Currently in the Pdog19 library - October

In Camera, Francis Bacon, Photography, Film and the Practice of Painting

by Martin Harrison (2005, Thames and Hudson)

"Francis Bacon famously found inspiration in photographs, film-stills and mass-media imagery, In Camera ... reveals how these new media informed some of Bacon's most important paintings and triggered decisive turning points in his stylistic development." From the preface.

This book makes interesting reading and includes an extensive collection of Bacon's paintings as well as his 'working documents' - collages made from photographs, newspapers, etc. The book tries to analyse how these documents, together with other artists, influenced his work activities and his output.

20th Century Photography, Museum Ludwig Cologne

(2007, Taschen)

This "...present volume is a testimony to the richness of the photographic image, to the creativity of the artist who - with camera in hand - are constantly taking us along on new voyages of discovery. Their artistic experiences are an enrichment of our lives." From the preface by Marc Scheps.

This book is a collection of over 750 photographs taken, by hundreds of photographers, during the 20th century. Each photograph, or set of photographs, has a brief write up about the artist and the 'meaning' behind the art.

A Brief History of Art

by Camilla de la Bedoyere et al (2006, Flame Tree Publishing)

This book provides a snapshot from the world of painting over a 700 year period - from circa 1315 through to 1999. It naturally includes the most famous painters of the time and their most iconic works. More interestingly, it also includes names little heard of before and establishes them in terms of their influence and relationship to the 'greats'.