2020 Small Changes Calendar Gift Catalog

The Art of Daniel Merriam In his artwork, contemporary surrealist Daniel Merriam presents an airy dreamworld of vaguely Victorian characters and architectural wonders. A self-taught artist, he studied mechanical and architectural design before becoming an architectural illustrator and later turning to fine art. 12 x 13 • $14.99 ISBN 978-0-7649-8440-2 Charles White Charles White depicted the lives of black Americans for over four decades. Raised in poverty and exposed to the works of other black artists and authors, he embraced using his art as commentary on social injustice. 12 x 13 • $14.99 ISBN 978-0-7649-8331-3 Charley Harper Charley Harper’s paintings have delighted art and animal lovers for more than six decades. His works distill the essence of each bird, animal, insect, or tree to its most important details. 12 x 13 • $14.99 ISBN 978-0-7649-8329-0 Chiura Obata Smithsonian American Art Museum Japanese-born Chiura Obata made over one hundred drawings and paintings of his adopted American homeland’s natural beauty. He later translated many of these works into woodblock prints that capture kiin seidô (living moment), the essential nature of a scene. 12 x 13 • $14.99 ISBN 978-0-7649-8492-1 Emily Carr Vancouver Art Gallery Bilingual (English/French) The British Columbia wilderness and First Nations culture formed the two great themes of Emily Carr’s work. She is deservedly considered the premier painter of Canada’s Pacific coast. 12 x 13 • $14.99 ISBN 978-0-7649-8439-6 Dinosaurs: The Art of Sergey Krasovskiy Paleoartist Sergey Krasovskiy paints lush panoramas featuring dinosaurs and pterosaurs in their prehistoric environments, incorporating the latest paleontological discoveries in his art. 12 x 13 • $14.99 ISBN 978-0-7649-8410-5 E. A. Séguy: Papillons Virginia Museum of Fine Arts French pattern designer E. A. Séguy combined art deco and art nouveau styles to striking effect. The twelve artworks in this calendar are from Séguy’s 1924 pochoir portfolio Papillons (Butterflies). 12 x 13 • $14.99 ISBN 978-0-7649-8464-8 Edward Gorey Edward Gorey, famous for masterful pen-and-ink cross- hatching and ironic, offbeat humor, won critical acclaim and an avid worldwide following. His drawings and stories have a special genius that resides in the effect of what is left unseen and unwritten. 12 x 13 • $14.99 ISBN 978-0-7649-8364-1 CALENDAR CATALOG 105