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ART 111 - Art Appreciation: Books

This course introduces the origins and historical development of art. Emphasis is placed on the relationship of design principles to various art forms including but not limited to sculpture, painting, and architecture.

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Books on Art

How to Read a Painting by Patrick De Rynck
Call Number: ND1145 .H68 2004

ISBN: 0810955768

Publication Date: 2004-12-07

Clues to the meaning of many of the masterpieces of art history lie in a rich system of symbols, themes, and motifs that often eludes modern museum-goers.
Art in History, 600 BC - 2000 AD by Martin Kemp
Call Number: N5300 .K45 2014

ISBN: 9781781253366

Publication Date: 2015-09-08

A richly detailed guide to our culture, our history, our heritage and our art from religious painting to postmodernism by one of the world's greatest art historians.
How to Write about Contemporary Art by Gilda Williams
Call Number: N7476 .W544 2014

ISBN: 9780500291573

Publication Date: 2014-10-14

How to Write About Contemporary Art is the definitive guide to writing engagingly about the art of our time.

Art Ebooks

Introducing Philosophy of Art by Derek Matravers
ISBN: 9781844655366

Publication Date: 2014-08-08

Derek Matravers introduces students to the philosophy of art through a close examination of eight famous works of twentieth-century art.
Universal Principles of Art by John A. Parks
ISBN: 9781631590306

Publication Date: 2014-11-15

A comprehensive reference for all artists, and a follow up to the best-selling Universal Principles of Design.
The Art of Understanding Art by Irina D. Costache
ISBN: 9780470658321

Publication Date: 2012-04-24

The Art of Understanding Art reveals to students and other readers new and meaningful ways of developing personal ideas and opinions about art and how to express them with confidence.