By Larry Silver (NHC Fellow, 1991–92)
Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1993
From the publisher’s description:
Art in History provides an illuminating overview of humanity's long tradition of creation, from the earliest cave paintings to contemporary installations. By relating works of art — primarily painting, sculpture, and graphics, but also major architectural monuments — to the societies in which they were created, Dr. Silver intensifies the reader's understanding of humanity's most famous and enduring images. Each chapter surveys a historical era, presenting its major figures against a background of social forces that helped shape their creativity. Non-Western cultures are included as counterpoints, and a careful balance is established between long-acknowledged masters and those whose achievements have been recognized only recently.
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Art / History / Art History /Silver, Larry (NHC Fellow, 1991–92). Art in History. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1993.