Understanding Art - Softcover

Fichner-Rathus, Lois

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0139354956 ISBN 13: 9780139354953

Publisher: Prentice Hall, 1986

Synopsis

To accomplish your course goals, use this study guide to enhance your understanding of the text content and to be better prepared for quizzes and tests. This convenient manual helps you assimilate and master the information encountered in the text through the use of practice exercises and applications, comprehensive review tools, and additional helpful resources.

About this title

From the Publisher:

Comprehensive and balanced, this widely-adopted introduction to art appreciation communicates the excitement, relevance, and beauty of art by combining stimulating discussions of the language and elements of art with extensive treatment of the history of art. It is especially designed to give non-art majors insights and access to art so that it may enrich them for a lifetime.

From the Back Cover:

Key Benefit: This widely-adopted introductory appreciation book communicates the excitement, mystery, relevance, and beauty of art by teaching readers to understand and analyze art. This is all done through stimulating discussions on the elements, media, methods, content, composition, and style of art. Key Topics: Along with discussions on the purpose of art (Ch. 1-9), a separate Chapter (18) takes a look at art beyond Europe and the U.S. and examines art from all around the world. The history of art is contained chronologically in the second part of the book, (Ch. 10-17). Market: For anyone interested in Art Appreciation.

About this edition

• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Publication date: 1986
• ISBN 10: 0139354956
• ISBN 13: 9780139354953
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 461