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For one/two-semester courses in Art History Survey and Art Appreciation, as well as a supplement in Art Studio and Writing Across the Curriculum courses. This straightforward guide prepares students to describe, interpret, and write about works of art in meaningful and lasting terms. Designed as a supplement to Art History survey and period texts, this efficient book features a step-by-step approach to writing-from choosing a work to write about, to essay organization, to research techniques, to footnote form, to preparing the final essay. For beginners as well as more advanced students.

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Publisher
Prentice Hall PTR
ISBN-10
0131945602
ISBN-13
9780131945609
eBay Product ID (ePID)
45029647

Product Key Features

Author
Henry M. Sayre
Publication Name
Writing about Art
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Features
Revised
Publication Year
2005
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
160 Pages

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9in.
Item Height
0.2in.
Item Width
6in.
Item Weight
6.8 Oz

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Lc Classification Number
N7476.S29 2006
Edition Description
Revised Edition
Edition Number
5
Table of Content
Illustrations. Preface. Acknowledgments. INTRODUCTION: The Process of Writing About Art. Writing about Art as a Process of Interpretation. The Test of Interpretation. 1. CHOOSING IMAGES: How to Select the Works of Art You Plan to Write About. Visiting Museums and Galleries. Choosing Works of Art to Write About: Some Questions of Taste. Writing Comparative Essays: Some Advantages. Choosing Works from "The Museum without Walls." The Computer and "The Museum without Walls." Summary. 2. USING VISUAL INFORMATION: What to Look For and How to Describe What You See. Considering the Subject Matter of the Work. Describing the Formal Elements You Discover in the Work. Recognizing the Principles of Design. Rhythm and Repetition. Balance. Proportion. Scale. Unity and Variety. Considering Questions of Medium. Asking Yourself about the Work of Art: A Summary. Questions to Ask Before Writing About a Work of Art. 3. RESPONDING TO THE VERBAL FRAME: Where Else to Look for Help in Understanding What You See. Taking the Title and Label into Account. Considering Informational Labels Accompanying the Work. Consulting Artists' Statements and Exhibition Catalogues. Discovering Other Helpful Material in the Library and On-line. Research Online. Using the Library Catalogue and Databases. Using Art Dictionaries and Other Guides. Considering the Work's Historical and Cultural Context. Quoting and Documenting Your Sources. Learning the Art of Quoting. Acknowledging Your Sources. Choosing Your Footnote Style. Citing Internet Sources. 4. WORKING WITH WORDS AND IMAGES: The Process of Writing about What You See. Gathering Together What You Know. Focusing Your Discussion. Creating a Finished Essay. Writing about Art: The Final Product. Brainstorming and Mapping. Appendix. A SHORT GUIDE TO USAGE AND STYLE: The Rules and Principles of Good Writing. 1. Possessive Apostrophes. 2. Commas. 3. Comma Splices. 4. Run-on Sentences. 5. That and Which. 6. Titles. 7. Foreign Phrases. 8. Split Infinitives. 9. Sentence Fragments. 10. Colons. 11. Semicolons. 12. Dashes. 13. Parentheses. 14. Quotations. 15. Ellipses. 16. Dangling Modifiers. 17. Subject-Verb Agreement. 18. Pronoun Agreement. 19. Pronouns and Gender Issues. 20. Indefinite Antecedents (it and this). 21. Correlative Expressions. 22. Verb Tense Consistency. 23. Diction Consistency. 24. Concrete and Specific Language. 25. Frequently Misspelled Words. Notes. Index.
Copyright Date
2006
Target Audience
College Audience
Topic
Authorship, Criticism & Theory, General
Lccn
2005-011285
Dewey Decimal
808/.0667
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
Genre
Art, Language Arts & Disciplines

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by 5xl1m81bt3o@del...Oct 07, 2008
informative book, easy reading
This book is definately a good informative book on how to write about art! Short and to the point without being too wordy. Very helpful for those of us who aren't art majors or used to proper writing about art in general.

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