art

An exploration of painting through 2000 years of art history, focusing on the portrayal of horses by various artists.

Argues that art is a creation of society's shared experience, acting as a mirror that reflects the human condition and people's most basic cultural preoccupations.

Introduces artists' supplies and techniques; offers advice on creativity and craftsmanship from women artists; and suggests projects--chiefly drawing and painting--using techniques particular to these artists to inspire individual creativity.

Explores different art projects from various contributors, including collage, assemblage, mixed-media portraits, and more, each with instructions for creating a similar work of art in less time.

Showcases 225 works from the Smithsonian American Art Museum collection, and includes essays that link the art with the U.S. pageant of history.

Examines styles and chronicles changes in the history of modern art, starting in mid-nineteenth-century Europe, and includes over 1,200 illustrations, 553 in color.

Examines the role of thirty well-known works of art in popular culture, including Stonehenge, the Mona Lisa, the Statue of Liberty, Rodin's The Thinker, and Grant Wood's American Gothic, and includes bibliographic entries and a subject index.

Chronicles the history of art from the Stone Age to the twenty-first century, covering long-appreciated artists and styles as well as long-neglected ones in the Americas, Russia, Germany, and Scandinavia. Includes three hundred color photos.