Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-09
Art and Artists

other art developments OF the
1950s. She's very good on the
use Of myth in the period,
rather hazy on what it all
means.
THE ARTISTS VOICE. BY
Katharine Kuh. (Harper 81
Row; $7.50) II you grant the
validity Of the interview with
artists in art criticism, this
collection Of II interviews
better than most, since Miss
Kuh makes no effort to stir
up the subjects or to COM
pete with them. All Ameri-
cans. from Ivan Albright and
Edward Hopper to Hans Hof
mann and Franz Kline.
JUSEP TORRES CAMPA-
LANS by Max Aub Double
day; $685. is q burlesque Of
modern European evangelis-
tic art writing and first rate
in any one of its parts; I'M
fortunately it is about 20
times too long.
HYPOCRISY ABOUT ART
by Theodore l.. Shaw (Stu-
art; $4.96 is a cry from the
heart against art critisicm in
general and John Canaday Of
the New York Times in par
ticular. This anti anaday
attack is, at any rate, fairer
than attacks from other
quarters, concentrating on
what the critic writes rather
than on the politics of paint
ers he may admire.
THE STORY BEHIND
THE PAINTING, by Leo
Roster (Cowles-Doubleday;
$14.95) lis the complete Sc
ries Of art commentaries and
reproductions from Look
magazine designed to inter-
est people who are not Wild
ly interested in art by giving
them unusual facts from the
artists lives or subjects.
4 = =
Three American master
architects are represented in
the seasons book list.
ARCHITECTURE by Frank
Lloyd Wright Doubleday;
$3.50 has a biography by his
daughter, Iovanna and pre-
Sents the architects thoughts
on various building materi-
ais as well as on his pro-
fession. Copious illustrations
cover his entire career and
remind us, In the details, that
Wright remained, right to the
end, a contemporary of Art
Nouveau as well as a man
of the future.
THE EVOLUTION OF AN
ARCHITECT, by Edward
Durell Stone (Horizon; $50
is an engaging professional
autobiography with 400 illus
trations of the work of the
designer of Washington's Ma
tional Cultural Center.
ZERO SAARINEN ON HIS
WORK, edited by Aline B.
Saarinen yale; $12.5O COW
ers the full achievement of
this second generation archi-
tectural pioneer. Handsome
ly produced, his own accounts
OF specific projects are pre-
sented with photos of them
plus more general statements
by the architect of Dulles
Airport. A towering figure
in retrospect.
PHOENIX AT COVENTRY
by Sir Basil Spence (Harper
81 Row; $685.. The archi-
tect Of the third cathedral
at Coventry - the first was
destroyed by Henry VIII, the
second by Hitler-tells how
this monumental job was ac-
complished and does so with
a diffidence all too rare In
the field. Well illustrated.
HIGH GOTHIC by Hans
Jantzen pantheon; $4.50) is
a quietly perfect example Of
how to conduct a scholarly
exposition. The cathedrals Of
Chartres. Amiens and Reims
are discussed in the light Of
building technique, medieval
society and Christian theol-
ogy as all three are embodied
in artistic achievement. Il
Illustrations switch from
photos to drawings as needed.
IDEAS IN CULTURAL PER-
SPECTIVE, edited by
Philip p. Wiener and Aaron
holland (Rutgers; so. is
an anthology OF pieces
from the Journal Of the
History Of Ideas. Over 30
scholars examine as many
ideas In the circumstances
Of their birth. spread and
change. No one examines
the relation between aca-
demic advancement and
publication Of such articles
as an example Of cultural
perspective. but there are
stimulating pieces on other
cultural perspectives, par
ticularly Meyer Schapiro's
examination Of Freud's in
buttons about Leonardo.
DESIGNS FOR CRAFTS
MEN by Walter Miles
Doubleday; $3.50 is q
thesaurus for weaver. pot
ter, metalworker and other
craftsmen. Profusely illus
trated from nature and
many cultures.
HAMMARSKJOLD by STEM
Soderberg Viking: $3.50
was rushed off TO Charleston
and Fort Sumter and never