Key Benefit: A Short Guide to Writing About Art, Eighth Edition, the best-selling book of its kind, equips students to analyze pictures (drawings, paintings, photographs), sculptures and architecture, and prepares them with the tools they need to present their ideas in effective writing. Key Topics: This concise yet thorough guide to "seeing and saying" addresses a wealth of fundamental matters, such as distinguishing between description and analysis, writing a comparison, using peer review, documenting sources, and editing the final essay. Market: This book is a perfect complement to any art course where writing is involved
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Preface
1 Writing about Art 1
2 Analysis 22
3 Writing a Comparison 86
4 Some Critical Approaches 104
5 In Brief: How to Write an Effective Essay 121
6 Style in Writing 136
7 Manuscript Form 154
8 The Research Paper 187
9 Essay Examinations 213
Credits 218
Index 219
