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Somebody famous once said, "I can't define art, exactly, but I know it when I see it." Well, something like that... In any event, below you will find some resoundingly cool forms of artwork - albeit in different genres - that we think are particularly appropriate to the world of reference. BOOKS AS SCULPTURE Jessica Drenk asks the question, "What happens when books become fossils and geological specimens, curious for their physical form rather than the information contained within?” JESSICA DRENK Tablua Rasa Book in porcelain slip and wax ePortfolio of Jessica Drenk Thanks to Karen Tallman Librarian, University of Arizona STRANGERS IN PARADISE Strangers in Paradise is a comic book series published every week since 1993. The artist, Terry Moore, has produced a wonderful array of images. Perhaps best-known among librarians is "Look it Up." TERRY MOORE Look it Up From Strangers in Paradise Strangers in Paradise RENAISSANCE PAINTING Giuseppe Arcimboldo was born in Milan in 1527 into a distinguished family. He painted in a remarkable style, "assembling" portraits from objects that had symbolic significance for the subject of the painting. GIUSEPPE ARCIMBOLDO The Librarian C. 1580 Arcimboldo Thanks to Anne de Furia Berkeley Heights Public Library Berkeley Heights, NJ

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