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| Introduction | |
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| Why Write About Art? | |
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| How Will This Book Help? | |
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| Principles of Effective Writing | |
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| The Four Modes of Discourse | |
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| Narration | |
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| Description | |
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| Exposition | |
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| Argument | |
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| Types of Writing about Art | |
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| Essays | |
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| Critical Essays | |
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| The Comparative Essay | |
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| The Formal Analysis | |
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| The Exhibition Review | |
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| Research Papers | |
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| Other Types of Writing about Art | |
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| The Artist's Statement | |
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| Museum and Gallery Labels Catalogue Entries | |
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| Approaches to Art Criticism | |
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| Diaristic Art Criticism | |
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| Formalistic Art Criticism | |
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| Contextualist Art Criticism | |
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| Psychoanalytical Art Criticism | |
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| Ideological Art Criticism | |
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| The Process for Writing About Art | |
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| Planning Your Essay | |
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| Choosing a Topic | |
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| Posing a Research Question | |
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| Researching Your Topic and Taking Notes | |
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| Finding a Thesis | |
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| Identifying the Counterarguments | |
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| Asking the Proof Question | |
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| Designing Your Points of Proof | |
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| Outlining Your Essay | |
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| Writing Your Essay | |
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| Writing the Introduction | |
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| Organizing the Evidence | |
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| Writing the Body Paragraph | |
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| Writing the Conclusion | |
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| Citing Your Sources | |
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| Writing a Title | |
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| Revising, Editing, and Proofreading Your Paper | |
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| Formatting Your Paper | |
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| TheLanguage of Art and the Formal Analysis | |
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| TheLanguage of Art | |
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| Subject Matter | |
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| Formal Elements | |
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| Principles of Design | |
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| Medium | |
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| Style or "ISM" | |
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| Writing theFormal Analysis | |
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| Planning theFormal Analysis | |
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| Writing theFormal Analysis | |
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| A Sample Formal Analysis Essay | |
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| "Chantet Lane: A Post-Impressionist Walk in theAmerican Southwest" | |
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| Revising, Editing, and Proofreading Your Paper | |
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| Revision Checklist | |
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| Writing the Expository Essay | |
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| Planning Your Essay | |
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| A Sample Expository Essay | |
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| "Strength in Stone: Michelangelo's David," | |
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| Topic Suggestions for Expository Essays | |
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| Templates for Planning the Expository Essay | |
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| Sample Expository Essays | |
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| "Gothic Nightmares in Romantic Painting," | |
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| Organizing the Comparison-Contrast Essay | |
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| "Don't Worry, Be Happy: Minoan Art and Architecture," | |
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| "Nobility in Human Suffering in theWork of ThTodore GTricault," | |
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| Revising, Editing, and Proofreading Your Paper | |
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| Revision Checklist | |
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| Writing the Argumentative Essay | |
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| Choosing a Topic | |
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| Topic Suggestions | |
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| Planning the Argumentative Essay, Writing the Introduction | |
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| Thesis | |
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| Points of Proof | |
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| Template for Organizing the Argumentative Essay | |
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| Writing the Body Paragraphs | |
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| A Sample Argumentative Essay | |
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| "American Myths, Patriotism, and Art," | |
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| Revising, Editing, and Proofreading Your Paper | |
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| Revision Checklist | |
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| Writing the Essay Examination | |
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| Preparing for the Examination | |
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| Taking the Examination | |
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| Before You Begin Writing | |
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| Preparing to Answer theEssay Question | |
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| Writing theEssay | |
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| Sample Essay Examination Question and Answer | |
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| Before Turning in theExam | |
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| Writing the Review | |
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| Audience and Purpose | |
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| A Sample Review | |
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| "Knavery, Trickery, and Deceit," | |
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| Visiting theGallery or Museum | |
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| Written Material at the Show or Exhibition | |
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| Audio Program | |
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| Moving through the Exhibition | |
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| Organizing Your Material | |
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| Writing the Introduction | |
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| Writing a Working Thesis | |
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| Developing a Controlling Idea for Your Introduction | |
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| The Historical Introduction | |
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| The Unpopular Opinion | |
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| The Analogy | |
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| What I Expected versus What I Got | |
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| The Comparison | |
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| The First Impression | |
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| Strength of the Artist | |
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| The Question | |
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| Ending the Introductory Paragraph with a Thesis | |
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| Writing the Body Paragraphs | |
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| Theme | |
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| TheArtist(s) | |
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| Description of Works | |
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| Subject Matter | |
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| The Formal Elements | |
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| Principles of Design | |
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| The Medium | |
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| The Style or "Ism" | |
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| Uniqueness | |
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| Comparable and Influential Artists | |
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| Social Context | |
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| Historical Reference | |
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| Exhibition Display | |
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| Writing theConclusion | |
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| The Historical Conclusion | |
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| The Quotation | |
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| Welcome or Congratulations | |
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| The Final Impression | |
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| Predict theFuture | |
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| One Work of Art | |
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| Writing a Title | |
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| Revising, Editing, and Proofreading Your Review | |
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| Revision Checklist | |
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| Writing the Research Paper | |
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| Choosing a Topic | |
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| Researching theTopic | |
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| Searching theLibrary | |
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| Finding Books | |
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| Finding Periodical Articles | |
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| Finding Newspaper Artic | |