Picture titles : how and why Western paintings acquired their names / Ruth Bernard Yeazell.
| Author/creator | Yeazell, Ruth Bernard author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2015] |
| Description | xiii, 331 pages, 16 pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Naming and circulating : middlemen. Before titles ; Dealers and notaries ; Early cataloguers ; Academics ; Printmakers ; Curators, critics, friends--and more dealers -- Reading and interpreting : viewers. Reading by the title ; The power of a name ; Many can read print ; Reading against the title -- Authoring as well as painting : artists. The force of David's Oath ; Turner's poetic Fallacies ; Courbet's Studio as manifesto ; Whistler's Symphonies and other instructive Arrangements ; Magritte and The use of words ; Johns's No and the painted word. |
| Abstract | Shows how the practice of naming Western paintings developed in response to the conditions of the modern art world and how titles have shaped the reception of artwork. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2014035489 |
| ISBN | 9780691165271 (hardcover ; alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0691165270 (hardcover ; alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | N7560 .Y43 2015 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |