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Introduction to Art: Design, Context, and Meaning offers a comprehensive introduction to the world of Art. Authored by four USG faculty members with advance degrees in the arts, this textbooks offers up-to-date original scholarship. It includes over 400 high-quality images illustrating the history of art, its technical applications, and its many uses.

Combining the best elements of both a traditional textbook and a reader, it introduces such issues in art as its meaning and purpose; its meaning and purpose; its structure, material, and form; and its diverse effects on our lives. Its digital nature allows students to follow links to applicable sources and videos, expanding the students’ educational experiences beyond the textbook. Introduction to Art: Design, Context, and Meaning provides a new and free alternative to traditional textbooks, making it an invaluable resource in our modern age of technology and advancement.

A Japanese translation is available from Better Late Than Never: Japanese Translation. The translated text is also available as an additional file.

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Course Title

Art Appreciation

Course Number

ARTS 1100

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Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International License.

Publication Date

Fall 2016

Publisher

University System of Georgia, University of North Georgia Press

Keywords

art appreciation, art history

Disciplines

Art and Design

Introduction to Art: Design, Context, and Meaning

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