Title Art for dummies / by Thomas Hoving ; foreword by Andrew Wyeth

Published Foster City, Calif. : IDG ; London : Transworld, 1999

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Description xxiv, 382 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of color plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm Series --For dummies --For dummies. Contents Machine derived contents note: Foreword. -- Introduction. -- PART I: Appreciating Art. -- Chapter 1: What Is Art? -- Chapter 2: How to Appreciate Art Without an Advanced Degree. -- Chapter 3: How to Visit a Museum the Way the Pros Do. -- PART II: Art through the Ages. -- Chapter 4: Prehistoric Art (More Sophisticated Than You Would Believe). -- Chapter 5: The Ancient World: Still the Most Exciting. -- Chapter 6: Medieval Art (Definitely Not the Dark Ages). -- Chapter 7: The Renaissance and Revivals. -- Chapter 8: The Northern European "Renaissance". -- Chapter 9: Mannerism: Sensuality and the Bizarre. -- Chapter 10: The Baroque: The True Golden Age. -- Chapter 11: The Sparkling 18th Century. -- Chapter 12: Neoclassicism and the Romantic Twinge. -- Chapter 13: Impressionism (The Poetry of the Land and Mankind). -- Chapter 14: Post-Impressionism (Or Better, Pre-Modern). -- Chapter 15: Modern Art: The Bold, the Beautiful, and the Not-So-Beautiful. -- Chapter 16: Contemporary Art and Its "ISMs" (Not Always So Nice, but Ever Exciting). -- Chapter 17: A Look at Art Beyond the Western World. -- PART III: Beginning Your Own Collection. -- Chapter 18: Getting Ready to Collect. -- Chapter 19: How to Play the Buying Game. -- PART IV: The Part of Tens. -- Chapter 20: The Greatest Works of Western Civilization. -- Chapter 21: The Ten Most Interesting Artists (And Why). -- Chapter 22: Ten Artists Worth Watching. -- Chapter 23: How to Tell if Your Child Has Artistic Genius and Then What to Do. -- PART V: Appendixes. -- Appendix A: Artspeak Unmasked. -- Appendix B: The Professional's Checklist on How to Buy Art. -- Appendix C: Art Chronology. -- The Essential Guide to the World's Top Art Cities and Centers. -- The Awesome Americas. -- Europe (All That's Worth a Detour). -- Non-Western Destinations. -- Bibliography. -- Index Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 367-368) and index Subject Art appreciation -- Study and teaching. Art appreciation. Art -- History. LC no. 99065838 ISBN 0764551043 (acid-free paper)

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