Gardner’s Art through the Ages: A Concise History of Western Art (with CD-ROM) - Softcover

Kleiner, Fred S.; Mamiya, Christin J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0534605117 ISBN 13: 9780534605117

Publisher: Cengage Learning, 2007

Synopsis

GARDNER'S ART THROUGH THE AGES: A CONCISE HISTORY OF WESTERN ART will guide you through the artistic traditions OF Western art. Gardner is beautiful to look at, easy to understand, and includes everything you need to know to excel in your art history survey course. In addition, with each new copy of the book, you receive the ArtStudy 2.2 CD-ROM-an interactive electronic study guide that includes hundreds of high-quality digital images, plus image flash cards, and quizzes, and more.

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About the Authors

Fred S. Kleiner (Ph.D., Columbia University) is the author or co-author of the 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, and 15th editions of ART THROUGH THE AGES: A GLOBAL HISTORY, as well as the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd editions of ART THROUGH THE AGES: A CONCISE HISTORY, and more than 100 publications on Greek and Roman art and architecture, including A HISTORY OF ROMAN ART, also published by Cengage. He has taught the art history survey course for more than three decades, first at the University of Virginia and, since 1978, at Boston University, where he is currently professor of art history and archaeology. From 1985 to 1998, he was editor-in-chief of the American Journal of Archaeology. Long acclaimed for his inspiring lectures and dedication to students, Professor Kleiner won Boston University's Metcalf Award for Excellence in Teaching, as well as the College Prize for Undergraduate Advising in the Humanities in 2002, and he is a two-time winner of the Distinguished Teaching Prize in the College of Arts and Sciences Honors Program. In 2007, he was elected fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London, and, in 2009, in recognition of lifetime achievement in publication and teaching, fellow of the Text and Academic Authors Association.

Christin J. Mamiya received her Ph.D. in art history from the University of California--Los Angeles, and is Professor of Art History at the University of Nebraska--Lincoln. A recipient of numerous teaching awards, including the Annis Chaikin Sorensen Award for Distinguished Teaching in the Humanities from the University of Nebraska in 2001, Professor Mamiya specializes in the areas of modern, postmodern, and Oceanic art. She has published a book on Pop art, as well as many articles, catalog essays, and book reviews. She is an active participant in the wider community as both a curator and lecturer.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cengage Learning
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0534605117
• ISBN 13: 9780534605117
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 479