Mark Getlein arrived in New York to pursue advanced music studies at the Juilliard School, but he quickly became
equally fascinated by the city's vibrant downtown art scene and magnificent museum collections. For a decade or
so he led an interesting but precarious life as a pianist and painter. As a writer and development editor, he has
helped to create a series of ground-breaking college textbooks in art and literature, including Art History (Abrams,
1995), A History of Art in Africa (Abrams, 2001), The HarperCollins World Reader, The Longman Anthology of British
Literature, and The Longman Anthology of World Literature. This is his fourth edition as author of Living with
Art.
Summary
Throughout the previous seven editions, this text has earned a reputation for elegance and the highest standards
of quality. Living with Art helps students develop an appreciation of art by offering a clear and comprehensive
introduction to the visual arts from several perspectives: themes and purposes of art; the vocabulary of art; individual
art media (painting, drawing, camera arts, sculpture, architecture, etc.); and the history of art. The book is
rich with illustrations drawn from a wide range of artistic cultures and time periods.
Table of Contents
Preface
PART ONE: INTRODUCTION
Chapter 1. Living with Art
Chapter 2. What Is Art?
Chapter 3. Themes of Art
PART TWO: THE VOCABULARY OF ART
Chapter 4. The Visual Elements
Chapter 5. Principles of Design
PART THREE: TWO-DIMENSIONAL MEDIA
Chapter 6. Drawing
Chapter 7. Painting
Chapter 8. Prints
Chapter 9. Camera and Computer Arts
Chapter 10. Graphic Design
PART FOUR: THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEDIA
Chapter 11. Sculpture and Installation
Chapter 12. Arts of Ritual and Daily Life
Chapter 13. Architecture
PART FIVE: ARTS IN TIME
Chapter 14. Ancient Mediterranean Worlds
Chapter 15. Christianity and the Formation of Europe
Chapter 16. The Renaissance
Chapter 17. The 17th and 18th Centuries
Chapter 18. Arts of Islam and of Africa
Chapter 19. Arts of East Asia: India, China, and Japan
Chapter 20. Arts of the Pacific and the Americas
Chapter 21. The Modern World: 1800-1945
Chapter 22. From Modern to Postmodern
Chapter 23. Opening Up to the World
Pronunciation Guide
Suggested Readings
Notes to the Text
Glossary
Photographic Credits
Index