ART 102 - Art History II: Books

A basic bibliography of monographs on artists.

Provides detailed treatment of 232 painters -- including the standard major artists, as well as lesser masters.

This comprehensive survey of fifty influential women artists from the Renaissance to the Post-Modern era details their contributions to the art world. The most important female artists are profiled in this book in chronologically arranged double-page spreads.

This book examines the rise of women artists in the late 20th century, viewed through the work of 12 key figures. It describes the strides made by women artists since the advent of the feminist movement and assess the changes that have occurred in their critical reception, commercial appeal, and institutional support. (Amazon)

Progressive and avant-garde artists, Regionalism, Social Realism, and American visions, Surrealism and Neo-romanticism, Postwar abstraction and the resurgence of realism.

Originally published as the catalog of an exhibition held at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, Mar. 27-July 20, 2003.

The rediscovery and preservation of progressive- and WPA-era murals in the Chicago public schools, 1904-1943 / by Heather Becker.

1. Feeling and nature
2. The demands of the present
3. Modernity and bourgeois life
4. Temperments and techniques
5. Aesthetics and historical awareness
The idea of a modern art.

Introduces a new, chronological way of examining the major art movements of the Western world over the last two thousand years. Provides important examples of work from 240 leading artists.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

This eye-popping book offers a visual history of the psychedelic sensibility. - Amzon.com