The Vocation of the Artist

by Deborah J. Haynes

Originating in the author's experience as a practicing artist and scholar, this book is a thoroughly postmodern enterprise that draws from a wide range of historical and theoretical resources in cultural history, especially art history/theory and the study of religion. It discusses historical roles of the artist, and also presents a particular perspective on the contemporary function of the artist as prophetic critic and visionary. Using specific...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 052158969X
• ISBN13: 9780521589697
• Release Date: August 1997
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.9" x 9.9"