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An art appreciation textbook covering the visual experience and visual literacy, formal elements and their design, the fine arts media, visual arts in everyday life, and a brief survey of art history. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
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Now in a new Second Edition, A World of Art offers a basic introduction to art that extends the traditional discussion of the formal, stylistic, and historical characteristics of art in Western culture to include works by artists from around the world. Works of art are placed in a broader and more diverse cultural context, thereby allowing students to begin to understand each other better and learn what traditions make their own culture unique. Henry Sayre, author of the best-selling Writing About Art, employs examples that are topical, interesting, and lend themselves to critical scrutiny.
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