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346 Books giving about 5,000 selected typical grants from among an estimated 60,000examined and a capsule description of the more outstanding programs of some 298 business corporations in the U.S.A. during the last decade. Information is provided on typical grants over $1000and who received them. Besides each foundation or corporation entry, a letter code states the areas in which grants weregiven. The fields include architecture, dance, education, writing, music, theatre, painting, sculpture and film. An ample discussion of legal restrictions concerning grants is given in the Introduction. Recommended procedures for applying for grants are outlined in a section at the end of the book. Artist’s Market ’76. 2nd ed. Kirk Polking and Liz Prince, eds. Writers Digest, Cincinnati, 1975.624 pp., illus. $9.95. Artists in the fine arts as well as those in the commercial arts will find sections of interest in this comprehensive directory. For the former there are, in particular, the followingsections: Art Competitions/Exhibitions, Arts Organizations, Associations of Interest to Artists, A Commissioned Art Agreement, Foundations and Grants, and Galleries. For illustrators, photographers, cartoonists and others in the commercial arts there is an important section on copyrights (U.S.A.) and there are many sections on art markets and services. Most entries in each section contain at least a paragraph of helpful information. For example, art-market entries contain the name and address of the buyer, the type of work required, the price range and the terms. In the case of many art competitions and exhibitions, explanatory information is provided along with necessary dates, names and addresses. Although many of the listed events re-occur annually, only those persons who had had access to this book soon after publication in 1975 were able to profit fully from its 1976 coverage. This should be borne in mind by those contemplating the purchase of future editions. A glossary of terms used in the text is included. The Directory treats principally, but not exclusively, markets, servicesand events in the U.S.A. and Canada. The Writers’ and Artists’ Y e a r Book 1974. Adam & Charles Black, London, 1974. 435 pp. Paper, €1.00 The Year Book, now in its 67th year of issue, is a handy directory that is oriented primarily to writers. It is divided into several parts: ‘Writing for Newspapers, Magazines,etc.’ (132 pp.), ‘Writing Books’ (96 pp.), ‘Writing for Theatre, Films, Radio and Television’(41 pp.), ‘Artists Designers and Photographers’ (22 pp.). The final part ‘General’ (134 pp.) is of principal interest to writers. The part directed to artists is useful primarily to British Commercial artists. British art agents and commercial art studios are listed. Then there is a tabulation of firms that accept drawings and verses for greetingcards etc. The code of professional conduct issued by the society of Industrial Artists and Designers Ltd. is included. For photographers, advice is given on marketing news pictures and feature pictures and an international (primary British, however) listingof agenciesand picture libraries is given. In conclusion, there is a short article giving advice on picture researchthat is, ‘the selection and collection of illustrations suitable for reproduction’. A Dictionary of Impressionism. R. Cogniat, F. Elgar and J. Selz. Eyre Methuen, London, 1973. 168 pp., illus. €1.75. The Dictionary is really a collection of short bibliographies of 21 artists, five art dealers and four writers connected with Impressionism. There are only four non-bibliographical entries. There are 134 reproductions of art works, of which over 100 are in color. The space given to the illustrations and bibliographical material for each artist seems to vary in proportion to his/her prominence in the movement. The introduction summarizes concisely the history of Impressionism , Neo-Impressionism and Post-Impressionism. The text concludes with a bibliography of books on Impressionism in English, French and German published up to 1971. Not only is the book a handy reference, it is also pleasant bed-side reading. BOOKS RECEIVED TheAestheticsofGyurgyLukdcs. Bela Kiralyfalvi.Princeton Univ. Press,Princeton, N.J., and London, Allover Patterns for Designers and Crafrsmen. Pictorial Archive series. Clarence P. Hornung. Dover, Art and Inquiry. Beret Lang. Wayne State Univ. Press, Detroit, Mich., 1975. 227 pp. $13.95. ArtandMorality. Nishida...

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