Art/Culture history

[Raghuveer Parthasarathy]

In article <1993Oct27.1...@clpd.kodak.com>,
Kenneth Staffan (15140) <sta...@clpd.kodak.com> wrote:
>
>So, I've backed up a step to bone up on art history. I've started
>reading one of the standard art history texts, _Art through the Ages_
>(don't recall the author/editor/publ offhand). However, since it is
>a formidable undertaking (cave art through modern), I thought I'd ask
>if anyone else had recommendations on a good survey of art history.
>
>Thanks!
>Ken
>
Gardner's "Art Through the Ages" (8th edition, authors Delacroix and Tansey)
was the textbook for an Art History class I took, and I liked it very much;
the text as well as the illustrations.
The most effective thing to do, I think, in learning about Art History, however
is just to flip through the pages of a book with lots of pictures, like this
one, and read when you find something you like.

raghu
ra...@uclink.berkeley.edu

[John Lees (M Spinks)]

ra...@uclink.berkeley.edu (Raghuveer Parthasarathy) writes:

>In article <1993Oct27.1...@clpd.kodak.com>,
>Kenneth Staffan (15140) <sta...@clpd.kodak.com> wrote:
>>
>>So, I've backed up a step to bone up on art history. I've started
>>reading one of the standard art history texts, _Art through the Ages_
>>(don't recall the author/editor/publ offhand). However, since it is
>>a formidable undertaking (cave art through modern), I thought I'd ask
>>if anyone else had recommendations on a good survey of art history.
>>
>>Thanks!
>>Ken
>>
> Gardner's "Art Through the Ages" (8th edition, authors Delacroix and Tansey)
>was the textbook for an Art History class I took, and I liked it very much;
>the text as well as the illustrations.

E.H. Gombrich's _The Story of Art_ is good as well - it contains many
interesting insights. It's also written for the layman, so it's easy to come
to grips with. It's well worth a read if you get the chance.

- Matthew.
s115...@giaeb.cc.monash.edu.au