“Lost and Found: Time, Tide, and Treasures,” by Amy Heller and Gail Browne (2020, Schiffer Publishing, $34.99)
With almost 500 photographs and text, this book tells the story of six artists including the two authors connected to Provincetown and each other and their beachcombing collections from Provincetown Harbor. Other artists included are Judy Berkowitz, Betty Bodian, Varujan Boghosian and Paul Bowen. The book showcases their artwork and collections with interviews and never-before-published vintage photographs. The scavenged items include tools, pipes, pottery, wood and doll parts dating back many years, and chosen for art based on color, shape and texture.
Decoys
“Waterfowling on the Susquehanna Flats: Decoys, Decoy Makers and Duckhunters of the Upper Chesapeake Valley,” by Michael Daley (2021, Decoy Magazine, $60, with signed copies available for a $68 check by writing to Daley at 11 Little Pond Road, Marstons Mills, MA 02648)