themes, motives

Explains and interprets more than 600 different symbols that are used in Eastern and Western art.

Attempts to record in artistic fashion the major topics and concerns of the American artist, including a variety of schools of art.

Indexes 210 folktale collections and 790 picture books by subject, tale title, geographic/ethnic origin, and tale motif, each with a detailed plot description and citations for collections including the tale; covering titles published between 1983 and 1999.

Presents a guide to the "reading" of the intellectual and emotional content of art that is essential to art appreciation.