History of art: A students' handbook

by Marcia Pointon

This completely revised and updated edition introduces the reader to the practices, challenges, questions and writings encountered in the study of art history. Marcia Pointon describes and analyzes various methods and approaches to the discipline--explaining the history of their differences and their effects on the practice of art history. Stressing the multi-faceted nature of the field, she discusses the relationship of art history to film, literature, design history and anthropology. She also covers training and vocational aspects of art history, and provides a wealth of information on different career opportunities. This edition covers recent debates in art history and contemporary changes in the discipline, as well as 20 new illustrations.

Genres: Art, Art History

83 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 1980

About the author

Marcia R. Pointon

Reviews

[Dirk Mercelis · Rating 1 out of 5]

Een ‘handleiding’ voor de student kunstgeschiedenis, die evenwel blijft steken in grove algemeenheden, gemeenplaatsen en aanbevelingen met weinig meerwaarde.

[Stephanie · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent handbook for the student studying, or thinking of studying, Art History at a graduate level, or even at Masters level. Less of a 'what to study' and more of a 'how to study', this book is jargon-busting (and -interpreting), methodical and intellectual, as well as very aware of where it sits in Art History's interpretation.

[Kevin McDonagh · Rating 2 out of 5]

While this book was certainly aimed directly at 1st year students it was in no way inspiring. The tone was dry and inaccessible considering the audience. It alerted me to the thought that art crit could be appreciated for it's own end but it didn't really explore this through enough variety of texts. The resources at the end were good and the interviews with those in industry would have been very helpful for a student.