Understanding Art (with CourseMate Printed Access Card) - Softcover

Fichner-Rathus, Lois

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1111836957 ISBN 13: 9781111836955

Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing, 2013

Synopsis

UNDERSTANDING ART provides a balanced approach to appreciating art, incorporating coverage of masterworks from the past and present. Author Lois Fichner-Rathus combines a conversational writing style with rich images, all designed to inspire understanding of the art that surrounds you in everyday life.

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About the Author:

Lois Fichner-Rathus is professor of art in the Department of Art and Art History 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, as well as the theory and foundations of art and design. Dr. Fichner-Rathus is also the author of the Cengage Learning textbooks UNDERSTANDING ART and FOUNDATIONS OF ART AND DESIGN. She teaches study-abroad programs in Paris, Rome, Spain, and Cuba and resides in New York.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1111836957
• ISBN 13: 9781111836955
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 624