A History of Modern Art
Painting, Sculpture, Architecture, Photography - Third Edition Revised and Updated
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History of Modern Art has long been recognized as the authoritative, encyclopedic history of painting, photography, sculpture, and architecture from the mid-19th century, when modern art emerged, to the present day. Revising author Marla F. Prather's contributions to the new Fourth Edition include: -- More biographical information about each artist. -- An entirely new chapter on Cubism. -- A lively sense of social and historical context. -- Coverage of work in nontraditional mediums. such as video, installation, and performance art. -- More than 30% new illustrations and text and nearly twice the number of color illustration as in previous editions. -- A culturally diverse selection of artists and a much broader selection of works by women. -- Chronological reorganization of the text, an updated bibliography, and a complete index.
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A History of Modern Art, H. Harvard Arnason
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- 1986
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- (Hardcover)
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- Title
- A History of Modern Art
- Subtitle
- Painting, Sculpture, Architecture, Photography - Third Edition Revised and Updated
- Language
- English
- Authors
- H. Harvard Arnason
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson Ltd
- Released
- 1986
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 744
- ISBN10
- 0500235414
- ISBN13
- 9780500235416
- Series
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- Historical Themes, Textbooks, References & Manuals, Art, Architecture, History of Art, History Textbooks
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- 4 out of 5
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- History of Modern Art has long been recognized as the authoritative, encyclopedic history of painting, photography, sculpture, and architecture from the mid-19th century, when modern art emerged, to the present day. Revising author Marla F. Prather's contributions to the new Fourth Edition include: -- More biographical information about each artist. -- An entirely new chapter on Cubism. -- A lively sense of social and historical context. -- Coverage of work in nontraditional mediums. such as video, installation, and performance art. -- More than 30% new illustrations and text and nearly twice the number of color illustration as in previous editions. -- A culturally diverse selection of artists and a much broader selection of works by women. -- Chronological reorganization of the text, an updated bibliography, and a complete index.