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Art History: A critical introduction to its methods provides a
lively and stimulating introduction to methodological debates
within art history. Offering a lucid account of approaches from
Hegel to post-colonialism, the book provides a sense of art
history's own history as a discipline from its emergence in the
late-eighteenth century to contemporary debates. By explaining the
underlying philosophical and political assumptions behind each
method, along with clear examples of how these are brought to bear
on visual and historical analysis, the authors show that an
adherence to a certain method is, in effect, a commitment to a set
of beliefs and values. The book makes a strong case for the
vitality of the discipline and its methodological centrality to new
fields such as visual culture. This book will be of enormous value
to undergraduate and graduate students, and also makes its own
contributions to ongoing scholarly debates about theory and method.
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Sculpture Victorious highlights the diversity, originality, and
ubiquity of sculptural production during the reign of Queen
Victoria. This lavishly illustrated book examines how colorful
marbles, bronzes, finely wrought silver, and exquisitely detailed
electrotypes, as well as gems, cameos, and porcelain, related to
and contributed to the contemporary world. In an age of
unprecedented territorial expansion, sculpture reflected the power
of the British empire; at the same time, increased access to
materials and resources facilitated artistic production and
innovation. The partnership between art and industry was equally
generative and creative, enabling daring explorations of
sculpture's possibilities, both political and aesthetic. Bringing
to bear a range of materials including statuary, reliefs, models,
drawings, and objets d'art, as well as prints, photographs, and
paintings, this stunning tome assembles, for the first time, the
vibrancy, inventiveness, and modernity of Victorian sculpture.
Published in association with the Yale Center for British Art
Exhibition Schedule: Yale Center for British Art
(09/11/14-11/30/14) Tate Britain (02/24/15-05/24/15)
Britain in the World presents highlights from the collection of the
Yale Center for British Art. Included alongside iconic works-such
as George Stubbs's Zebra, Sir Joshua Reynolds's Miss Prue, and J.
M. W. Turner's Dort-are diverse and fascinating objects that range
from the Tudor period to the present day. Featuring work by John
Constable, William Henry Fox Talbot, Barbara Hepworth, Chris Ofili,
and Yinka Shonibare, this beautifully illustrated book offers a
valuable glimpse into the Center's vast and varied holdings. It
also reveals British art as a global phenomenon, shaped and
characterized by cultural exchange, exploration, scientific
discovery, and, crucially, by the long history of colonialism and
empire. This book illustrates the myriad ways in which visible and
invisible global connections are present in the visual and material
culture of Britain. Published in association with the Yale Center
for British Art
Although numerous studies have explored the Edwardian period
(1901-1910) as one of political and social change, this innovative
book is the first to explore how art, design, and performance not
only registered those changes but helped to precipitate them. While
acknowledging familiar divisions between the highbrow world of
aesthetic theory and the popular delights of the music hall, or
between the neo-Baroque magnificence of central London and the
slums of the East End, The Edwardian Sense also discusses the
middlebrow culture that characterizes the anonymous edge of the
city. Essays are divided into three sections under the broad
headings of spectacle, setting, and place, which reflect the book's
focus on the visual, spatial, and geographic perspectives of the
Edwardians themselves. Distributed for the Yale Center for British
Art and the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art
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Fictions of Art History (Paperback)
Mark Ledbury; Introduction by Michael Hatt; Contributions by Paul Barolsky, Thomas Crow, Gloria Kury, …
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Fictions of Art History, the most recent addition to the Clark
Studies in the Visual Arts series, addresses art history's complex
relationships with fiction, poetry, and creative writing. Inspired
by a 2010 conference, the volume examines art historians' viewing
practices and modes of writing. How, the contributors ask, are we
to unravel the supposed facts of history from the fictions
constructed in works of art? How do art historians employ or resist
devices of fiction, and what are the effects of those choices on
the reader? In styles by turns witty, elliptical, and
plain-speaking, the essays in Fictions of Art History are
fascinating and provocative critical interventions in art history.
Distributed for the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute
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Behold, America! (Hardcover, New)
Amy Galpin; Text written by Patrick McCaughey, Alexander Nemerov, Frances Pohl, Patricia Kelly, …
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Discovery Miles 13 350
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Bringing together the best works from the American art collections
of the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, The San Diego Museum
of Art and the Timken Museum of Art, this publication and its
accompanying exhibition takes a dynamic look at three centuries of
visual art created in the United States.
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