Summary: Focusing on eight iconic works of art, this series reveals the history of visual imagination through the ages. A combination of reconstruction, photography and storytelling transport the viewer back to the intense moments when great works were conceived and born: the murderous, messianic world of Baroque Rome; opulent, parvenu Amsterdam; paranoid, revolutionary Paris; Victorian England...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: BBC Video 2007
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV SIMSummary: An illustrated history of world art from its earliest beginnings through the end of the twentieth century, grouped by era, and discussing all the major movements in art, architecture, and design.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: DK Pub. 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Art ArtSummary: Each section features a lavish double-page image of an influential painting that defines each artistic style. Seminal works of genius are portrayed in their historical context, with attention paid to the culture of the time and the lives of their creators.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2013
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 709 ARTPhillips, Sarah
Summary: "A time-traveling trip through a whole world of art. Even before they could write, people have always told stories with pictures and sculptures. And though art is universal, the story we know about it is not. Join two young adventurers on a truly global journey through thousands of years of art history. Discover treasure in Ancient Greece, marvel at bronze sculptures in Benin, decode messages...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Wide Eyed Editions 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 709 PHIRenshaw, Amanda.
Summary: Invites the reader to take a closer look at art work while pointing out tiny details hidden in famous works of art, providing information about a work or an artist, or explaining the techniques used to create the piece.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Phaidon Press 2005
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Fine RenshawJanson, H. W. (Horst Woldemar)
Summary: A history of Western art features definitions of terms, sections on the history of music and theater, and a chapter on postmodernism.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: H.N. Abrams 2002
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 709 JANContents: Disc 1. The importance of first Impressions -- Where am I? : point of view and focal point -- Color : description, symbol, and more -- Line : description and expression -- Space, shape, shade, and shadow -- Seeing the big picture : composition.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2011
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 700 HOWCall number: DVD 700 HOW
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 700 HirCall number: DVD 700 Hir
Wilkins, David G.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Collins Design 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 709 WilkinsSummary: A fresh take on the history of art, using cultural timelines to reveal little-known connections and influences between artworks and artistic movements.--Amazon.com
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thames & Hudson 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 709 CHRBrooke-Hitching, Edward
Summary: "Enter The Madman's Gallery - the perfect gift book for any art lover. Discover an eccentric exploration through the curious history of art, to find the strangest paintings, sculptures, drawings and other artistic oddities ever made. This unique exhibition gathers more than a hundred magnificent works, each chosen for their striking beauty, weirdness and captivating story behind their creation."
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2023
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Summary: "Full of stunning images and amazing facts, The Arts: a Visual Encyclopedia is the essential guide to painting, sculpture, photography, music, and dance."--Back cover.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2017
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J700.9 ARTKay, Ann
Summary: Take a colorful journey through the history of art from cave paintings and Renaissance art to modern graffiti. Find out how and why art is made. Explore colors, shapes, patterns and themes. Discover the world's great artists, including Vincent Van Gogh, Pablo Picasso, Frida Kahlo, Andy Warhol, and Yayoi Kusama.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 709 KAYFichner-Rathus, Lois
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Publisher / Publication Date: Prentice Hall 1995
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 700 Fichner-RathusKnox, Bob.
Summary: Two children visit the wacky Museum of World Art, where paintings come to life, and they see such works as Egyptian paintings, Roman mosaics, Tibetan scrolls, and American Indian buffalo skin paintings.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Rizzoli 1993