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A Little History of Art

A Little History of Art

Mullins, Charlotte

Hardcover

Series: Little Histories

Art Criticism & TheoryArt HistoryGeneral World History

Publisher Price: $25.00

ISBN10: 0300253664
ISBN13: 9780300253665
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: Apr 26 2022
Pages: 336
Weight: 1.30
Height: 1.30 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
A thrilling journey through 100,000 years of art, from the first artworks ever made to art's central role in culture today

This lively volume is ideal for the precocious high-schooler, the lazy collegian . . . and any adult who wishes for greater mastery of the subject. . . . Mullins leav[es] readers with an expansive, no-regrets appreciation of art and the human story.--Meghan Cox Gurdon, Wall Street Journal

A fresh take on art history as we know it.--Katy Hessel, The Great Women Artists Podcast

Charlotte Mullins brings art to life through the stories of those who created it and, importantly, reframes who is included in the narrative to create a more diverse and exciting landscape of art. She shows how art can help us see the world differently and understand our place in it, how it helps us express ourselves, fuels our creativity and contributes to our overall wellbeing and positive mental health.

Why did our ancestors make art? What did art mean to them and what does their art mean for us today? Why is art even important at all?

Mullins introduces readers to the Terracotta Army and Nok sculptures, Renaissance artists such as Giotto and Michelangelo, trailblazers including Käthe Kollwitz, Pablo Picasso, Frida Kahlo, and contemporary artists who create art as resistance, such as Ai Weiwei and Shirin Neshat. She also restores forgotten artists such as Sofonisba Anguissola, Guan Daosheng and Jacob Lawrence, and travels to the Niger valley, Peru, Java, Rapa Nui and Australia, to broaden our understanding of what art is and should be.

This extraordinary journey through 100,000 years celebrates art's crucial place in understanding our collective culture and history.

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