Art : History

Art History Guide for Smartphones and Mobile Devices. An illustrated comprehensive Art History Guide from prehistoric. to postmodern periods. Navigate from TOC or search for words or phrases. FREE. Prehistoric Art chapter in the trial version. more...

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ONCE,. T-shirts were just unadorned undergarments. But with the evolution of screen printing and the birth of band merchandising, T-shirts became so much cooler. Now every band with an ounce of savvy knows the importance of T-shirts not only as a lucrative sideline but also as a means of self- promotion and a way for fans to show their allegiance. The Art of the Band T-shirt is a visual history of that perennial fashion statement, complete with nearly two hundred images of the most important, influential, iconic, and ironic T-shirts. more...

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Art's Agency and Art History re-articulates the relationship of the anthropology of art to key methodological and theoretical approaches in art history, sociology, and linguistics.:.; Explores important concepts and perspectives in the anthropology of art.; Includes nine groundbreaking case studies by an internationally renowned group of art historians and art theorists.; Covers a wide range of periods, including Bronze-Age China, Classical Greece, Rome, and Mayan, as well as the modern Western world.; Features an introductory essay by leading experts, which helps clarify issues in the field.; Includes numerous illustrations more...

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Benvenuto Cellii wrote, that the world might know after he was dead, what a fellow he had been; what great things he had attempted, and against what odds he had carried them through. Cellini was one of the most respected sculptors of his time, as well as a noted lover and all-around genius. An Adventurous Life. The frank and unashamed life of one of the premiere artists of the Italian Renaissance. more...

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Design Research is an area that is both current and growing, but texts on the subjects are in short supply. This book is a response to the vitality of discussion within journals and at conferences, and it intends to place Design Research in its rightful place at the heart of studio-based education and practice. Offering a valuable context within which to understand the educational needs and aspirations of the designer, Becoming Designers is also a vital resource for students in this field, whose access to books on the subject is currently very limited. more...

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