num_pages: 856
description: History of Modern Art has long been recognized as the authoritative, encyclopedic history of painting, photography, sculpture, and architecture from the mid-19th century, when modern art emerged, to the present day. Revising author Marla F. Prather's contributions to the new Fourth Edition More biographical information about each artist. An entirely new chapter on Cubism. A lively sense of social and historical context. Coverage of work in nontraditional mediums, such as video, installation, and performance art. More than 30% new illustrations and text and nearly twice the number of color illustrations as in previous editions. A culturally diverse selection of artists and a much broader selection of works by women. Chronological reorganization of the text, an updated bibliography, and a complete index. Marla F. Prather is curator of 20th-century art at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. The late H. H. Arnason was a noted art historian and museum administrator.
language: English
title: History of Modern Art : Painting, Sculpture, Architecture & Photography
titlecomplete: History of Modern Art : Painting, Sculpture, Architecture & Photography
genres: Textbooks, Photography, Architecture, School, History, Reference, Nonfiction, Art, Art History, 20th Century
ratings_count: 8427
publisher: Prentice Hall