The Meaning of Art by Herbert Read
Explains the persistence of certain principles and aspirations throughout the history of art. This title provides a basis for the appreciation of paintings, sculpture and art-objects of all periods by defining the elements that went into their making.
Sir Herbert Read (1893-1968) was a poet, and a literary and art critic. From 1922 to 1931 he was a curator at the Victoria and Albert Museum. In 1931, when his influential primer The Meaning of Art was first published, he became professor in fine art at the University of Edinburgh, before taking on the editorship of the Burlington Magazine. An influential figure in the art world, he was one of the organisers of the 1936 London International Surrealist Exhibition and co-founded the Institute of Contemporary Art in 1947.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780571329755 |
| ISBN 10 | 0571329756 |
| Title | The Meaning of Art |
| Author | Herbert Read |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Faber & Faber |
| Year published | 2017-02-02 |
| Number of pages | 240 |
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