Short Guide to Writing About Art

A Short Guide to Writing About Art, Eighth Edition, The best-selling text of its kind, equips students to analyze pictures (drawings, paintings, photographs), sculptures and architecture, and prepares them with the tools they need to present their ideas in effective writing. This concise yet thorough guide to seeing and saying addresses a wealth of fundamental matters, such as distinguishing between description and analysis, writing a comparison, using peer review, documenting sources, and editing the final essay. This text is a perfect complement to any art course where writing is involved.Barnet, Sylvan is the author of 'Short Guide to Writing About Art', published 2004 under ISBN 9780321292483 and ISBN 0321292480.