This text presents the basic concepts, elements, categories, and history of the visual arts while providing well-balanced coverage of a wide range of art. Careful attention assures that works by women and non-Western artists, who are often neglected, are well represented in Living with Art.
Includes 700 images drawn from a wide range of cultures and time periods.
Remains innovative and topical, through Living with Art's pioneering essays: Thinking About Art essays explore issues and controversies in the art world and serve as springboards for class discussion; Artists essays examine the lives of artists, a topic of perennial fascination to students, and Crossing Culture essays highlight artistic contact around the globe.
Helps students make connections through Related Works boxes in the art history chapters, which use small photos in the margins as visual cross-references to works covered in other parts of the book.
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