Scoundrels, Cads, and Other Great Artists

Scoundrels, Cads, and Other Great Artists introduces people to great art by showing the more salacious side of the personal lives of great artists. The book not only tells the stories of twelve artists, but explores how to look at art and the separation between art and artist. This lively narrative is enhanced by over 100 full-color images.

About the author

Jeffrey K. Smith holds a chaired professorship at the University of Otago in New Zealand. He is also Associate Dean for University Research Performance at the University. Prior to Otago, he was Professor and Chair of the Educational Psychology Department at Rutgers University, where he had been a faculty member for 29 years. His AB is from Princeton University and his PhD is from the University of Chicago. From 1988 through 2005, he also founded and served as Head of the Office of Research and Evaluation at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. He studies issues in the psychology of aesthetics, learning in cultural institutions, and educational assessment.

Summary

Scoundrels, Cads, and Other Great Artists introduces people to great art by showing the more salacious side of the personal lives of great artists. The book not only tells the stories of twelve artists, but explores how to look at art and the separation between art and artist. This lively narrative is enhanced by over 100 full-color images.

Product details

• Authors: Jeffrey K Smith, Jeffrey K. Smith, Smith Jeffrey K.
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9781538126776
• ISBN: 978-1-5381-2677-6
• No. of pages: 192
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art; The arts: general issues, ART / Individual Artists / General, ART / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Museum Administration & Museology, Management & management techniques, Individual artists, art monographs, Museology & heritage studies