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Taylor, Joshua Charles, 1917-

Learning to look : a handbook for the visual arts / by Joshua C. Taylor. - Second edition - xi, 173 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Includes index.

An approach to the visual arts --
An analysis of the work of art --
Color and perspective. Color terminology ; Perspective and the experience of depth in painting --
Some distinctive characteristics within the visual arts. Drawing and painting ; Graphic arts ; Sculpture ; Architecture --
Some materials and techniques of the artist. Drawing ; Painting ; Graphic arts, Sculpture ; Architecture --
The artist and the work of art --
The eye and the mind --Chronological table. A. Chronological table pertaining to the visual arts, literature, and music.

An illustrated beginner's guide to the visual arts examines specific art works, studies expression and construction of art, and discusses creative and technical processes of art.

ISBN: 0226791521 0226791548 (pbk.)

LCCN: 80026251

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Art appreciation.

LC Class. No.: N7477 / .T39 1981

Dewey Class. No.: 701/.1