01. My favourite References.
Introduction. . . I began teaching art courses at my own Art School in the early 90's, and since we needed a History of Art Curriculum, I began compiling a course outline. Naturally, I needed some good reference books, so I started at the beginning, collecting all the references I had used during my student years. Books are often compared to old friends; we have a relationship with them. This is especially so in Art History, and I, too, feel a certain affection for books I have long owned and frequently refer to. The following list was my standard collection of Required reading we all used for Art School, useful as a kind of template to pin a chronological timeline of the most important names and periods. 1. The Story of Art - Ernst Gombrich - ISBN-10: 0714832472 ISBN-13: 978-0714832470 2. Art Through the Ages - Helen Gardner- ISBN-10: 015100241X ISBN-13: 978-0151002412 The Story of Art by Ernst Gombrich and Helen...