New and Notable
Recently added artists’ book at the AA/PG Library
Hansel and Gretel at the American Art Museum/National Portrait Gallery Library
Aftermath of a Catastrophe: 3.11.2011 Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami: an artist’s Soulful Heart
Clouds come to the American Art Museum/National Portrait Gallery Library
Significant Collection of Arion Press Publications Comes to Smithsonian Libraries and Archives
Turning a Quarantine Into a Journey With Xavier de Maistre
Turning a Quarantine Into a Journey With Xavier de Maistre
Significant Collection of Arion Press Publications Comes to Smithsonian Libraries and Archives
Reimaging a Classic: the Arion Press Edition of “The World Is Round”
It’s Alive! Arion Press’ Frankenstein; or, the Modern Prometheus
“It’s alive!” During the spooky season celebrated around Halloween, decorations and costumes of classic pop culture creatures abound, like Dracula, the Wolfman, and Frankenstein’s monster himself. Our modern conception of Frankenstein is a loveable zombie, tall and dopey with green skin and spiky hair, bolts and stitches. Originally published in 1818, Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus actually tells the story of Dr.