Presents an introduction to Pop art, an international movement in the visual arts that gained popularity in the 1960s, discusses the work of artists representative of the genre, and includes over one hundred color reproductions.
Traces the history of Western art, discussing how and why specific works were created, how works in different media are related to each other, and how artistic trends were developed.
Explains and illustrates the role of the muscles of facial expression for artists, focusing on the action of muscles in the forehead and brows, eyes, and the mouth and chin, with detailed renderings that show the six basic emotional patterns in action.
Traces, through text and color plates, the origins, philosophies, developments, and artists of the modern movements in painting, sculpture, and architecture during the twentieth century.
