Object, Image, Inquiry: The Art Historian at Work

By Elizabeth Bakewell and Getty Art History Information Program St

This series is a vehicle for texts generated through the experiences of writers, scholars, and artists who have been residents at the Getty Research Institute or involved in its programs. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0892361352
• ISBN13: 9780892361359
• Release Date: April 1988
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 212 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.5" x 11.1"

Customer Reviews

Fascinating and Unique

This book provides a glimpse into one of the most esoteric, but interesting of fields--art history. Some of the greats in the field were interviewed and their work analyzed. It is fascinating reading for anyone who loves art. It also shows what a challenge it is to do this work well. It is an excellent, informative read.

A beautiful and insightful book

I couldn't put this book down once I started to read it. It reveals how art historians do their work in a highly readable and insightful format with wonderful images. The book is beautifully designed. It is the result of interviews with a number of the most prominent art historians in the world. For students of art it is essential. For anyone interested in art, it is wonderful reading. The authors have protected the anonymity of their interviewees (darn it!) but the quotes will keep anyone knowledgable in the field guessing.