The McGraw-Hill Museum-Goer's Guide / Edition 1

by Richard Wink, Richard Phipps, Richard J. Phipps

Overview

Designed as a primer for the museum or gallery visit required in many introductory art courses, this book is a combination reference, workbook, directory, and notepad. It is available in a discount package with McGraw-Hill art textbooks or separately.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780070387317
Publisher:	McGraw-Hill Companies, The
Publication date:	07/21/1999
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	128
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.30(h) x 0.25(d)

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: MUSEUM PROFILE

Exploring an Art Museum

A Brief History

Museum as Art Works

What is an Art Museum?

Museum Organization

Acquisition

Preservation

Education

Display

Types of Art Found in Museums

Dealing with Abstract Art

Chapter 2: PROFILE OF A VISIT

Museum Protocol

Techniques of Looking and Seeing

Visual Analysis Guide

Identification

Formal Elements

The Cultural Context

Expressive Qualities

Taking Notes and Sketching

Sketching in Value and Color

Sketching Textures

Chapter 3: THE MUSEUM VISIT

1. Labels

2. You Name It.

3. Frames and Bases.

4. Is Bigger Better?

5. Art That Tells a Story.

6. Nudes.

7. Unappeling Art.

8. Music Hath Charms.

9. The Fourth Estate.

10. Understanding the Elements.

11. Shaping Space.

12. A New Perspective.

13. Motion and Change.

14. Portraits.

15. Still Lifes, Landscapes, and Seascapes.

16. Art and Religion.

17. Symbols and Icons.

18. Reacting to Cultural Diversity.

19. The Picture Within.

20. A Scavenger Hunt.

Chapter 4: BRINGING THE MUSEUM HOME

Making Art

1. You Name It.

2. Frames and Bases.

3. Is Bigger Better?

4. Art That Tells a Story.

5. Nudes.

6. Music Hath Charms.

7. The Fourth Estate.

8. Understanding the Elements.

9. Shaping Space.

10. A New Perspective.

11. Another New Perspective.

12. Portraits.

13. Still Lifes, Landscapes, and Seascapes.

14. Art and Religion.

15. The Picture Within.
Glossary
End Notes
Suggestions for Further Reading
Art Museum in North America
Notes and Sketches
Index