Overview
A collection of 12 essays by teachers & consultants from the Sotheby Institute, each treating a single artifact, approaching it from the Institute's teaching maxim that an object must be looked at & "read" before any understanding of its context can be made. Essential for the scholar, professional & connoisseur!
Synopsis
A collection of 12 essays by teachers & consultants from the Sotheby Institute, each treating a single artifact, approaching it from the Institute's teaching maxim that an object must be looked at & "read" before any understanding of its context can be made. Essential for the scholar, professional & connoisseur!
Library Journal
Thirteen essays written by teachers and consultants at Sotheby's Institute each feature a single work, from John Singleton Copley's Miniature Self-Portrait to Marcel Breuer's Wassily Chair. Scholars and serious art lovers will relish this example of Sotheby's theory of object-based learning. A supplement to the traditional approach of Henry M. Sayre's A World of Art.