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Author Atkins, Robert.

Title Artspeak : a guide to contemporary ideas, movements, and buzzwords, 1945 to the present / Robert Atkins.

Publication Info. New York : Abbeville Press Publishers, [2013]

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Location Call No. Status
 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  709.04 AT5    Check Shelf
 South Windsor Public Library - Non Fiction  709.04 ATKINS    Check Shelf
Edition Third edition.
Description 288 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Summary "The leading lexicon of contemporary art returns in an expanded, full-color third edition. An indispensable guide for art-world neophytes and seasoned professionals alike, the best-selling ArtSpeak returns in a revised and expanded third edition, illustrated in full color. Nearly 150 alphabetical entries-30 of them new to this edition-explain the who, what, where, and when of postwar and contemporary art. These concise mini-essays on the key terms of the art world are written with wit and common sense by veteran critic Robert Atkins. More than eighty images, most in color, illustrate key works of the art movements discussed, making ArtSpeak a visual reference, as well as a textual one. A timeline traces world and art-world events from 1945 to the present day, and a single-page ArtChart provides a handy overview of the major art movements in that period. "-- Provided by publisher.
""ArtSpeak," a lexicon of postwar and contemporary art, defines 146 key terms, often in a who/when/where/what format. 29 entries new to this edition, dozens of others revised. 83 reproductions of representative artworks, most in color. Illustrated timeline of world and art-world events from 1945 to 2012. Index includes nationalities and life dates of the artists referenced"-- Provided by publisher.
Note Includes index.
Subject Art, Modern -- 20th century -- Dictionaries.
Art, Modern -- 21st century -- Dictionaries.
Added Title Art speak
ISBN 9780789211507 hardback
0789211505 hardback
9780789211514
0789211513
9780789260369 (ebk.)
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