Understanding Art by Lois Fichner-Rathus, David Tatom (Editor), Clark Baxter

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Synopsis

Fichner-Rathus (art, The College of New Jersey) integrates art history with coverage of visual elements, principles of design, and computer arts in this text/CD-ROM for undergraduates, looking at the relevance and beauty of art as well as the media and methods to produce it. This seventh edition includes a CD-ROM with some 400 images, plus video clips, exercises, activities, and flashcards. New features in the text include "art tours" of various cities, and new coverage of contemporary and non-Western art. Annotation ©2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Biography

Lois Fichner-Rathus received her M.A. from the Williams College Graduate Program in the History of Art and her Ph.D. in the History, Theory, and Criticism of Art from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Her areas of specialization include the theory of art, feminist art history, and criticism, ancient and classical art, and modern art and architecture. She is currently Art Department Chair and a professor of art history and interdisciplinary studies at the College of New Jersey.