Study Guide for Fichner-Rathus's Understanding Art - Softcover

Ruth Pettigrew

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0534613632 ISBN 13: 9780534613631

Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing, 2003

Synopsis

This innovative and thoroughly revised workbook-style learning resource follows the textbook chapter-by-chapter. Written by Ruth Pettigrew (Colorado State University), it truly guides the student through the chapter and beyond. To help students learn the terms, artworks, and concepts in each chapter, the Study Guide goes beyond rote memorization and low-level questions by having students learn how to swiftly sketch a piece of art so that they will be better able to recall, interpret, and compare it. The assignments and projects work to foster an understanding of art in different media and time periods. The highly regarded sections "Understanding Concepts," "Making Connections," and "Enhancing Your Observational Powers" remain with new sections "Preparing for Tests" and "For More Understanding" (covering the InfoTrac and ArtExperience CD-ROM features) incorporated.

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About the Author

Lois Fichner-Rathus is Professor of Art in the Art Department of The College of New Jersey. She holds a combined undergraduate degree in fine arts and art history, an M.A. from the Williams College Graduate Program in the History of Art, and a Ph.D. in the History, Theory, and Criticism of Art from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Her areas of specialization include contemporary art, feminist art history and criticism, and modern art and architecture. She has authored grants, contributed to books, curated exhibitions, published articles in professional journals, and exhibited her large-format photographic prints. She is also the author of UNDERSTANDING ART, Tenth Edition, and FOUNDATIONS OF ART AND DESIGN. She resides in New York.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0534613632
• ISBN 13: 9780534613631
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 152