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Gardner's Art Through the Ages

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ISBN-10: 0840030649

ISBN-13: 9780840030641

Edition: 14th 2013

Authors: Fred S. Kleiner

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GARDNER'S ART THROUGH THE AGES: BACKPACK EDITION, VOLUME E: WESTERN ART SINCE 1800, 14E, is part of a six-book set that provides you with a comprehensive, beautifully-illustrated tour of the world's great artistic traditions! Easy to read and understand, the fourteenth edition of the most widely-read art history book in the English language continues to evolve, providing a rich cultural backdrop for each of the covered periods and geographical locations, and incorporating new artists and art forms -- all reproduced according to the highest standards of clarity and color fidelity. A complete online environment, including all images and an eBook, is also available. The unique Scale feature…    
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Book details

List price: $91.95
Edition: 14th
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Wadsworth
Publication date: 1/1/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 304
Size: 9.00" wide x 11.25" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 2.090
Language: English

Fred S. Kleiner (Ph.D., Columbia University) is the author or co-author of the 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, and 15th editions of ART THROUGH THE AGES: A GLOBAL HISTORY, as well as the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd editions of ART THROUGH THE AGES: A CONCISE HISTORY, and more than 100 publications on Greek and Roman art and architecture, including A HISTORY OF ROMAN ART, also published by Cengage. He has taught the art history survey course for more than three decades, first at the University of Virginia and, since 1978, at Boston University, where he is currently professor of art history and archaeology. From 1985 to 1998, he was editor-in-chief of the American Journal of Archaeology. Long acclaimed…    

Preface
Rococo to Neoclassicism: The 18th Century in Europe and America
Framing The Era Art and Science in the Era I of Enlightenment
Timeline
A Century of Revolutions
Rococo
The Enlightenment
"Natural" Art
Neoclassicism
Written Sources: Femmes Savants and Salon Culture
Written Sources: Diderot on Chardin and Boucher
Art and Society: The Grand Tour and Veduta Painting
Art and Society: The Excavations of Herculaneum and Pompeii
Artists On Art: David on Greek Style and Public Art
Map 26-1 The United States in 1800
The Big Picture
Romanticism, Realism, Photography: Europe and America, 1800 to 1870
Framing the Era Napoleon at Jaffa
Timeline
Art under Napoleon
Romanticism
Realism
Architecture
Photography
Art and Society: The Romantic Spirit in Art, Music, and Literature
Artists on Art: Delacroix in Morocco
Artists on Art: Courbet on Realism
Materials and Techniques: Lithography
Materials and Techniques: Daguerreotypes, Calotypes, and Wet-Plate Photography
Map 27-1 The Napoleonic Empire in 1815
Map 27-2 Europe around 1850
The Big Picture
Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, Symbolism: Europe and America, 1870 to 1900
Framing the Era Impressions of Modern Life
Timeline
Marxism Darwinism, Modernism
Impressionism
Post-Impressionism
Symbolism
Sculpture
Architecture and Decorative Arts
Art and Society: Academic Salons and Independent Art Exhibitions
Artists on Art: Renoir on the Art of Painting
Art and Society: Japonisme
Artists on Art: Whistler on "Artistic Arrangements"
Materials and Techniques: Pointillism and 19th-century Color Theory
Art and Society: The Letters of Vincent van Gogh
Artists on Art: Gauguin on Where Do We Come From?
Artists on Art: Rodin on Movement in Art and Photography
Map 28-1 France around 1870
The Big Picture
Modernism in Europe and America, 1900 to 1945
Framing the Era Global War, Anarchy, and Dada
Timeline
Global Upheaval and Artistic Revolution
Europe, 1900 to 1920
United States, 1900 to 1930
Europe, 1920 to 1945
United States and Mexico, 1930 to 1945
Artists on Art: Matisse on Color
Art and Society: Science and Art in the Early 20th Century
Art and Society: Gertrude and Leo Stein and the Avant-Garde
Art and Society: Primitivism and Colonialism
Artists on Art: Picasso on Cubism
Artists on Art: Futurist Manifestos
Art and Society: The Armory Show
Art and Society: Art "Matronage" in the United States
Art and Society: Degenerate Art
Artists on Art: Brancusi, Hepworth, and Moore on Abstract Sculpture
Artists on Art: Walter Gropius and the Bauhaus
Artists on Art: Rivera on Art for the People
Art And Society: The Museum of Modern Art and the Avant-Garde
Map 29-1 Europe at the end of World War I
The Big Picture
Modernism and Postmodernism in Europe and America, 1945 to 1980
Framing the Era Art and Consumer Culture 899 TIMELINE
The Aftermath of World War II
Painting, Sculpture, and Photography
Architecture and Site-Specific Art
Performance and Conceptual Art and New Media
Artists on Art: Jackson Pollock on Easel and Mural Painting
Artists on Art: Helen Frankenthaler on Color-Field Painting
Artists on Art: David Smith on Outdoor Sculpture
Artists on Art: Donald Judd on Sculpture and Industrial Materials
Artists on Art: Roy Lichtenstein on Pop Art
Artists on Art: Chuck Close on Photorealist Portrait Painting
Artists on Art: Judy Chicago on The Dinner Party
Artists on Art: Philip Johnson on Postmodern Architecture
Artists on Art: Carolee Schneemann on Painting, Performance Art, and Art History
The Big Picture
Contemporary Art Worldwide
Framing The Era Art as Sociopolitical Message
Timeline
Social and Political Art
Other Movements and Themes
Architecture and Site-Specific Art
New Media
Art and Society: Public Funding of Controversial Art
Artists on Art: Frank Gehry on Architectural Design and Materials
Art and Society: Maya Lin's Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Art and Society: Richard Serra's Tilted Arc
The Big Picture
Notes
Glossary
Bibliography
Credits
Museum Index
Subject Index