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Story of Drawing : An Alternative History of Art by Susan Owens (2024, Hardcover)

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Here we see the artist at his or her most unguarded.

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PublisherYale University Press

ISBN-100300260474

ISBN-139780300260472

eBay Product ID (ePID)16066404381

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Book TitleStory of Drawing : an Alternative History of Art

Number of Pages256 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicTechniques / Drawing, World, Graphic Arts / General, History / General

Publication Year2024

IllustratorYes

GenreDesign, Art, History

AuthorSusan Owens

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.1 in

Item Weight25.6 Oz

Item Length9.5 in

Item Width6.3 in

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LCCN2024-933068

Reviews"[A] compelling and enlightening book."--Michael Prodger, APOLLO "Owens's selection of artworks is superb. Each provides a plot point in her history of drawing. . . . Its scope is enormous, but the book feels suitably intimate."--Daisy Dunn, Literary Review "Owens's book matters because drawing continues to be marginalized in public understanding of what art is. . . . The Story of Drawing makes the case for drawing as uniquely able to convey aspects of human experience that no other medium can."--Ben Street, Times Literary Supplement, "[A] compelling and enlightening book."--Michael Prodger, Apollo "Owens's selection of artworks is superb. Each provides a plot point in her history of drawing. . . . Its scope is enormous, but the book feels suitably intimate."--Daisy Dunn, Literary Review "Owens's book matters because drawing continues to be marginalized in public understanding of what art is. . . . The Story of Drawing makes the case for drawing as uniquely able to convey aspects of human experience that no other medium can."--Ben Street, Times Literary Supplement "It is a history of materials as well as of style, taking in developments in paper-making and implements."-- Apollo "Owens . . . dissects the sketches of artists ranging from Michelangelo to Käthe Kollwitz as they observe the world around them, escape into their imaginations or explore an idea. [The book] offers a way of understanding artists at their most unguarded."-- Elle Decoration "In The Story of Drawing (Yale), Susan Owens shows not just the centrality of graphic art from prehistory onwards, but how artists from Dürer to Seurat used pen and pencil as a way to investigate their most private thoughts."--Michael Prodger, The New Statesman "With Owens's expertise as a curator and art historian, it is detailed and precise - the history of paper, the qualities of pen-nibs and the properties of chalk all feature - but most of all, it reads as a story of delight in its objects."-- Apollo "With accuracy and passion, [Owens] carefully dissects everything from the history of paper through to the properties of chalk."-- Wedlake Bell, "[A] compelling and enlightening book."--Michael Prodger, Apollo "Owens's selection of artworks is superb. Each provides a plot point in her history of drawing. . . . Its scope is enormous, but the book feels suitably intimate."--Daisy Dunn, Literary Review "Owens's book matters because drawing continues to be marginalized in public understanding of what art is. . . . The Story of Drawing makes the case for drawing as uniquely able to convey aspects of human experience that no other medium can."--Ben Street, Times Literary Supplement "It is a history of materials as well as of style, taking in developments in paper-making and implements."-- Apollo "Owens . . . dissects the sketches of artists ranging from Michelangelo to Käthe Kollwitz as they observe the world around them, escape into their imaginations or explore an idea. [The book] offers a way of understanding artists at their most unguarded."-- Elle Decoration "Susan Owens shows not just the centrality of graphic art from prehistory onwards, but how artists from Dürer to Seurat used pen and pencil as a way to investigate their most private thoughts."--Michael Prodger, New Statesman "With Owens's expertise as a curator and art historian, it is detailed and precise--the history of paper, the qualities of pen-nibs and the properties of chalk all feature--but most of all, it reads as a story of delight in its objects."-- Apollo "With accuracy and passion, [Owens] carefully dissects everything from the history of paper through to the properties of chalk."-- Wedlake Bell "[Owens] has a clear sense that there is simply something about drawings: something personal and contingent; something that makes them exciting."--Keith Miller, Art Newspaper "It is fascinating to follow Susan Owens as she dissects the sketches of artists ranging from Michelangelo to Kathe Kollwitz. [This book] offers a way of understanding artists at their most unguarded."--Phoebe Frangoul, Elle Decoration , "Best Books to Give (or Keep)," Christmas 2024 "[This book is] comprehensive and tantalises enough about each of her subjects to encourage us to look for more."--Nicholas Cranfield, Church Times "A readable analysis. . . The author holds the reader's hand throughout."-- Art Newspaper Winner of the Apollo Book of the Year award 2024, "[A] compelling and enlightening book."--Michael Prodger, APOLLO "Owens's selection of artworks is superb. Each provides a plot point in her history of drawing. . . . Its scope is enormous, but the book feels suitably intimate."--Daisy Dunn, Literary Review, "[A] compelling and enlightening book."--Michael Prodger, Apollo "Owens's selection of artworks is superb. Each provides a plot point in her history of drawing. . . . Its scope is enormous, but the book feels suitably intimate."--Daisy Dunn, Literary Review "Owens's book matters because drawing continues to be marginalized in public understanding of what art is. . . . The Story of Drawing makes the case for drawing as uniquely able to convey aspects of human experience that no other medium can."--Ben Street, Times Literary Supplement "It is a history of materials as well as of style, taking in developments in paper-making and implements."-- Apollo "Susan Owens shows not just the centrality of graphic art from prehistory onwards, but how artists from Dürer to Seurat used pen and pencil as a way to investigate their most private thoughts."--Michael Prodger, New Statesman "With Owens's expertise as a curator and art historian, it is detailed and precise--the history of paper, the qualities of pen-nibs and the properties of chalk all feature--but most of all, it reads as a story of delight in its objects."-- Apollo "With accuracy and passion, [Owens] carefully dissects everything from the history of paper through to the properties of chalk."-- Wedlake Bell "[Owens] has a clear sense that there is simply something about drawings: something personal and contingent; something that makes them exciting."--Keith Miller, Art Newspaper "It is fascinating to follow Susan Owens as she dissects the sketches of artists ranging from Michelangelo to Kathe Kollwitz. [This book] offers a way of understanding artists at their most unguarded."--Phoebe Frangoul, Elle Decoration , "Best Books to Give (or Keep)," Christmas 2024 "[This book is] comprehensive and tantalises enough about each of her subjects to encourage us to look for more."--Nicholas Cranfield, Church Times "A readable analysis. . . The author holds the reader's hand throughout."-- Art Newspaper Winner of the Apollo Book of the Year award 2024, "[A] compelling and enlightening book."--Michael Prodger, Apollo "Owens's selection of artworks is superb. Each provides a plot point in her history of drawing. . . . Its scope is enormous, but the book feels suitably intimate."--Daisy Dunn, Literary Review "Owens's book matters because drawing continues to be marginalized in public understanding of what art is. . . . The Story of Drawing makes the case for drawing as uniquely able to convey aspects of human experience that no other medium can."--Ben Street, Times Literary Supplement "It is a history of materials as well as of style, taking in developments in paper-making and implements."-- Apollo "Owens . . . dissects the sketches of artists ranging from Michelangelo to Käthe Kollwitz as they observe the world around them, escape into their imaginations or explore an idea. [The book] offers a way of understanding artists at their most unguarded."-- Elle Decoration, 'Here is a perceptive and sensitive investigation into the history (and mystery) of drawing --the most direct and intimate activity of the artist. A book of real discovery." Maggi Hambling, artist "This book is a joy to read; a model of clarity and enlivened by dry humour. Owens successfully provides, within a single volume, an accessible introduction to the history of drawing from antiquity to the present, in a global context." Mark Evans, author of Renaissance Watercolours from Dürer to Van Dyck "For each artist and work of art discussed, Owens captures the moment in which the drawings were made through evocative details: the physical environment, the people involved, the sights, sounds and smells, and the actions of the artist." Catherine Daunt, Curator of Modern and Contemporary Graphic Art at The British Museum, "[A] compelling and enlightening book."--Michael Prodger, Apollo "Owens's selection of artworks is superb. Each provides a plot point in her history of drawing. . . . Its scope is enormous, but the book feels suitably intimate."--Daisy Dunn, Literary Review "Owens's book matters because drawing continues to be marginalized in public understanding of what art is. . . . The Story of Drawing makes the case for drawing as uniquely able to convey aspects of human experience that no other medium can."--Ben Street, Times Literary Supplement "It is a history of materials as well as of style, taking in developments in paper-making and implements."-- Apollo "Owens . . . dissects the sketches of artists ranging from Michelangelo to Käthe Kollwitz as they observe the world around them, escape into their imaginations or explore an idea. [The book] offers a way of understanding artists at their most unguarded."-- Elle Decoration "Susan Owens shows not just the centrality of graphic art from prehistory onwards, but how artists from Dürer to Seurat used pen and pencil as a way to investigate their most private thoughts."--Michael Prodger, New Statesman "With Owens's expertise as a curator and art historian, it is detailed and precise - the history of paper, the qualities of pen-nibs and the properties of chalk all feature - but most of all, it reads as a story of delight in its objects."-- Apollo "With accuracy and passion, [Owens] carefully dissects everything from the history of paper through to the properties of chalk."-- Wedlake Bell "It is fascinating to follow Susan Owens as she dissects the sketches of artists ranging from Michelangelo to Kathe Kollwitz. [This book] offers a way of understanding artists at their most unguarded."--Phoebe Frangoul, Elle Decoration, Best Books to Gift or Keep for Christmas 2024 "[This book is] comprehensive and tantalises enough about each of her subjects to encourage us to look for more."--Nicholas Cranfield, Church Times "A readable analysis . . . The author holds the reader's hand throughout."-- Art Newspaper, "[A] compelling and enlightening book."--Michael Prodger, Apollo "Owens's selection of artworks is superb. Each provides a plot point in her history of drawing. . . . Its scope is enormous, but the book feels suitably intimate."--Daisy Dunn, Literary Review "Owens's book matters because drawing continues to be marginalized in public understanding of what art is. . . . The Story of Drawing makes the case for drawing as uniquely able to convey aspects of human experience that no other medium can."--Ben Street, Times Literary Supplement "It is a history of materials as well as of style, taking in developments in paper-making and implements."-- Apollo "Owens . . . dissects the sketches of artists ranging from Michelangelo to Käthe Kollwitz as they observe the world around them, escape into their imaginations or explore an idea. [The book] offers a way of understanding artists at their most unguarded."-- Elle Decoration "In The Story of Drawing (Yale), Susan Owens shows not just the centrality of graphic art from prehistory onwards, but how artists from Dürer to Seurat used pen and pencil as a way to investigate their most private thoughts."--Michael Prodger, The New Statesman, "[A] compelling and enlightening book."--Michael Prodger, Apollo "Owens's selection of artworks is superb. Each provides a plot point in her history of drawing. . . . Its scope is enormous, but the book feels suitably intimate."--Daisy Dunn, Literary Review "Owens's book matters because drawing continues to be marginalized in public understanding of what art is. . . . The Story of Drawing makes the case for drawing as uniquely able to convey aspects of human experience that no other medium can."--Ben Street, Times Literary Supplement "It is a history of materials as well as of style, taking in developments in paper-making and implements."-- Apollo "Owens . . . dissects the sketches of artists ranging from Michelangelo to Käthe Kollwitz as they observe the world around them, escape into their imaginations or explore an idea. [The book] offers a way of understanding artists at their most unguarded."-- Elle Decoration "Susan Owens shows not just the centrality of graphic art from prehistory onwards, but how artists from Dürer to Seurat used pen and pencil as a way to investigate their most private thoughts."--Michael Prodger, New Statesman "With Owens's expertise as a curator and art historian, it is detailed and precise--the history of paper, the qualities of pen-nibs and the properties of chalk all feature--but most of all, it reads as a story of delight in its objects."-- Apollo "With accuracy and passion, [Owens] carefully dissects everything from the history of paper through to the properties of chalk."-- Wedlake Bell "It is fascinating to follow Susan Owens as she dissects the sketches of artists ranging from Michelangelo to Kathe Kollwitz. [This book] offers a way of understanding artists at their most unguarded."--Phoebe Frangoul, Elle Decoration , "Best Books to Give (or Keep)," Christmas 2024 "[This book is] comprehensive and tantalises enough about each of her subjects to encourage us to look for more."--Nicholas Cranfield, Church Times "A readable analysis . . . The author holds the reader's hand throughout."-- Art Newspaper Winner of the Apollo Book of the Year award 2024

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SynopsisWinner of the Apollo Book of the Year Award 2024 Drawing is at the heart of human creativity. The most democratic form of art-making, it requires nothing more than a plain surface and a stub of pencil, a piece of chalk or an inky brush. Our prehistoric ancestors drew with natural pigments on the walls of caves, and every subsequent culture has practised drawing--whether on papyrus, parchment, or paper. Artists throughout history have used drawing as part of the creative process. While painting and sculpture have been shaped heavily by money and influence, drawing has always offered extraordinary creative latitude. Here we see the artist at his or her most unguarded. Susan Owens offers a glimpse over artists' shoulders--from Michelangelo, Rembrandt, and Hokusai to Van Gogh, Käthe Kollwitz, and Yayoi Kusama--as they work, think, and innovate, as they scrutinise the world around them or escape into imagination. The Story of Drawing loops around the established history of art, sometimes staying close, at other times diving into exhilarating and altogether less familiar territory.

LC Classification NumberNC50.O9 2024