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  2. List of art reference books - Wikipedia

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    The Studio International – an illustrated magazine of fine and applied art. 1893–1980. Illustrated. Only volumes out of copyright are held. The Wide World Magazine (Pub. by George Newnes). Travel and adventure magazine (1898–1965). Hundreds of b/w photos and drawings by top illustrators of the Victorian/ Edwardian period. Art International

  3. Visual arts - Wikipedia

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    Training in the visual arts has generally been through variations of the apprentice and workshop systems. In Europe, the Renaissance movement to increase the prestige of the artist led to the academy system for training artists, and today most of the people who are pursuing a career in the arts train in art schools at tertiary levels.

  4. Fine art - Wikipedia

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    Fine art photography stands in contrast to photojournalism and commercial photography. Photojournalism visually communicates stories and ideas, mainly in print and digital media. Fine art photography is created primarily as an expression of the artist's vision, but has also been important in advancing certain causes.

  5. Internet Archive - Wikipedia

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    The Internet Archive is an American non-profit organization founded in 1996 by Brewster Kahle that runs a digital library website, archive.org. [2] [3] [4] It provides free access to collections of digitized media including websites, software applications, music, audiovisual, and print materials. The Archive also advocates a free and open ...

  6. Theory of art - Wikipedia

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    A theory of art is intended to contrast with a definition of art. Traditionally, definitions are composed of necessary and sufficient conditions, and a single counterexample overthrows such a definition. Theorizing about art, on the other hand, is analogous to a theory of a natural phenomenon like gravity.

  7. Grove Art Online - Wikipedia

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    The Dictionary of Art was first offered online on 12 November 1998 by Grove Dictionaries (New York) under the title The Grove Dictionary of Art Online. [3] [4] The online version is now published by Oxford University Press, is updated three times a year, is available by subscription and includes some extra content. In the UK, many public ...

  8. World of Art - Wikipedia

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    World of Art (formerly known as The World of Art Library) is a long established series of pocket-sized art books from the British publisher Thames & Hudson, comprising over 300 titles as of 2021. [3] The books are typically around 200 pages, but heavily illustrated.

  9. Composition (visual arts) - Wikipedia

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    The central visual element, known as element of design, formal element, or element of art, constitute the vocabulary with which the visual artist compose. These elements in the overall design usually relate to each other and to the whole art work. The elements of design are: Line — the visual path that enables the eye to move within the piece