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Author Heller, Nancy.

Title Why a painting is like a pizza : a guide to understanding and enjoying modern art / Nancy G. Heller.

Publication Info. Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, [2002]
©2002

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Location Call No. Status
 Cheshire Public Library - Adult Department Lower Level  759.06 HELLER    Check Shelf
 Cromwell-Belden Public Library - Adult Department  759.06 HEL    Check Shelf
 Manchester, Main Library - Non Fiction  759.06 HELLER    Check Shelf
 Portland Public Library - Adult Department  759.06 HEL    Check Shelf
 South Windsor Public Library - Non Fiction  759.06 HELLER    DUE 04-02-24 Billed
 West Hartford, Noah Webster Library - Gallery  759.06 HELLER    Check Shelf
Description 192 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 184-185) and index.
Contents Exactly what is "abstract" art? -- Why is painting like a pizza? -- Making aesthetic decisions in art and daily life -- Paintings that people love to hate -- Bending-and breaking-the rules -- New materials, new rules -- Art invades life, and vice versa -- The emotional impact of (some) abstract art -- Commonsense answers to some of the questions most often asked about modern art.
Subject Art, Modern -- 20th century.
Art appreciation.
ISBN 0691090513 cloth alkaline paper
0691090521 paperback alkaline paper
9780691090528 paperback alkaline paper
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