An illustrated introduction to art and art history, covering a wide range of works, genres, and artists--including Sofonisba Anguissola, Banksy, Hieronymus Bosch, Edward Hopper, and Andy Warhol. Includes a glossary.

Artists and other creative people in Western societies have long taken or adapted styles and traditions from other societies, often displaying and incorporating them without context or treating them as "exotic" novelties. When this happens today in modern art, music, fashion, and other fields, some critics accuse artists of appropriating other people's culture, especially if they have borrowed or used traditions specific to a particular minority group.Those...

Provides an introduction to works of the famed American artist by collecting drawings from his "So" series.