Gardner's Art Through the Ages
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Gardner's Art Through the Ages is an American textbook on art history
, with the 2004 edition by Fred S. Kleiner and Christin J. Mamiya. The 2001 edition was awarded both a McGuffey award for longevity and the "Texty" Award
for current editions by the Text and Academic Authors Association. No other book has received both awards in the same year.
The first edition published in 1926 was written by Helen Gardner
. It, like all following editions, was organized chronologically beginning with "The Birth of Art" in the Upper Paleolithic
and progressing in a mainly chronological sequence to the contemporary period.
Gardner's initial edition was ahead of its time in that along with the Western canon
of European art, it examined the art of other cultures. This broader view has influenced artists like Roy Lichtenstein
as a student with its coverage not only of China, Japan, and Africa, but The Americas and the South Pacific as well. It continues to be a required text for introductory classes in art history
for American students to this day.
material, and versions in one to four volumes. According to the US publisher, Cengage, the following were available in 2010:
Art history
Art history has historically been understood as the academic study of objects of art in their historical development and stylistic contexts, i.e. genre, design, format, and style...
, with the 2004 edition by Fred S. Kleiner and Christin J. Mamiya. The 2001 edition was awarded both a McGuffey award for longevity and the "Texty" Award
Textbook Excellence Award ("Texty")
A Textbook Excellence Award from the Text and Academic Authors Association recognizes current textbooks and learning materials based on criteria established by the group. Judges are veteran authors in appropriate subject areas. Nominations from eight subject areas are reviewed each year from...
for current editions by the Text and Academic Authors Association. No other book has received both awards in the same year.
The first edition published in 1926 was written by Helen Gardner
Helen Gardner (art historian)
Helen Gardner was an American art historian and educator. Her Art Through the Ages remains a standard text for American art history classes....
. It, like all following editions, was organized chronologically beginning with "The Birth of Art" in the Upper Paleolithic
Paleolithic
The Paleolithic Age, Era or Period, is a prehistoric period of human history distinguished by the development of the most primitive stone tools discovered , and covers roughly 99% of human technological prehistory...
and progressing in a mainly chronological sequence to the contemporary period.
Gardner's initial edition was ahead of its time in that along with the Western canon
Western canon
The term Western canon denotes a canon of books and, more broadly, music and art that have been the most important and influential in shaping Western culture. As such, it includes the "greatest works of artistic merit." Such a canon is important to the theory of educational perennialism and the...
of European art, it examined the art of other cultures. This broader view has influenced artists like Roy Lichtenstein
Roy Lichtenstein
Roy Lichtenstein was a prominent American pop artist. During the 1960s his paintings were exhibited at the Leo Castelli Gallery in New York City and along with Andy Warhol, Jasper Johns, James Rosenquist and others he became a leading figure in the new art movement...
as a student with its coverage not only of China, Japan, and Africa, but The Americas and the South Pacific as well. It continues to be a required text for introductory classes in art history
Art history
Art history has historically been understood as the academic study of objects of art in their historical development and stylistic contexts, i.e. genre, design, format, and style...
for American students to this day.
Formats
The book is now published in a number of different formats, with a "concise" version, and the Western and non-Western sections available separately. There are also "enhanced" editions with additional multimediaMultimedia
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material, and versions in one to four volumes. According to the US publisher, Cengage, the following were available in 2010:
- Gardner's Art through the Ages: A Global History, 13th Edition
- Gardner's Art through the Ages: A Global History, Volume I, 13th Edition
- Gardner's Art through the Ages: A Global History, Volume II, 13th Edition
- Gardner's Art through the Ages: A Global History, Enhanced Edition (with ArtStudy Online and Timeline), 13th Edition
- Gardner's Art through the Ages: A Global History, Enhanced Edition, Volume I (with ArtStudy Online and Timeline), 13th Edition
- Gardner's Art through the Ages: A Global History, Enhanced Edition, Volume II (with ArtStudy Online and Timeline), 13th Edition
- Gardner's Art through the Ages: 4 Volume Backpack Edition, 13th Edition
- Gardner's Art through the Ages: Backpack Edition, Book A, Antiquity , 13th Edition
- Gardner's Art through the Ages: Backpack Edition, Book B, The Middle Ages, 13th Edition
- Gardner's Art through the Ages: Backpack Edition, Book C, Renaissance and Baroque, 13th Edition
- Gardner's Art through the Ages: Backpack Edition, Book D, Modern Europe and America, 13th Edition
- Gardner's Art through the Ages: Non-Western Perspectives, 13th Edition
- Gardner's Art through the Ages: The Western Perspective, 13th Edition
- Gardner's Art through the Ages: The Western Perspective, Volume I, 13th Edition
- Gardner's Art through the Ages: The Western Perspective, Volume II, 13th Edition
- Gardner's Art Through the Ages: A Concise Global History, 2nd Edition
- Gardner's Art through the Ages: A Concise History of Western Art, 2nd Edition