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A blog about books. Rare books.](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com) [![Did you know? Check our Rare Books Page](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/237126/4f5afc0e-4fe1-46f6-bebb-f93fe6f22263.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/237126/4f5afc0e-4fe1-46f6-bebb-f93fe6f22263) ## [Collecting Charles van Sandwyk](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/collecting-charles-van-sandwyk) By [Adrienne Rivera](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/author/adrienne-rivera). May 5, 2023. 7:00 AM. Topics: [Fine Press](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/topic/fine-press), [Art](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/topic/art) [![](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/hubfs/pocket%20guide%20to%20little%20people.webp)](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/collecting-charles-van-sandwyk) Canadian writer and illustrator Charles van Sandwyk is best known for his charming and whimsical limited-run books. The quality of each hand-made production makes van Sandwyk's work appealing to collectors and casual readers. His attention to detail with carefully crafted illustrations and an eye toward depicting natural and imaginary beings gives his work an ethereal quality ideal for adults and [children](https://www.bookstellyouwhy.com/advSearchResults.php?action=browse&category_id=761) alike. [Van Sandwky](https://www.bookstellyouwhy.com/advSearchResults.php?action=search&orderBy=relevance&category_id=0&keywordsField=Charles+Van+Sandwyk)was born in South Africa in 1966. Here, he developed his love of nature and drawing as he practiced sketching the beautiful creatures that call the area home. His family moved to Canada when he was just eleven years old. During this time, he discovered two of his other great influences: [JRR Tolkien](https://www.bookstellyouwhy.com/advSearchResults.php?action=search&fromForm=1&category_id=&authorField=j.r.r.+tolkien&titleField=&publisherField=&keywordsField=&dp1=&dp2=&priceStart=&priceEnd=&orderBy=relevance&recordsLength=25&firstEd=&signed=&jacket=) and Arthur Rackham. He continued to practice drawing, and his style evolved further due to mentorship from his art teachers. Three, in particular, helped him find his path by teaching him calligraphy and printmaking, while another gifted him an antique printing press. He went on to study graphic design at Capilano College. One of his greatest inspirations is Fiji, a place that had been for him an endless source of peace, happiness, and creativity. He produces most artwork there, working closely with his friend Waisiki Doughty, who helps hand-make van Sandwyk's books. Today we take a closer look at some of the most beautiful works of art from van Sandwyk for those interested in beginning a collection.      [Read more...](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/collecting-charles-van-sandwyk) --- ## [The Art and Life of Eric Carle](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/the-art-and-life-of-eric-carle) By [Adrienne Rivera](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/author/adrienne-rivera). Sep 8, 2020. 9:00 AM. Topics: [Children's Books](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/topic/childrens-books), [Art](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/topic/art) [![](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/hubfs/HungryCaterpillar.jpg)](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/the-art-and-life-of-eric-carle) Few children's book illustrators create work as recognizable as that of Eric Carle. His work has been published across the world, translated into sixty-six languages. His dedication to creating fun, playful books for young children has spanned over four decades and has resulted in books that generations of children have not only loved, but have grown up to share with their own children. Let's take a closer look at the life and work of one of [children's book illustration's](https://www.bookstellyouwhy.com/searchResults.php?category_id=761&action=browse&orderBy=relevance) most celebrated artists:      [Read more...](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/the-art-and-life-of-eric-carle) --- ## [Los Angeles's Rare Book Scene](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/los-angeless-rare-book-scene) By [Audrey Golden](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/author/audrey-golden). May 6, 2020. 9:00 AM. Topics: [Rare Books](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/topic/rare-books), [Book Collecting](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/topic/book-collecting), [Movie Tie-Ins](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/topic/movie-tie-ins), [Literary travel](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/topic/literary-travel), [Art](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/topic/art) [![](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/hubfs/IMG_5245.jpg)](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/los-angeless-rare-book-scene) Los Angeles has a rare book scene all of its own. With the city’s deep roots in cinema and Hollywood production, not surprisingly, many rare bookstores in the city have an incredible selection of film books, screenplays, and other materials tied to the silver screen. At the same time, Los Angeles is also a beacon for contemporary art, and many of the city’s rare bookshops reflect the modern and contemporary art scene. Like other major urban areas in the U.S., if you visit at the right time, you may find yourself in Los Angeles during a book fair. From shops to annual fairs, the Los Angeles rare book scene has much to offer.      [Read more...](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/los-angeless-rare-book-scene) --- ## [A Vincent Van Gogh Book Spotlight: Lust for Life](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/vincent-van-gogh-book-spotlight-lust-for-life) By [Audrey Golden](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/author/audrey-golden). Apr 30, 2020. 9:00 AM. Topics: [Biographies](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/topic/biographies), [Art](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/topic/art) [![](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202020-02-29%20at%2010.21.06%20AM.png)](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/vincent-van-gogh-book-spotlight-lust-for-life) Vincent Van Gogh lived a short life and committed suicide when he was only 37 years old. For many painters, writers, and collectors, Van Gogh’s story is an interesting one, often shrouded in mystique due to the artist’s own struggles with mental health issues and psychic instability. After his death, when Van Gogh’s paintings finally received the acclaim that they never did in his lifetime, public interest also grew surrounding the artist’s life story. Rumors circulated about his madness and his creative genius. In the 1920s, a young Irving Stone (born Irving Tennenbaum) traveled with his then-wife Lona Mosk to Paris, where he began investigating Van Gogh’s life and works. Stone’s research led to the critically acclaimed biography *Lust for Life* (1934).      [Read more...](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/vincent-van-gogh-book-spotlight-lust-for-life) --- ## [The Fascinating Life and Art of Vincent van Gogh](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/van-gogh-life-and-art) By [Abigail Bekx](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/author/abigail-bekx). Mar 30, 2019. 9:00 AM. Topics: [Art](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/topic/art) [![](https://pages.aspiration.marketing/hubfs/van_gogh_self_portrait.jpg)](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/van-gogh-life-and-art) Art is and does many things. It chronicles history, shows culture, and provides insight into artists. Despite the vast number of artists, there are only a few who hold consumers’ attention long after their death. Included with artists like Michelangelo and da Vinci, is Vincent van Gogh. From novels like [*Lust for Life*](https://www.bookstellyouwhy.com/advSearchResults.php?action=search&orderBy=relevance&category_id=0&keywordsField=Vincent+Van+Gogh)to an episode of *Doctor Who*, the general masses remain fascinated with the man who is known for such talent and for cutting off his own ear.       [Read more...](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/van-gogh-life-and-art) --- ## [A Family Affair: Lynn Redgrave and the Redgrave Theatrical Pedigree](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/a-family-affair-lynn-redgrave-and-the-redgrave-theatrical-pedigree) By [Leah Dobrinska](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/author/leah-dobrinska). Mar 8, 2019. 9:00 AM. Topics: [Drama](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/topic/drama), [Art](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/topic/art) [![](https://pages.aspiration.marketing/hubfs/this_is_living_lynn_redgrave.png)](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/a-family-affair-lynn-redgrave-and-the-redgrave-theatrical-pedigree) What must it feel like to be a part of a successful family? On one hand, being able to learn from and share experiences with those closest to you is certainly incredibly valuable. On the other hand, it is often daunting for members of the same family to follow in the footsteps of their parents or siblings. The Redgrave family is a premiere example of a modern-day dynasty, and its kingdom is the stage and screen. According to Lynn Redgrave, the family’s acting history spans five generations. To be sure, actress and author Lynn Redgrave knew what it felt like to come from a talented family.      [Read more...](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/a-family-affair-lynn-redgrave-and-the-redgrave-theatrical-pedigree) --- ## [R. Buckminster Fuller Collection at Stanford University](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/r.-buckminster-fuller-collection-at-stanford-university) By [Audrey Golden](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/author/audrey-golden). Apr 19, 2018. 9:00 AM. Topics: [American History](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/topic/american-history), [Libraries & Special Collections](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/topic/libraries-special-collections), [Art](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/topic/art) [![](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/hubfs/BuckminsterFuller1.jpg)](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/r.-buckminster-fuller-collection-at-stanford-university) Who was R. Buckminster Fuller? In Stanford University Library’s description of the [R. Buckminster Fuller Collection](https://library.stanford.edu/collections/r-buckminster-fuller-collection), the description describes Fuller as a “20th century polymath,” while the [Buckminster Fuller Institute](https://www.bfi.org/) describes the man as “a 20th century inventor and visionary who did not limit himself to one field but worked as a ‘comprehensive anticipatory design scientist’ to solve global problems.” He was, indeed, a person of many interests, many academic pursuits, and many talents. Fuller lived through most of the twentieth century and published novels and essays, wrote poetry, designed architectural geodesic domes and works of contemporary art, and built prototype cars of the future. His books are highly collectible, and if you are interested in seeing and learning more, you can access the R. Buckminster Fuller Collection at Stanford’s Special Collections and University Archives.      [Read more...](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/r.-buckminster-fuller-collection-at-stanford-university) --- ## [Collecting Yoko Ono’s Artist Books](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/collecting-yoko-onos-artist-books) By [Audrey Golden](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/author/audrey-golden). Feb 15, 2018. 9:00 AM. Topics: [Books collecting](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/topic/books-collecting), [Art](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/topic/art) [![](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/hubfs/John_Lennon_Yoko_Ono_BTYW.png)](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/collecting-yoko-onos-artist-books) Collecting artist monographs and exhibition catalogues can be an especially exciting endeavor. In addition, many artists’ books are, themselves, pieces of art to be collected. For example, many artists created hand bound, limited editions that can be added to any discerning collector’s shelves (and, in most cases, can and should be displayed). Yoko Ono has an interesting personal history, as well as a fascinating role in the contemporary and conceptual art worlds. Prior to meeting John Lennon, Ono was involved in performance and conceptual art movements in New York City. Most notably, she participated in “happenings” involving many performers and musicians within the Fluxus movement—a group of conceptual artists—in the 1960s. She also made and wrote books, and we’d like to tell you more about them so you can add them to your collection.      [Read more...](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/collecting-yoko-onos-artist-books) --- ## [Guillaume Apollinaire: Master of le Mot Juste](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/guillaume-apollinaire-master-of-le-mot-juste) By [Brian Hoey](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/author/brian-hoey). Aug 26, 2017. 9:00 AM. Topics: [Poetry](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/topic/poetry), [Art](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/topic/art) [![](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/hubfs/Guillaume_Apollinaire_foto.jpg)](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/guillaume-apollinaire-master-of-le-mot-juste) Like [Walt Whitman](https://www.bookstellyouwhy.com/advSearchResults.php?action=search&orderBy=relevance&category_id=0&keywordsField=walt+whitman), Guillaume Apollinaire contains multitudes. While he is largely known to English speaking readers as a important modernist poet, he was also a noted art critic and a writer of novels and plays. And while his poetic imagination was best displayed in his actual poems, one can’t help but wonder if it was also at work when it came to his success in that most fickle of businesses: the naming of artistic movements.      [Read more...](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/guillaume-apollinaire-master-of-le-mot-juste) --- ## [Vorticism: The Movement That Tried (and Failed) to Lead the Modern World](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/vorticism-the-movement-that-tried-and-failed-to-lead-the-modern-world) By [Matt Reimann](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/author/matt-reimann). Jun 20, 2017. 9:00 AM. Topics: [History](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/topic/history), [Art](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/topic/art) [![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/35/Saunders%2C_Abstract_Multicoloured_Design.jpg)](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/vorticism-the-movement-that-tried-and-failed-to-lead-the-modern-world) The beginning of any [artistic movement](https://www.bookstellyouwhy.com/searchResults.php?category_id=787&action=browse&orderBy=mostrecent) is typically unclear and shaky. Few have ever announced themselves with the audacity and verve of Vorticism. Discontented with tradition and inspired by the avant-garde spirit spreading across Europe, a group of young English artists assembled to create their own movement. It was dedicated to dynamism, machinery, abstract art, movement, and everything exciting about the future.      [Read more...](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/vorticism-the-movement-that-tried-and-failed-to-lead-the-modern-world) --- [Next page](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/topic/art/page/2) [See a listing of all posts](https://blog.bookstellyouwhy.com/all) | | | --- | This is a search field with an auto-suggest feature attached. - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. ### About this blog How can I identify a first edition? Where do I learn about caring for books? How should I start collecting? Hear from librarians about amazing collections, learn about historic bindings or printing techniques, get to know other collectors. 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