The Art Library includes books and journals about art, architecture, and design, with particular strength in 19th century art and architecture.
Catalogues Raisonnés are definitive studies of an artist's entire creative output, sometimes specifically in a particular medium. Exhaustively researched, they are invaluable reference sources and provide information basic information such as title, date, size, and provenance, in addition to allowing scholars to trace artistic and technical development within an artist’s oeuvre.
Explore the Strachan Alcove on the south side of the Martin Reading Room for our rich collection of photography books. The collection includes books on technique, history and the works of individual photographic artists.
The Art Library features an especially strong collection of 19th and early 20th century European architectural journals. Browse the catalog for books with on the theory, design and history of the built environment by searching for call numbers that begin with NA.
Affron, Matthew, and publisher Philadelphia Museum of Art. Dreamworld : Surrealism at 100. Philadelphia Art Museum, 2025.
Aloi, Giovanni. Botanical Revolutions : How Plants Changed the Course of Art. Los Angeles: Getty Publications, 2025.
Lam, Wifredo, Christophe Cherix, Beverly Adams, et al. Wifredo Lam : When I Don’t Sleep, I Dream. Edited by Christophe Cherix and Beverly Adams. The Museum of Modern Art, 2025.
Miller, Lee, Hilary Floe, Saskia Flower, et al. Lee Miller. Yale University Press, 2025.
Model, Lisette, Walter Moser, Damarice Amao, host institution Graphische Sammlung Albertina, and host institution Kunstfoyer. Lisette Model : Retrospective. 1st edition. Albertina, 2025.
Morgan, Jessica, Alexandra Bordes, Jean-Pierre Criqui, et al. Minimal. Translated by Jean-François Allain, Maria Damnjanovic, and Marc Feustel. Pinault Collection, 2025.
Puetz, Michelle, Amy Taubin, Guillermo del Toro, et al. Bong Joon Ho : Director’s Inspiration. Edited by Michelle Puetz. Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, 2025.
Saint-Pierre, Laurel, Clara Gutsche, sponsoring body Scotiabank, and host institution Image Centre. Clara Gutsche. First edition. Edited by Laurel Saint-Pierre. Steidl, 2025.
Smith, Jaune Quick-to-See, and host institution Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum. Indigenous Identities : Here, Now & Always. Zimmerli Art Museum, 2025.
Therrien, Robert, Ed Schad, Richard Armstrong, et al. Robert Therrien : This Is a Story. The Broad, 2025.
Updated February 11, 2026.