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Available
Call number
Call number
701 Dic
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759 Dic
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Publication
Usborne Books (2003), 144 pages. $20.00.
Description
Detailed introduction to the history of art with Internet links about featured artists and examples of their work and works by related artists.
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Language
Original language
English
Physical description
144 p.; 11.3 inches
User reviews
LibraryThing member booktsunami
Not sure what my thinking was when I purchased this. I think I saw it as a great introduction to art for my son. But I've just finished reading it and not quite sure whether it was great for me or for my 15 year old. Probably both. The language is very simple; the short sections make it easy to
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digest; there are on-line links..but not to Usborne's own art collection but to public Collections in national Galleries etc. It probably should have something in the title about Western Art because there is no discussion there of Asian Art, or Pacific Art or Latina American Art etc. But this is a minor criticism really. There are a number of nice personal vignettes such as Caravaggio killing a man over a game of tennis and having to flee the country. I think they have managed to pack a lot of art and art history and art theory into a well illustrated and entertaining book. Certainly easy to read....I learned a lot from it. Happy to give it 5 stars and will be recommending it to my son.....whether he will read it is another issue. Show Less
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Pages
144