Gateways to Art: Understanding the Visual Arts

DeWitte, Debra J.; Larmann, Ralph M.; Shields, M. Kathryn

ISBN 10: 0500840210 ISBN 13: 9780500840214

Publisher: Thames & Hudson, 2012

Synopsis

A flexible format, inclusive approach, and comprehensive illustration program fit the many ways instructors teach Introduction to the Visual Arts.

From Thames & Hudson―the world’s leading art publisher―Gateways to Art facilitates instructor choice and offers unprecedented pedagogical support for students. Short chapters can be read in any order, with new vocabulary defined on the page as it occurs. Eight “Gateways to Art” images (from around the world and all eras) support the common course goal of learning to interpret art in multiple ways and help students build on what they already know. The text is balanced and global, with over 1,000 illustrations―from around the world, and from everyday life. 800+ full-color illustrations

About this title

About the Author

Debra J. DeWitte is an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Art & Art History at the University of Texas/Arlington.

Ralph M. Larmann is a Professor of Art and the University of Evansville, Indiana.

M. Kathryn Shields is an Assistant Professor of Art History at Guilford College, North Carolina.

Edition details

• Publisher: Thames & Hudson
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0500840210
• ISBN 13: 9780500840214
• Binding: Loose Leaf
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 630