{"product_id":"a-short-guide-to-writing-about-art-9780205886999","title":"A Short Guide to Writing About Art","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Extraordinarily useful and necessary for any class in art history!\" - Johanna Movassat, San Jose State University \"A step-by-step guide, incorporating both theory and practice, to critically thinking and writing about art.\" - Janet Carpenter, City College of San Francisco \"An extremely useful book for art history students at all levels of study.\" - Melissa Dabakis, Kenyon College \"I find the text to be fundamental in teaching students to write. It is concise enough to cover in a course on a particular art historical topic without overtaking the topic itself. It is always my secondary text.\" - Rebecca Trittel, Savannah College of Art and Design \"Excellent definitive source on writing about art for the advanced student.\" - Carey Rote, Texas A \u0026amp; M University-Corpus Christi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eIn this Section:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrief Table of Contents\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFull Table of Contents\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS: \u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWriting About Art\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWriting About Art: The Big Picture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormal Analysis and Style\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnalytical Thinking\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWriting A Comparison\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWriting an Entry in an Exhibition Catalog\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWriting a Review of an Exhibition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVirtual Exhibitions: Writing Text Panels and Other Materials\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to Write an Effective Essay\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStyle in Writing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArt Historical Research\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSome Critical Approaches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWriting a Research Paper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eManuscript Form\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWriting Essay Examinations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e FULL TABLE OF CONTENTS: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 1: Writing About Art\u003c\/strong\u003e  \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat Is Art\u003cem\u003e?\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy Write about Art?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Imagined Reader as the Writer's Collaborator\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Functions of Critical Writing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSome Words about Critical Thinking\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Sample Critical Essay\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat Is an Interpretation—and Are All interpretations Equally Valid?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExpressing Opinions: The Writer's “I”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 2: Writing About Art: The Big Picture\u003c\/strong\u003e  \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStanding Back: Kinds of Writing (Informing and Persuading)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClose-Up: Drafting the Essay\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChecklist of Basic Matters\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 3: Formal Analysis and Style\u003c\/strong\u003e  \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat Formal Analysis Is\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormal Analysis Versus Description\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSample Essay: A Formal Analysis\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePostscript: Thoughts about the Words \"Realistic\" and \"Idealized\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCautionary Words about Slides and Reproductions in Books and on the World Wide Web\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 4: Analytical Thinking\u003c\/strong\u003e  \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSubject Matter and Content\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForm and Content\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGetting ideas for Essays: Asking Questions to Get Answers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnother Look at the Questions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 5: Writing A Comparison\u003c\/strong\u003e  \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComparing as a Way of Discovering\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo ways of Organizing a Comparison\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSample Essay: A Student's Comparison\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRebecca Bedell: \"John Singleson Copley's Early Development: From Mrs. Joseph Mann to Mrs. Ezekial Goldthwait\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChecklist for Writing a Comparison\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 6: Writing an Entry in an Exhibition Catalog\u003c\/strong\u003e  \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKeeping the Reader in Mind\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Sample Entry\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChecklist for Writing a Catalog Entry\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 7: Writing a Review of an Exhibition\u003c\/strong\u003e  \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat a Review Is\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThree Sample Reviews\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 8: Virtual Exhibitions: Writing Text Panels and Other Materials\u003c\/strong\u003e  \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKinds of Exhibitions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKinds of Writing Assignments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 9: How to Write an Effective Essay\u003c\/strong\u003e  \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Basic Strategy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLooking Closely: Approaching a First Draft\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRevising: Achieving a Readable Draft\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePeer Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePreparing the Final Version\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 10: Style in Writing\u003c\/strong\u003e  \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrinciples of Style\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGet the Right Word\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWriting Effective Sentences\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWrite Unified and Coherent Paragraphs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Note on Tenses\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 11: Art Historical Research\u003c\/strong\u003e  \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAccounting for Taste\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHistorical Scholarship and Values\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 12: Some Critical Approaches\u003c\/strong\u003e  \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSocial History: The New Art History and Marxism\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGender Studies: Feminist Criticism and Gay and Lesbian Studies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBiographical Studies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePsychoanalytic Studies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIconography and Iconology\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 13: Writing a Research Paper\u003c\/strong\u003e  \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrimary and Secondary Materials\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrom Subject to Thesis\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFinding the Material\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArt Research and the World Wide Web\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKeeping a Sense of Proportion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReading and Taking Notes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChecklist for Note-Taking\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncorporating Your Reading into Your Thinking: The Art of Synthesis and Drafting and Revising the Paper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChecklist for Reviewing a Revised Draft of a Research Paper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 14: Manuscript Form\u003c\/strong\u003e  \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBasic Manuscript Form\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSome Conventions of Language Usage\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuotations and Quotation Marks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcknowledging Sources\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDocumentation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFootnotes and Endnotes: 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