This rich; readable anthology contains 17 unabridged essays by some of the 20th centurys leading artistic innovators. Chosen for their intrinsic quality and documentary value by editor Robert L. Herbert mdash; Andrew W. Mellon Professor Emeritus of Humanities at Mount Holyoke College mdash; the essays are presented in their entirety to allow the fullest possible expression of their authors ideas.Ranging in tone from questing to contentious; the pieces encompass a broad spectrum of forceful artistic opinion and theory mdash; from Albert Gleizes and Jean Metzingers 1912 presentation of Cubist theory to Henry Moores three brief essays; three decades later; on sculpture and primitive art. Among other contributions are the reminiscences of Kandinsky; Le Corbusier and Ozenfant on Purism; Klee on modern art; Mondrian on plastic art; and Beckmann describing his painting. Essays by Kurt Schwitters; Max Ernst; El Lissitzky; and Fernand Leacute;ger; added to this second edition; have expanded the anthology considerably and extended its range to include Dada; Surrealism; and the "machine esthetic."Described by the Canadian Forum as "an excellent collection of carefully selected essays by some of the most significant spokesmen among Modern artists;" these challenging essays not only will provide much food for thought for art historians and theorists but also will be a smorgasbord of continuing inspiration for all artists and art students mdash; whether or not they are devotees of "modern" art.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Great for Beginners through Early IntermediateBy Dee NIf youre a beginning pianist; this is a great book to have. There are pieces easy enough for a novice through intermediate; all in one book. They are in sequence of difficulty; so as you progress; you can just try pieces that are further back in the book.My only complaint is that it is not spiral bound; so make sure you have page holders when playing from this book.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Through the ClassicsBy IzzieI have the first two books but I like the whole book; so this is good.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy RevA great book for my 7 and 9 year old pianists!