Art Dictionary -- Art World

Author: Edward Lucie-Smith
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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
Features: This dictionary provides illustrated, concise definitions and explanations for over 2,000 terms in the fields of painting, sculpture, architecture, decorative arts, applied arts, graphic design, and photographic techniques. When a term has different meanings in different contexts (especially in specialized artistic fields), the dictionary lists all relevant meanings and clearly distinguishes between them. In terms of format, it employs cross-referencing to allow readers to follow references and extend their research and reading. It serves as both a practical professional reference tool and a highly readable illustrated guide. The editor, Edward Lucie-Smith, is a renowned Western contemporary art historian and critic. Born in Jamaica, he studied history at Oxford and is famous for his poetry, novels, biographical works, and art criticism. His representative works include: Modern Visual Art Since 1945, Western Art of the 1970s, Western Art of the 1980s, 20th-Century Visual Art, The Sexual Theme in Western Art, Symbolist Art, 20th-Century Latin American Art, and others.