Author : Angela L. Miller
Publisher : Prentice Hall
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 11,66 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Art and society
ISBN : 9780130300041
"Contextual in approch, this text draws on socio-economic and political studies as well as histories of religion, science, literature, and popular culture, and explores the diverse, conflicted history of American art and architecture. Thematically interrelating the visual arts to other material artifacts and cultural practices, the text examines how artists and architects produced artwork that visually expressed various social and political values."--Publisher's website.
Author : Wayne Craven
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Humanities, Social Sciences & World Languages
Page : 692 pages
File Size : 50,73 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Art
ISBN :
[This book is] for American art survey courses. [It] provides a thorough ... chronology of American art, including painting, sculpture, architecture, decorative arts, photography, and folk art. [The author] presents art and artists within the context of their times, including insights into the intellectual, spiritual, and political environment. [He] charts the growth of a distinctly American art culture.-Back cover.
Author : Margaret Holben Ellis
Publisher : Rowman Altamira
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 22,40 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9780761991366
Step-by-step instructions and enlightening photos and diagrams thoroughly educate you on parchment and paper care; mattings, hinging and framing; storage; basic conservation procedures; and other relevant topics.
Author : Judith Dupré
Publisher :
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 28,78 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Architecture
ISBN :
From the award-winning, bestselling author of Skyscrapers, Churches, and Bridges comes a stunning visual history that serves as a tribute to classic American landmarks.
Author : Sharon F. Patton
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 33,50 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780192842138
Discusses African American folk art, decorative art, photography, and fine arts.
Author : John Davis
Publisher : Terra Foundation for the Arts
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 23,79 MB
Release : 2020
Category : ART
ISBN : 9780932171689
John Adams on the arts -- The Nation vs. Prang et Co. -- Should women artists marry? -- Dorothea Lange on documentary photography -- Emory Douglas, the Black Panther Party, and revolutionary art -- Fred Wilson exhibits suppressed histories.
Author : James Thomson Callender
Publisher :
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 11,68 MB
Release : 1798
Category :
ISBN :
Author : Barbara S. Groseclose
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 39,79 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Art
ISBN : 0271032006
"A collection of essays presenting international perspectives on the narratives and the practices grounding the scholarly study of American Art"--Provided by publisher.
Author : Washington Irving
Publisher :
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 29,17 MB
Release : 1860
Category :
ISBN :
Author : Suzanne Bailey
Publisher :
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 27,26 MB
Release : 2005-05-01
Category :
ISBN : 9780756791919
American artists are among the most innovative & groundbreaking in the entire history of art. They have introduced new forms & styles & have helped to further push out the boundaries of artistic development. Written with a comprehensive introduction, this book looks in detail at the range of art that has been produced by American artists, with detailed commentary on 120 works -- all reproduced in full-color. Some of these are considered the most important pieces; others may be less well known, but they are all essential to the development of American art.
