: V.20 nos. 1-6) A former LoPresti Award winner, this bimonthly serial publication continues to be an excellent example of local coverage of contemporary art in the Southeast. The large format and artistic layouts for both text and illustrations are consistently creative and unique. Articles cover the southeastern art scene as well as interviews and information on international artists and exhibitions. AT lanta 1945+50/Shinro Ohtake - Atlanta, Ga.: Nexus Press, c1996. 1v. (unpaged): all col. ill.; 22cm.- ISBN 0932526551 This unique artist book was created by Japanese artist Shinro Ohtake at Nexus Press in collaboration with the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games Cultural Olympiad. Japanese and American cultures meld as the viewer turns the pages filled with colorful images and limited-edition photographs, portraits of unidentified Americans from Atlanta+s part, affixed by hand. Attached to the main volume with a blue string, symbolic of the Pacific ocean, is a more ephemeral paper booklet with Japanese images and text. THE INDEPENDENTS: THE ASHCAN SCHOOL & THEIR CIRCLE FROM FLORIDA COLLECTIONS/Valerie Ann Leeds. - Winter Park, Fla.: George D. and Harriet W. Cornell Fine Arts Museum, 1996.-102p.:ill. (some col.); 28 cm. This exemplary exhibition catalogue is a tribute to the group of urban realist painters, the Ashcan School, led by Robert Henri. Designed and organized by Kathy Schumann and Hank McDaniel, this handsomely bound catalogue is representative of an ambitious exhibit, which celebrates the hundredth anniversary of the Rollins College art collection, established in 1896. JERUSALEM AND THE HOLY LAND REDISCOVERED: THE PRINTS OF DAVID ROBERTS (1796-1864)/ W.D. Davies, Eric M. Meyers, Sarah Walker Schroth; forward by Michael P. Mezzatesta; preface by Dennis M. Campbell-Durham, NC: Duke University Museum of Art, c1996.-379p. col. ill.; 29x34cm. - ISBN 0938989154 This exhibition catalogue reproduces for the first time in full color all 123 tinted and hand-colored lithographs from a rare imperial edition issued by David Roberts (1796-1864) in 1842 and recently purchased by the Duke University Museum of Art. Reverend George Croly, L.L.D.+s unabridged/original accompanying text of historical descriptions is also reproduced. The work has a large attractive layout and four scholarly essays which have comprehensive notes, bibliographies, and in one case, a glossary. JOHN RINGLING: DREAMER, BUILDER, COLLECTOR: LEGACY OF THE CIRCUS KING/ Sarasota, Fla. : John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art, c1996. - 159 p.: ill.(some col.); 28 cm. - ISBN 0916758362 Detailing the development of John Ringling+s extraordinary art collection, this illustrated volume of essays accompanied an exhibition celebrating 50 years of State of Florida ownership of the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art. The publication includes eight well-written essays presenting new scholarly research as well as endnotes, a selected bibliography, and an index. NELLIE MAE ROWE/ organized by J. Richard Gruber; [essay by Xenia Zed] - Augusta, Ga.: Morris Museum of Art, c1996.- 55p.: ill. (some col.); 28 cm. - ISBN 096387537X A well-documented essay by Xenia Zed, explains the visual vocabulary and outlines the chronology of the works by the self-taught Georgia artist Nellie Mae Rowe. This exhibition catalogue also includes a creative presentation and informative appendices. PICTURING THE SOUTH: 1860 TO THE PRESENT: PHOTOGRAPHERS AND WRITERS/ William Baldwin...[et. al.]; essay by Charles Reagan Wilson; edited by Ellen Dugan - Atlanta, Ga. : San Francisco, CA : High Museum of Art; Chronicle Books, c1996 - ISBN 0811813231 Reproduced in this impressive exhibition catalogue are more than 160 photographs depicting the American South since the Civil War, many taken by world famous photographers. The publication's content is presented using a clean, bold layout. Seven personal essays by Southern writers contribute to documenting a cultural heritage and to establishing a cohesive identity for this intriguing yet complex region. SAVING LEAR+S PARROTS: AN EXHIBITION OF EDWARD LEAR+S -ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE FAMILY PSITTACIDAE, OR PARROTS-/Elaine B. Smyth.- Baton Rouge. La: LSU Libraries, 1996. cover + 3p.: cover ill. (color); 28 cm. This exhibition brochure was chosen as an example of an attractive, sophisticated, and well-produced exhibition guide. The colorful cover illustration stands out against the uncluttered white background framed by the exhibition title at the top and other essential information at the bottom. The inside pages and the back cover detail the artist+s life and work, as well as information on parrots, lithography and conservation. In addition, there are notes, sources, electronic resources, and a checklist of exhibitions. The committee unanimously agreed that this demonstrated a superior presentation on one folded piece of 11+ x 17- (28 cm x 43 cm) card stock. VALERIE JAUDON/ Rene Paul Barilleaux ; introductory essay by Anna C. Chave. - Jackson, Miss.: Mississippi Museum of Art, c1996.-96p.:ill. (some col.); 30cm. - ISBN 1887422005 This catalogue of a survey exhibition of the work of Greenville Mississippi native, Valerie Jaudon, covers the abstract painter+s production over two decades and is the first comprehensive analysis of her work. Complementary information is thorough and the plates, illustrations, and design of the catalogue contribute to an attractive, inclusive, and scholarly presentation. About the 13th Annual MARY ELLEN LOPRESTI Publication Award Competition The Art Libraries Society of North America (ARLIS/NA) is the largest international professional organization devoted to art librarianship. The Southeast Chapter of ARLIS/NA established the LoPresti Publication Award Competition in 1985 to recognize and encourage excellence in art publications issued in the southeastern United States. The publication awards are named for Mary Ellen LoPresti, who was the Design Librarian at the Harrye B. Lyons Design Library, North Carolina State University, until her death in 1985. Art and architecture books, exhibition catalogues and serials are eligible for consideration if published in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, or the Virgin Islands and are judged on three criteria: format, significance of content, and scholarly apparatus. These nine award winners were chosen from over 75 qualified entries of publications published during the 1996 calendar year. The winning publications were first announced at the ARLIS/Southeast annual meeting in New Orleans this past Fall, and have been placed in the arts collection of the Duke University East Campus Library. The ARLIS/Southeastern Chapter is grateful to all applicants who donated their submissions. ARLIS/SE 1996-97 Mary Ellen LoPresti Award Committee Kim Collins, High Museum of Art Library (Chair) Melissa Carmen, Robert W. Woodruff Library, Emory University Sandra Still, Robert W. Woodruff Library, Emory University Grace Reid, Clarence B. Hanson, Jr. Library, Birmingham Museum of Art FOR MORE INFORMATION: Kim Collins High Museum of Art Library 1280 Peachtree Street, NE Atlanta, GA 30309 tel. (404)733-4528 Fax. (404)733-4503 [log in to unmask]