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For one semester courses in Art Appreciation.

A World of Art provides students with an introduction to art that emphasizes critical thinking and visual literacy.

Why A World of Art? Henry Sayre wrote the first edition of World of Art because he wanted to use a text in his own art appreciation course that truly represented all artists, not just the Western canon found at that time in the other texts. He also wanted a text that fostered critical thinking through looking at, talking about, and questioning works of art for his students. We are proud to present the new sixth edition of World of Art, which further strengthens these two key aspects of the text while presenting hot topics like video and time-based media.

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How do you foster critical thinking for your students?

Student Toolkit – This quick reference introduces students to the overarching themes of A World of Art. It provides students with a convenient guide to the basic elements of art to use as they interact with works of art.

Seven Steps to Thinking Critically about Art – This one page list provides students with a helpful guide to think critically about art.

The Critical Process – These end-of-chapter sections pose a number of questions based on the chapter material to provoke classroom discussion. At the back of the book are short paragraphs addressing each of the Critical Process sections. By comparing these responses to their own, students can test the quality of their own thinking.

Works in Progress – Over 30 two-page spreads show students an artist’s process as they take a project from start to finish. They are intended to give students insight into the process of artistic creation, to demonstrate that art, like most things, is the result of hard work and, especially, of a critical thinking process in its own right. Coordinating with the Works in Progress feature is a series of 10 half-hour videos available from Annenberg Media. Each program in the series is devoted to a contemporary artist who takes one or more works through from start to finish.

How do you prepare for your course lectures?

Digital Art Library keyed to World of Art, 6^th edition. Available to instructors who adopt Sayre’s World of Art. The Prentice Hall Digital Art Library was developed and endorsed by a panel of visual curators and instructors across the country. Each two-DVD set or a 10-CD set includes:

Every image in Sayre’s World of Art in the highest resolution (over 300 dpi) and pixelation possible for optimal projection and easy download.
Every image is available in jpeg and in PowerPoint slides with an "instant download" function
A unique zoom feature
A compare/contrast function

How do you provide your students with historical context?

Historical timeline presenting a host of world events. This feature emphasizes the significance of world art and helps students to place art into historical context.

Vivid, colorful maps throughout the text illustrate the geographical and historical world in which art was created.

New To This Edition

Why this New Edition? In this new edition there are several changes that are particularly noteworthy:

A significant number of new works of art with increased emphasis on global and diverse examples. Of the 134 new images in the book, 62 are Asian, African, African American, Native American and Hispanic. There are 30 new works by women. This means that now over 25% of the book’s 728 images are Asian, African, African American, Native America, or Hispanic, and that well over 1/3 of the book’s 365 images that date from 1900-present are works by women (128 total works by women since 1900).
Video and time-based art. Much more attention has been paid to video and time-based media, an area of increasing interest to students. Whenever possible, discussion has centered on works that are commercially available or accessible on an artist’s personal website.
MyArtsLab. NEW to this edition is MyArtsLab, a dynamic website that provides a wealth of resources geared to meet the diverse learning needs of today’s students. A key feature, the Closer Look tours, let students experience and interact with works of art. MyArtsLab also includes a complete ebook for A World of Art, which is identical in content and design to the printed text, so students can have access to their text wherever and whenever they need it.
Larger art. Many images have been enlarged to allow viewers to see greater detail. For example, see Leonardo’s Madonna of the Rocks (Chapter 6, Fig. 120) and Vija Celmins’ Untitled (Ocean) (Chapter 9, Fig. 228).
Reorganized Part One. Part One, “The Visual World,” has been reorganized in response to widespread feeling that it needed to be briefer–professors wanted to get to the material in Part Two, “The Formal Elements and their Design” more quickly. Three chapters now replace the four chapters of previous editions. The discussion of the roles of the artist in Chapter 1–material that most instructors already find extremely useful–has been slightly revised to include material on the public and private roles of the artist from the former Chapter 4. Material from the former Chapter 3, “The Themes of Art,” has been incorporated into discussions of representation and beauty in an expanded Chapter 2, “Visual Literacy.”

Architecture and design integrated into the media chapters. Many instructors have requested this change, so that students can more readily see how artistic vision permeates the visual experience in the world.
New section on the business of art. Students want to know more about the business of art, and this new section addresses this need. Chapter 3, “The Value of Art,” now begins with a discussion of the gallery system, the art market, and museum patronage.

Table of Contents

Preface

Student Toolkit

Chapter 1 A World of Art

Chapter 2 Developing Visual Literacy

Chapter 3 Seeing the Value in Art

Chapter 4 Line

Chapter 5 Space

Chapter 6 Light and Color

Chapter 7 Other Formal Elements

Chapter 8 The Principles of Design

Chapter 9 Drawing

Chapter 10 Printmaking

Chapter 11 Painting

Chapter 12 Photography and Time-Based Media

Chapter 13 Sculpture

Chapter 14 Other Three-Dimensional Media

Chapter 15 Architecture

Chapter 16 Design Profession

Chapter 17 The Ancient World

Chapter 18 The Age of Faith

Chapter 19 The Renaissance Through the Baroque

Chapter 20 The Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries

Chapter 21 From 1900 to the Present

The Critical Process

Glossary

Pronunciation Guide

Index

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World of Art, A, 5/E
Sayre
©2007 | Pearson | Paper; 592 pp | Out of Print
ISBN-10: 0132221861 | ISBN-13: 9780132221863
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For one semester courses in Art Appreciation.

This text provides students with a wonderfully written introduction to art that emphasizes critical thinking and visual literacy.

Henry M. Sayre wrote A World of Art because he saw a need for an art appreciation text that was more inclusive of women artists, ethnic minorities and art from around the globe. The author provides students with an understanding of formal elements, artistic mediums, and art history.

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Student Feedback on the new 6th edition of A World of Art:

Hi Mr. Sayre,

I've just completed a class through Indiana University and wanted to take a moment to write you.

The text book for this class was your "A World of Art" and I want you to know how much I enjoyed your book. I'm sure you don't get many emails thanking you for your textbook, but I find myself compelled to write.

Throughout the class I was struck by how easy you made art to understand. I found each chapter almost like having a conversation with a professor and thought you might like to hear that one student out there very much appreciated the way you approached your writing.

Oddly, I am originally from Oregon, living in Philadelphia, and taking an Art course at Indiana University...what a small world we all live in!

Sending my best and wanting you to know that your textbook is one that, rather than return for half credit, I'll happily keep on my bookshelf.

Best regards,

Siobhan Hanna

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