A Short Guide to Writing About Art

by Sylvan Barnet

Paperback, 2010

Status

Available

Call number

N7476 .B37

Publication

Pearson (2010), Edition: 10, 384 pages

Description

Key Benefit: "A Short Guide to Writing About Art, Eighth Edition," the best-selling book of its kind, equips students to analyze pictures (drawings, paintings, photographs), sculptures and architecture, and prepares them with the tools they need to present their ideas in effective writing. Key Topics: This concise yet thorough guide to " seeing and saying" addresses a wealth of fundamental matters, such as distinguishing between description and analysis, writing a comparison, using peer review, documenting sources, and editing the final essay. Market: This book is a perfect complement to any art course where writing is involved

User reviews

LibraryThing member Chris_El
At 400 hundred pages "short" is not a great descriptive word. :) But it was to the point on the subjects it covered and a good book for covering the proper way to write about art.

ISBN

0205779344 / 9780205779345
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