Description
Presenting a broad range of human artistic expression, the International Encyclopedia of Art set examines the art of cultures across the world, from prehistoric times to the present day. This global coverage features many cultural traditions, from folk and indigenous arts to the fine art of the West. Fully illustrated with many color and black-and-white spreads, the books include not only formal art reproductions, but reproductions of manuscripts, sketchbooks, and other material, offering a fresh, firsthand account of events. Each fascinating volume focuses on a specific geographic area in a flexible, chronological framework. Key artistic developments are highlighted, and art and artists are examined within their wider historical and cultural contexts. North American Art Since 1900 features photography, the pre-World War I art movements, the rise of modernism and the impact of the Armory Show of 1913, and continues through many art movements to the present day. Coverage includes: -- The boom years of the 1920s -- The WPA arts program -- European artists who took refuge in New York during World War II -- The birth of the New York School in the 1940s.
