This book contains some 200 images of paintings created by Buffalo, NY, expressionist artist Edward G. Bisone. It follows a limited collector's edition published in April 2011 (and no longer available).Bisone's work reflects the influence of artists such as Marcel Duchamp and Jean-Michel Basquiat. He has exhibited internationally.

Edward G. Bisone: Selected Works

Arts & Photography

Kagelmacher, Leonard W.

Individual Artists

Buffalo Arts Publishing

Don Scheller is a poet, teacher, and visual artist, who makes his home in Buffalo, NY.  The images and poems included in this volume were created independently of each other, over the course of 40 years.  Scheller's sometimes dark, always thought-provoking, black & white photographs visually reinforce the introspective message in each of his poems, including his long forms and his "almost Haiku" short pieces.  His deep sensitivity and wry humor are apparent throughout.  The book contains 99 photographs.  The material is presented with alternating image and poem, in seven chapters:  1.  "Along the Way" portrays a vivid picture of the artist's youthful memories and lessons learned.  2.  "Faithful Delusion" reflects Scheller's deep, somewhat cynical, grasp of how people fool themselves with unadulterated trust in authority.  3.  "Critically Creating" delivers some delightful insights on the creative process and experience.  4.  "Relating...Sometimes Loving" is at once a reflection of the artist's empathic observations of relationships, including, perhaps, a look into Scheller's own heart.  5.  In "Memories & Loss Thereof" Scheller displays a sensitivity and affection for those close to him, especially his mother, who suffered from Alzheimer's.  6.  "Caffeinated Views".  Scheller spends his quiet time at coffee shops, observing, thinking, and writing.  7.  "Short Pieces (...almost Haiku)".  In recent years, the artist has shown a preference for the short verse.  He favors the Japanese Haiku form, but willfully deviates from strict adherence to the standard Haiku.  Don Scheller's work will make you think, smile, and cry.  Len Kagelmacher, Editor Buffalo Arts Publishing

May, June and All the Years Before

Scheller, Donald T.

Photography & Video

Architecture + Advocacy

This richly-illustrated book is a success story of inspiration and hope that carried Buffalo-born Robert Traynham Coles, the African American son of a postal worker, through a 50-year career as an architect. When a high school teacher sought to discourage him, telling him there were no opportunities for Negroes in architecture, Coles became determined to prove him wrong. His native ability and perseverance propelled him through a master’s degree from M.I.T. to opening his own firm in 1963 and leading to senior positions in the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and the AIA College of Fellows. Coles battled racial discrimination throughout his career, leading him to commit to “an architecture of social conscience” and making his profession “look more like the society it has to serve.” His efforts won Coles numerous awards, including the AIA’s Whitney M. Young, Jr. Citation for service to the profession. He was the first AIA Vice-President for Minority Affairs, a founding member of the National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA), and the first African American Chancellor of the AIA’s College of Fellows. Coles’ continual goal was to create more humane, inspiring urban spaces. His buildings ranged from small, residential structures to major, public, developments. Some, including his home, placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011, and his master’s thesis, the John F. Kennedy Recreation Center in Buffalo, have been described as gems of mid-century modern architecture. Other commissions ranged from transportation complexes, to schools, to municipal administration buildings. Coles’ book, written in collaboration with historian friend William Siener and based on articles about his career, personal recollections and extensive records of his firm, documents his architectural legacy. A correspondingly important purpose is to continue his campaign to inspire more young minorities and women to follow a career in architecture.

Coles, Robert Traynham

History & Criticism

Sylvia Coles lives with her architect husband in Buffalo, New York.  Her memoir bears fascinating witness to a lifelong pursuit of her own identity and successes.  This book chronicles her travels to such exotic places as Papua New Guinea and Machu Picchu, and across North America and Europe, from the 1950's until the present.  Addtional fulfillment is found in the author's more recent pursuits in the photographic arts.

Living with an Architect and Finding Myself

Biographies & Memoirs

Coles, Sylvia

Community & Culture

Carol Townsend's first chapbook presents 24 poems chronicling her life growing up on her father's farm in downstate New York in the 1950s and 60s. Raised on a small family dairy farm in the foothills of the Catskill Mountains whose one hundred-fifty acres she roamed as a child, her poetry evokes poignant images of farm life. Her family’s rural delivery address was Happy Avenue, Swan Lake, always an embarrassing revelation; nevertheless, indicative of heart-warming relationships and memories, especially of her father.

A Cinder In My Knee

Literature & Fiction

Townsend, Carol

Poetry

This richly-illustrated book is a success story of inspiration and hope that carried Buffalo-born Robert Traynham Coles, the African American son of a postal worker, through a 50-year career as an architect. When a high school teacher sought to discourage him, telling him there were no opportunities for Negroes in architecture, Coles became determined to prove him wrong. His native ability and perseverance propelled him through a master's degree from M.I.T. to opening his own firm in 1963 and leading to senior positions in the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and the AIA College of Fellows. Coles battled racial discrimination throughout his career, leading him to commit to "an architecture of social conscience" and making his profession "look more like the society it has to serve." His efforts won Coles numerous awards, including the AIA's Whitney M. Young, Jr. Citation for service to the profession. He was the first AIA Vice-President for Minority Affairs, a founding member of the National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA), and the first African American Chancellor of the AIA's College of Fellows. Coles' continual goal was to create more humane, inspiring urban spaces. His buildings ranged from small, residential structures to major, public, developments. Some, including his home, placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011, and his master's thesis, the John F. Kennedy Recreation Center in Buffalo, have been described as gems of mid-century modern architecture. Other commissions ranged from transportation complexes, to schools, to municipal administration buildings. Coles' book, written in collaboration with historian friend William Siener and based on articles about his career, personal recollections and extensive records of his firm, documents his architectural legacy. A correspondingly important purpose is to continue his campaign to inspire more young minorities and women to follow a career in architecture.

This collection of poems by George T. Hole reflect his love of a blue collar city, rooted in an industrial past. Buffalo's grain elevators, built in the early 20th century, pepper the skyline. Twenty-three poems that embody the imagery of Red Jacket, the Buffalo skyway, and the poet's own life experiences will stimulate both thought and emotion.

Buffalo Dust

Hole, George T

The World Imagined

Slater, Judith

Memoirs

A Collection: Poems by Joan Fitzgerald

Fitzgerald, Joan

Yes! I Knew the Queen

Who hasn't told a "story" that got out of hand? It can be fun and funny, but at some point it must end. Jennifer Gold, author of the popular Top Leaf, has teamed up again with Jessica Gadra, whose eye-catching illustrations make the reader want to step into the page and join in the fun. This tongue-in-cheek story skips along in rhyme and ends by gently posing the question: Is it truth or tale? A perfect delight for any child - and all of those playful adults.

Yes! I knew the Queen

Teen & Young Adult

Gold, Jennifer

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