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Art and ArchitectureRobert WilbertEnnobling the OrdinaryEdited by Gere BaskinPhotographs by Dirk BakkerTraces Detroit painter Robert Wilbert’scareer as an artist, teacher, mentor,and advocate for the arts in essays andinterviews with the artist and variouscontributors close to him. Wilbert’swork has been collected by numerousinstitutions, including the DetroitInstitute of Arts and several nationalcorporations. Among his many commissionsare the design of the 1987U.S. postage stamp commemoratingthe state of Michigan’s sesquicentennial,the official portrait of JamesBlanchard, governor of Michigan,and that of Irvin D. Reid, President ofWayne State University.2011 / 9 x 12 / 136 pp / 62 illusISBN 978-0-615-45383-5$50.00t clothPublished by Detroit Focus and distributed byWayne State University PressAIA DetroitThe American Institute ofArchitects Guide to DetroitArchitectureEric J. Hill and John Gallagher“Detroit possesses an architecturalheritage that is under-appreciated,even unknown, locally and nationally.The stock of pre–World War II high-risebuildings, for instance, is probably thefourth finest in the country, and is thedowntown’s greatest asset as it redevelops.This comprehensive, carefullycrafted guide will increase appreciationof Detroit’s architecture from highto low, from cherished to forgotten,and from quotidian to exotic.”—Douglas Kelbaugh, Taubman Collegeof Architecture and Urban Planning,University of Michigan2003 / 5 x 10 / 376 pp / 510 illusISBN 978-0-8143-3120-0$36.95s paperArt in Detroit PublicPlacesThird EditionText by Dennis Alan NawrockiPhotographs by David ClementsThis new and updated version of Artin Detroit Public Places adds more thanthirty works to those considered in theprevious edition, including Babcockand Ernstberger’s Monroe MonumentMarker and Woodward MonumentMarker in the city’s Campus MartiusPark and Barr and De Giusti’s Transcendingin Hart Plaza. A comprehensivestreet map is included for easyplanning of walking or driving tours.2008 / 5 x 8.75 / 256 pp/ 177 illusISBN 978-0-8143-3378-5$24.95l paperGreat Lakes Books SeriesForeword magazine 2009 book of the Year!Finalist in the category of ArchitectureGreat Architectureof MichiganText by John GallagherPhotography by Balthazar KorabA meticulously researched and profuselyillustrated celebration of Michiganarchitecture. In addition to icons likethe Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island,the Michigan State Capitol in Lansing,and the Fisher Building in Detroit, thisvolume includes vernacular charmslike the D.H. Day Farm near SleepingBear Dunes, architectural survivors likethe Point Betsie Lighthouse, and somethirty-five private homes. A spiritedcollection of churches, theaters, officetowers, stadiums, and governmentbuildings rounds out the selections.2008 / 9 x 10.5 / 224 pp / 162 illusISBN 978-0-9816144-0-3$39.95t clothPublished by the Michigan ArchitecturalFoundation and distributed by Wayne StateUniversity PressAmos Walker’sDetroitText by Loren D. EstlemanPhotographs by Monte Nagler“Amos Walker’s Detroit is an unalloyeddelight.”—John Lescroart, New York Timesbest-selling author of The Suspect, TheHunt Club, and the Dismas Hardy/AbeGlitsky seriesAmos Walker’s Detroit visits dozens ofunforgettable locations from LorenD. Estleman’s Amos Walker series. AsEstleman says of Detroit in the preface:“City and protagonist are cut from thesame coarse cloth. They are the series’two heroes.”2007 / 9 x 9 / 104 pp / 45 illusISBN 978-0-8143-3357-0$34.95l clothISBN 978-0-8143-3551-2 eA Painted Turtle bookGenius LociCranbrookBalthazar KorabIn Genius Loci, Balthazar Korab capturesnot only the beauty and delightin the buildings and public art of Cranbrookbut the meaning of the placeitself. Over 150 lush photographsshowcase works from the legendaryartists and architects that have contributedto Cranbrook’s campus, includingEliel Saarinen and Carl Milles.2005 / 10 x 13 / 146 pp / 169 illusISBN 978-09636492-6-3$85.00s clothPublished by Balthazar Korab, Ltd. and CranbrookPress and distributed by Wayne StateUniversity Press6Wayne State University Press regional Books