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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 709.034 EAN: 9781558593886 ISBN: 1558593888 Label: Abbeville Press Manufacturer: Abbeville Press Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 224 Publication Date: 1993-04 Publisher: Abbeville Press Studio: Abbeville Press Editorial Review: Product Description: A dictionary of modern art terms, covering such art trends as impressionism, surrealism, futurism, and fauvism. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - For my reference shelfI learned about this book during a docent training class I just took. Since it was deemed a reliable source by the museum's staff, I thought it would be one I could count on to help bone up on new exhibits that come to the gallery. It provides informative overviews of art movements, styles, and historical moments like Nazi Art. It does not provide explanations of media processes. For instance, I was hoping to find a quick definition of the mezzotint printmaking process, and couldn't. ... Read More Rating:  - Handy reference!This was one of my most indispensable reference books for my art history courses. Rating: - Art ExplainedModernism, Modern--now I undnerstand the difference! And so much more about twentieth centnury art. Students and experts both will finnd this invaluable. Atkins is a genius in the way he gets these complicated ideas across that I never understood in art history class. Great pictures and chronology, too. |
