HART 397: Junior Seminar (BMC): Reference Sources

"Art" has always been contested terrain, whether the object in question is a medieval tapestry or Duchamp'sFountain. But questions about the categories of "art" and "art history" acquired increased urgency during the 1970s, when new developments in critical theory and other intellectual projects dramatically transformed the discipline. The first edition ofCritical Terms for Art Historyboth mapped and contributed to those transformations, offering a spirited reassessment of the field's methods and terminology.

Also know as Benezit dictionary of artists, this is the first English-language edition of Emmanuel Bénézit's Dictionnaire critique et documentaire des peintres.

The first reference of its kind surveys the full breadth of critical thought on art, culture, and society--from classical philosophy to contemporary critical theory. Featuring 600 original articles by distinguished scholars from many fields and countries, it is a comprehensive survey of majorconcepts, thinkers, and debates about the meaning, uses, and value of all the arts--from painting and sculpture to literature, music, theater, dance, television, film, and popular culture.

This new supplementary volume has arrived to record and annotate the best art and architecture books and journals published worldwide in the last two decades of the 20th century.

A Short Guide to Writing About Art, Eighth Edition,the best-selling book of its kind, equips students to analyze pictures (drawings, paintings, photographs), sculptures and architecture, and prepares them with the tools they need to present their ideas in effective writing.

Carpenter Reference ND 45 .H38

A comprehensive listing of works by 1,300 painters and a complete guide to their locations worldwide / compiled by Christopher Wright.

(Carpenter Reference ND40 .W75 1992)