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Art and ArchitectureSubvertingModernismCass Corridor Revisited,1966-1980Julia R. MyersSubverting Modernism is an exhibitioncatalog accompanying a 2013 showof the same title at Eastern MichiganUniversity. In decline since the 1950s,the Cass Corridor, an area near WayneState University in Detroit, bloomedwith artistic activity in the late 1960sand 70s. Author Julia R. Myers consultsinterviews with the artists, hundreds ofnewspaper articles from the late 1960sand 1970s, and archival materials inboth Washington, D.C. and Detroit,for a new look at the exciting work ofthese important Detroit artists.2013 / 6.5 x 9.5 / 96 pp / 45 illusISBN 978-0-9120-4297-8$24.95s paperPublished by Eastern Michigan University ArtGallery Program and distributed by Wayne StateUniversity PressEnergyCharles McGee atEighty-FiveJulia R. MyersThe exhibition catalogue written to accompanya sixty-year retrospective ofthe work of Detroit, African-Americanartist Charles McGee at Eastern MichiganUniversity. For over sixty years,McGee has created works of art inmany media that espouse the equalityof all living beings, black and white,single-celled and complex, and thatdemonstrate the energy, interdependenceand life-force of these beings.2010 / 8.5 x 11 / 100 pp / 60 illusISBN 978-0-912042-99-2$24.95s paperPublished by Eastern Michigan University ArtGallery Program and distributed by Wayne StateUniversity PressForeword magazine 2009 book of the Year!Finalist the category of Photography2010 Independent Publisher’s Book AwardWinner in the category of Great LakesBest Regional Non-FictionTHE D SHOW AWARDS 2010Award for Photography, Non-CommericalA Motor City YearJohn SobczakForeword by Jeff DanielsPhotographer John Sobczak captureseveryday life in Metro Detroit in 365images. The photographs in A MotorCity Year demonstrate the full textureof life in Detroit, from the traditionswe hold dear, to the places we workand play, the people we visit, and thechallenges that we face.2009 / 9 x 13 / 320 pp / 365 illusISBN 978-0-8143-3410-2$39.95t clothA Painted Turtle bookForeword magazine 2009 book of the Year!Finalist in the category of ArchitectureThe GuardianBuildingCathedral of FinanceJames W. Tottis“A work of exacting scholarship, JamesTottis’s treatise on Detroit’s GuardianBuilding is likely to be the final word onone of the greatest art deco skyscrapersin the United States.”—Robert Sharoff, co-author of AmericanCity: Detroit Architecture, 1845–2005Tottis details everything from the chinadesigned by the architect for use in theGuardian dining room to the building’srarely seen upper banking room. Healso investigates the sources of designand materials for the Guardian, findingthat it brought together the finest artisans,craftsmen, and firms of the time.2008 / 9 x 12 / 192 pp / 133 illusISBN 978-0-8143-3385-3$60.00l clothA Painted Turtle bookForeword magazine 2005 book of the Year!Silver winner in the category of ArchitectureAmerican CityDetroit Architecture,1845–2005Text by Robert SharoffPhotographs by William Zbaren“This book bravely reminds us thatthere are gems amid the city’s rough.They’re present not only in such ArtDeco masterpieces as the Fox Theatrebut also in Detroit’s handsome stash ofmonumental public buildings.”—Chicago Tribune“An informative, gorgeously executed,and desperately needed book.”—Metro Times2005 / 9 x 13.25 / 144 pp / 90 illusISBN 978-0-8143-3270-2$60.00l clothA Painted Turtle bookTalking ShopsDetroit Commercial Folk ArtPhotographs by David ClementsForeword by Bill HarrisAfterword by Jerry Herron“While others might look aroundthe central city and see dirt, decay,and desertion, Clements has eyes for‘outsider’ art laced with hot color,brash humor, and high energy on thewalls of the city’s most modest storesand bars.”—Detroit News2004 / 11 x 8.5 / 176 pp / 138 illusISBN 978-0-8143-3090-6$35.95t paperGreat Lakes Books Series(800) 978-7323 wsupress.wayne.edu 5