Public Art Books
The following is a list of public art books and resources available through Campbell Library. The list is a starting point to help you locate titles related to public art. Please note that you will need a Rowan University login to access many of these materials. Many of these items can also be located using a public library, WorldCat, or a popular search engine.
When searching for resources on Public Art, try using these keywords:
public art, public art books, urban art, public spaces, street art, graffiti art, art in public, art of the state, art of the public, placemaking, community art
Research Resources and Tips
Campbell Library’s Art Research Guide | This short guide will help you locate resources and cite sources.
Rowan Library Search | This is the primary resource to locate books on public art available within the Campbell library. Use the “Refine Results” column on the left side to narrow the selection.
Dissertations and Theses | These documents can help you narrow down topics and discover new or unpublished information. Use the Library Search to search for dissertations and theses using the “Refine Results” column on the left side. Select Resource Type: Dissertations
WorldCat | This resource is used to locate books available at other libraries. Once you find the book, you can request it through Interlibrary Loan.
Interlibrary Loan | This Rowan University Libraries service allows current faculty, students, and staff to request specific books from other libraries.
Likely keywords to help your research on public art
public art, urban art, public spaces, public art spaces, street art, graffiti art, art in public, art of the state, art of the public, placemaking, community art
Printed Public Art Books Available at Campbell Library
Bach, Penny Balkin. Public Art in Philadelphia. Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1992. | Link to Rowan Library Search
Bennett, Jane. Vibrant Matter a Political Ecology of Things. Durham: Duke University Press, 2010. | Link to Rowan Library Search
Fairmount Park Art Association. Sculpture of a City: Philadelphia’s Treasures in Bronze and Stone. New York: Walker Pub. Co, 1974.
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Fleming, Ronald Lee, Melrod, George, Von Tscharner, Renata, and Townscape Institute. Place Makers: Public Art That Tells You Where You Are. Townscape Institute ;–Hastings House, 1981. | Linked to Rowan Library Search
Goldstein, Barbara and Americans for the Arts (Organization). Public Art by the Book. First ed. Seattle: Americans for the Arts in association with University of Washington Press, 2005.
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Holt, Nancy, Pamela M. Lee, and Alena. Williams. Nancy Holt : Sightlines. Berkeley, Calif: University of California Press, 2011. | Linked to Rowan Library Search
Hottle, Andrew D. The Art of the Sister Chapel : Exemplary Women, Visionary Creators, and Feminist Collaboration. Farnham, Surrey ;: Ashgate, 2014. | Linked to Rowan Library Search
Hunter, Sam, and Miller, Dorothy Canning. Art for the Public : the Collection of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey New York, N.Y: The Authority, 1985.
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Jordan, Sherrill and American Council of the Arts. Public Art, Public Controversy: The Tilted Arc on Trial. New York, NY: American Council of the Arts, 1987.
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Lowe, Rick, Updike, David, and Golden, Jane. Philadelphia Mural Arts @ 30 Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2014.
| Link to Rowan Library Search
Melosh, Barbara. Engendering Culture: Manhood and Womanhood in New Deal Public Art and Theater. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1991.
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Museums Council of New Jersey. Public Art in New Jersey during the Period of the American Renaissance. Wayne, N.J: The Council, 1990.
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Randolph, Adrian W. B. Engaging Symbols: Gender, Politics, and Public Art in Fifteenth-Century Florence. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2002.
| Linked to Rowan Library Search
List of eBooks Available at Campbell Library ( Not a complete list)
Bull, Martin, and Banksy. This Is Not a Photo Opportunity: The Street Art of Banksy, 2014. | Link to Rowan Library Search
Cartiere, Cameron, and Leon Tan. The Routledge Companion to Art in the Public Realm. Taylor and Francis, 2020. Link to Rowan Library Search
Fenner, Felicity. Running the City: Why Public Art Matters. Sydney: NewSouth, 2017. | Link to Rowan Library Search
Finkelpearl, Tom. Dialogues in Public Art: Interviews with Andrew Ginzel … Krzysztof Wodiczo. Cambridge, Mass. ; London: MIT, 2001.
| Link to Rowan Library Search
Hocking, Bree T. The Great Reimagining : Public Art, Urban Space, and the Symbolic Landscapes of a “New” Northern Ireland. New York: Berghahn Books, Incorporated, 2015.
| Link to Rowan Library Search
Lambton, Gunda. Stealing the Show : Seven Women Artists in Canadian Public Art. Montreal: MQUP, 1994.
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Lim, William Sw. Public Space in Urban Asia. WORLD SCIENTIFIC, 2014.
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Rafael Schacter. Ornament and Order: Graffiti, Street Art and the Parergon. Taylor and Francis, 2016. | Link to Rowan Library Search
Schacter, Rafael. World Atlas of Street Art and Graffiti : The World Atlas of Street Art and Graffiti. Sydney: NewSouth, 2013.
| Link to Rowan Library Search
Zuidervaart, Lambert. Art in Public : Politics, Economics, and a Democratic Culture. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010.
| Link to Rowan Library Search
Zebracki, Martin. Public Artopia: Art in Public Space in Question. Pallas Publications, 2012. | Link to Rowan Library Search
Zebracki, Martin, and Joni M Palmer. Public Art Encounters: Art, Space and Identity. 1st ed. Milton: Routledge, 2018. | Link to Rowan Library Search
Recommended Public Art Books Available online or through InterLibrary Loan. The below WorldCat links will list locations where the book is available at a library. You can also use the information to locate the book at a commercial book store such as Amazon and Barnes and Noble.
Alemani, Cecilia. High Art – Public Art on the High Line. 2015. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1023186287
Alkalimat, Abdul. Wall of Respect: Public Art and Black Liberation in 1960s Chicago. Northwestern University Press, 2017. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1021227168
Banksy. 2007. Wall and Piece. Mainaschaff: Publikat. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/219808539
Basa, Lynn. 2019. Artist’s Guide to Public Art: how to find and win commissions. [S.l.]: ALLWORTH. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1088665566
Bloodworth, Sandra, and William S. Ayres. 2014. New York’s underground art museum: MTA Arts & Design. New York: The Monacelli Press. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/989741767
Brown, Thomas J. 2004. The Public Art of Civil War Commemoration: A Brief History with Documents. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s.
http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/54911748
Cartiere, Cameron, and Martin Zebracki. 2016. The everyday practice of public art: art, space, and social inclusion. London: Routledge. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/953764771
Cooper, Martha, and Henry Chalfant. 2016. Subway art. New York: Thames & Hudson. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/972172707
Doherty, Claire, Per Gunnar Eeg-Tverbakk, Chris Fite-Wassilak, Matteo Lucchetti, Magdalena Malm, and Alexis Zimberg. 2015. Out of time, out of place: public art (now). London: Art Books.
https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/911228131
Fleming, Ronald Lee. The Art of Placemaking: Interpreting Community through Public Art and Urban Design. Merrell, 2007. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/783403288
Grygutis, Barbara, and Jack Becker. 2016. Public art/ public space: the sculptural environments of Barbara Grygutis. [San Francisco]: ORO Editions. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/993844002
Hein, Hilde S. 2006. Public art: Thinking museums differently. Lanham, MD: Altamira Press. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/237072438
Howell, Shala. 2017. What’s that, Mom?: how to use public art to engage your children with the world around them … without being an artist yourself. Chicago, Illinois: Caterpickles Press http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1018479888
Knight, Cher Krause. 2011. Public Art Theory, Practice and Populism. New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/899173308
Knight, Cher Krause, and Harriet Senie. 2016. A companion to public art.
http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/966062623
Lacy, Suzanne. 1996. Mapping the terrain: New genre public art. Seattle, Wash: Bay Press. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/257947092
Miller, Kim, and Brenda Schmahmann. 2017. Public art in South Africa: bronze warriors and plastic presidents. Indiana University Press. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/987437382
Pinder, Kymberly N. 2017. Painting the gospel: black public art and religion in Chicago. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1004346520
Phifer, Jean, and Francis Dzikowski. 2009. Public Art New York. New York: W.W. Norton. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/227016598
Princenthal, Nancy, Anthony Iannacci, and Carolyn Horwitz. 2010. Natural histories: public art by Larry Kirkland. Los Angeles: Architecture/Interiors Press. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/958206382
Savage, Kirk. 2018. Standing soldiers, kneeling slaves: race, war, and monument in nineteenth-century America. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1099290946
Seldes, Gilbert. The Public Arts. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1956. | http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/29752927
Senie, Harriet. 2014. Critical Issues in Public Art: Content, Context, and Controversy. New York: Random House Publisher Services. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1031967795
Schacter, Rafael, and John Fekner. 2017. The world atlas of street art and graffiti. London: Aurum Press. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/994356241
Spring, Jenny Moussa. 2015. Unexpected art: serendipitous installations, site-specific works, and surprising interventions. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/893668989