Thinking and Writing About Art History

by Donna K. Reid

Designed to provide readers with the tools necessary to glean a solid understanding of art history, this succinct and accessible guide offers a practical introduction to the methodology of art history and an overview of writing in the discipline. Helping readers to think as art historians, this Third Edition encourages reflection of the “givens” in this field, explains how to ask questions and how to answer them, and challenges readers to seek new insights through their readings, discussions, and written work. For professionals with a career or interest in art, art history, writing, and/or education.

48 pages, Paperback

First published July 4, 2003

Reviews

[Jane Horner]

Strangely a lot shorter than I expected. It’s clearly of its time, but is still useful for the process of looking and generating ideas about works of art. Approach to writing is similar to what I’ve heard from lecturers. I’m now more interested in books that teach writing from a stylistic point of view rather than academic and ideas point of view.

[Amanda]

Absolute rubbish. This book was a recommended text from my art history professor, but I wish I would have just saved myself the $10 that it obviously wasn't worth. This book provides no help with writing in regards to art history. The information was very general, almost like a manual for an elementary level writing course. If you don't know how to write a college essay whatsoever, I still wouldn't recommend you this book. Even the MLA information is wrong. Please save yourself the time and money.