Nov 1, 2017
This book was titled Otis Kaye: Money, Mystery, and Mastery, by the New Britain Museum of American Art. I was browsing in the books on painting section when this caught my eye because of the front cover, which is an actual piece by Kaye called D’-JIA-VU? that shows painted bills of currency. The book was published alongside an exhibition, so it is kind of a catalogue of Kaye’s work and his life as an American Trompe l’oeil painter and artist who mastered many genres. This book is interesting to me as an Art History major because this is a different genre of painting and artwork, and viewing the way Kaye explores different mediums and subjects is interesting and refreshing. - Lara Bros