The Timeline book of the arts (Art Ebook).pdf

The Timeline Book of the Arts
Ballantine Books | 1995 | ISBN: 0345382641 | English | 420 pages | PDF | 37.2 MB

Beginning with prehistoric rock engravings in Australia and ending with art installations in SoHo, the more than 3,800 entries in The Timeline Book of the Arts answer a basic question: What do artists do? By tracing hundreds of artists' accomplishments over hundreds of centuries, it becomes clear that what an artist does is work, and in great variety. Often, as with Michelangelo or Joan Miro, it is in many different forms; with haiku poet Basho or TV comedian David Letterman, it is almost exclusively in one artistic arena. Sometimes, as with poet Emily Dickinson or photographer Eugene Atget, it is with little or no outside acknowledgment; other artists, like filmmaker Akira Kurosawa or composer Richard Wagner, are recognized in their day. The amount of work can also vary: Shakespeare wrote dozens of plays and sonnets, Thoreau one book of lasting fame.