AMA Art Lovers Book Club

Overview

Enjoy a glass of wine and snacks while you discuss art-related books at the bimonthly meeting of the AMA Art Lovers Book Club.
There is no formal membership, and the meetings are free and open to the public. Please RSVP so that seating can be provided for everyone.

SEASON 7 DATES & BOOKS

July 15
Hold Still: A Memoir with Photographs
by Sally Mann


Sept 16
The Hare with Amber Eyes: A Hidden Inheritance
by Edmund de Waal

This memoir traces the journey of a collection of netsuke figurines through generations of the author’s family, exploring art, history, and identity.

Nov 18
Get the Picture: A Mind-Bending Journey Among the Inspired Artists and Obsessive Art Fiends Who Taught Me How to See
by Bianca Bosker

This is A sharp, funny, and insightful nonfiction book about the contemporary art world and how we see.

Jan 20
St. EOM in the Land of Pasaquan: The Life and Times and Art of Eddie Owens Martin
by Jonathan Williams

A biography of eccentric Southern visionary artist Eddie Owens Martin, creator of Pasaquan.

March 17
Ninth Street Women
by Mary Gabriel

This is a sweeping group biography of five women artists (Lee Krasner, Elaine de Kooning, Grace Hartigan, Joan Mitchell, and Helen Frankenthaler) who transformed American art in the 20th century.

May 19
The Grand Affair: John Singer Sargent in His World
by Paul Fisher

This is a rich, beautifully written biography that places Sargent in the broader cultural, aesthetic, and social world of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Registration is free for everyone and helps us ensure adequate seating is ready when you arrive. You may also contact AMA Director of Education and Public Programming Annie Vanoteghem by calling 229.439.8400.