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Updated for 2012 and part of the Britannica Learning Library Series, in The Arts, you will learn about a wide variety of visual and performing arts and meet some of the greatest artists of yesterday and today.
Front Cover.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Introduction.
Table of Contents.
1: The Art of Seeing.
2: Painting: Art of the Mind's Eye.
3: Hiroshige: Artist of the Floating World.
4: Diego Rivera: Murals of Mexico.
5: Sculpture: The 3-D Art.
6: Auguste Rodin: The Modern Michelangelo.
7: Folk Arts and Crafts: Traditions of Creativity.
8: Architecture: The Art of Building.
9: I.M. Pei: Grand Architect.
10: The Art of Hearing.
11: Musical Instruments: Music-Making Methods.
12: Orchestra: A Company of Players.
13: Folk Music: Music of Everyday Life.
14: Ladysmith Black Mambazo: The South African Sound.
15: Popular Music: Music of an Era.
16: Jazz: The Music of Change.
17: Count Basie: An Aristocrat of Jazz.
18: Carlos Santana: Rock Guitarist.
19: Classical Music: A Very Formal Music.
20: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: A Life Filled with Music.
21: The Art of Movement.
22: Dance: Moving to Rhythms.
23: Maria Tallchief: America's Prima Ballerina.
24: The Art of Writing.
25: Literature: Writing for the Ages.
26: Lewis Carroll: The Man Who Created Wonderland.
27: The Art of Pretending.
28: Theater: Life Re-created on a Stage.
29: Judi Dench: A Commanding Actress.
30: Cinema: Dreams on the Big Screen.
31: Satyajit Ray: Indian Cinema for the World.
32: Opera: A Grand Musical Play.
33: Joan Sutherland: Australia's Golden Voice.
Glossary.
Index.
Front Cover.
Title Page.
Other Frontmatter.
Copyright Page.
Introduction.
Table of Contents.
1: The Art of Seeing.
2: Painting: Art of the Mind's Eye.
3: Hiroshige: Artist of the Floating World.
4: Diego Rivera: Murals of Mexico.
5: Sculpture: The 3-D Art.
6: Auguste Rodin: The Modern Michelangelo.
7: Folk Arts and Crafts: Traditions of Creativity.
8: Architecture: The Art of Building.
9: I.M. Pei: Grand Architect.
10: The Art of Hearing.
11: Musical Instruments: Music-Making Methods.
12: Orchestra: A Company of Players.
13: Folk Music: Music of Everyday Life.
14: Ladysmith Black Mambazo: The South African Sound.
