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Wednesday, August 7, 2013

Useful Reference & History Books for Art Teachers

A selection of great reference books for any Art educator. At least some of these books should be part of every Art room or school library...

* Note: All links direct to Amazon

101 Things to Learn in Art School 
Kit White, MIT Press, 2011
 

Art History (4th ed / combined vol.)
Marilyn Skokstad, Harry N. Abrams, 2010

Art Speak: A Guide to Contemporary Ideas, Movements & Buzzwords
Robert Atkins, Abbeville Press, 1997

Art: A History of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture
(4th ed / 2 vols)
Frederick Hartt, Harry N. Abrams, Prentice Hall, 1993

Art (Eyewitness Companions)
Robert Cumming, Dorling Kindersley, 2006

A World of Art (8th ed)
Henri M. Sayre, Pearson, 2015

Children and Their Art: Art Education for Elementary and Middle Schools (9th ed)
Michael Day, Cengage Learning, 2011

Discovering Great Artists: Hands-On Art for Children in the Styles of the Great Masters
MaryAnn F. Kohl, Bright Ring Publishing, 1997

Gardner's Art Through The Ages (15th ed)
Fred S. Kleiner, Cengage Learning, 2015

Harper Collins Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques (2nd ed)
Ralph Mayer, HarperCollins, 1992

History of Art (6th ed)
H.W. Janson, Anthony F. Janson, Harry N. Abrams, 2001

Modern Art (3rd ed)
Sam Hunter, John Jacobus, Daniel Wheeler, Pearson, 2004

Philosophy of Art: A Contemporary Introduction
Noel Carroll, Routledge, 1998

Philosophy of the Arts: An Introduction to Aesthetics
Gordon, Graham, Routledge, 1997

Studio Thinking: The Real Benefits of Visual Arts Education
Lois Hetland, Ellen Winner, Shirley Veenema, Kimberly Sheridan, Teachers College Press, 2007

Thames and Hudson Dictionary of Art Terms (2nd ed)
Edward Lucie-Smith, Thames and Hudson, 2004

The Annotated Mona Lisa: A Crash Course in Art History from Prehistoric to Post-Modern (2nd ed)
Carol Strickland, Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2007

The 20th Century Art Book
Phaidon Press, 1999

The Art Book (new ed)
Phaidon Press, 2012

The Art Teacher’s Book of Lists (2nd ed)
Helen D. Hume, John Wiley & Sons, 2010

The Artist’s Handbook (3rd ed)
Ray Campbell Smith, DK Adult, 2009

The Artists’ Handbook of Materials and Techniques (5th ed)
Ralph Mayer, Viking Adult, 1991

The Grove Dictionary of Art (34 vol)
Jane Turner, Macmillan Ltd. Groves Dictionaries, 1996

The New Artist's Manual: The Complete Guide to Painting and Drawing Materials and Techniques
Simon Jennings, Chronicle Books, 2005

The Oxford Dictionary of Art (3rd ed)
Ian Chilvers, Oxford University Press, 2004

The Penguin Dictionary of Art & Artists (7th ed)
Peter Murray, Linda Murray, Penguin Books, 1998

The Story of Art (16th ed)
E.H. Gombrich, Phaidon Press, 1995

Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art
Scott McCloud, HarperCollins, 1994

Ways of Seeing (reprint ed)
John Berger, Penguin Books, 1990

Why We Make Art: And Why It is Taught (2nd ed)
Richard Hickman, Intellect Ltd., 2010

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