Oct 02, Dawn rated it really liked it. This was my text book when I took Art History classes in the olden days. At that time there were few women artists discussed in this text. Hope that has changed in more recent editions. Yes, surely a staple from most art schools' must haves.
A decent and comprehensive reference but lacks female artist representation in a big way. Mar 31, Mindy rated it really liked it. Only college textbook I kept, and still pull out. Feb 18, Nathan Zorndorf rated it it was amazing Shelves: art-history. I imagine it would be best read for a class, as the experience was most satisfying when I understood how each era influences the next, and how the different styles relate to each other, and it was difficult to come back to the book after a couple of months and remember what had happened previously.
This was my first art history book, and I really enjoyed it! May 06, Pat McDermott rated it really liked it Shelves: art , art-architectural-history. This was the textbook for my intro art history class in college. Not as gorgeous to look at or as well written as Gombrich or Janson, but more comprehensive.
The timelines in each chapter were helpful context. I was taking Western Civ at the same time, and the two course reinforced one another. Art Through the Ages was an essential book to me. Jan 11, Sheila Fassonaki rated it it was amazing. This book brings back so many memories. This is one of the few books aside from my theatre anthologies that I kept from my college classes. This book along with the class gave me a modest understanding of art and architecture through the beginnings of civilization.
However it gave me a much deeper appreciation and love of art and architecture that has remained with me. Apr 24, George rated it it was amazing. I enjoyed the fact that the authors provided us with brief historical backgrounds and other explanations to why and how some masterpieces came to be.
Jun 17, Scriptor Ignotus rated it it was amazing Shelves: art. I bought this textbook for an Art History course I took in high school, and it remains in my position to this very day.
In retrospect, it was incredibly edifying to have been exposed to the concept of Western Civilization for the first time through the medium of the visual arts. Sep 06, Davon rated it really liked it. A well written book. Enjoyed reading it. Readers also enjoyed. About Helen Gardner. Helen Gardner. Helen Gardner — was an American art historian and educator.
Her Art Through the Ages remains a standard text for American art history classes. In she graduated with a degree in classics from the University of Chicago. After an interval as a teacher, she returned to the same uni Helen Gardner — was an American art historian and educator. After an interval as a teacher, she returned to the same university to study art history, and received a master's degree in In she began lecturing at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, where she would spend the rest of her career, with the exception of short appointments at UCLA and the University of Chicago.
Her major work, Art Through the Ages, was the first single-volume textbook to cover the entire range of art history from a global perspective. Frequently revised, it remains a standard textbook at American schools and universities. In she also published Understanding the Arts, an art appreciation text directed toward educators. Books by Helen Gardner. Related Articles. When your class uses a Cengage online homework platform, you always know how you're doing and what you need to study.
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