LibGuides: Art Education: Art Apprication

Art Appreciation Books

The tabs in this box contain Art Appreciation books found in the Juvenile Collection of USC Upstate Library. This list is not a comprehensive but offers some of the more popular titles. To find more Juvenile Art Appreciation books search the Library Catalog.

A Child's Book of Art by Lucy Micklethwait
Call Number: JUV N 7477 .M53 1999
ISBN: 9780789442833
Publication Date: 1999-03-15
A Drawing in the Sand by Jerry Butler (Illustrator)
Call Number: JUV N6537.B89 A2 1998b
ISBN: 9781559332163
Publication Date: 1998-10-01
Wake up Our Souls: A Celebration of Black American Artists by Tonya Bolden
Call Number: JUV N 6538 .N5 B65 2004
ISBN: 9780810945272
Publication Date: 2004-02-03
Artist to Artist by Patricia Lee Gauch (Editor)
Call Number: JUV NC 965 .A78 2007
ISBN: 9780399246005
Publication Date: 2007-09-25
The Many Ways of Seeing by Janet G. Moore
Call Number: Juvenile - N7435 .M63 1968
ISBN: 0529040174
Publication Date: 1969-01-01
An introduction to art appreciation through a brief history of art, an explanation of various techniques and styles, and suggested exercises for the amateur.
Oxford First Book of Art by Gillian Wolfe
Call Number: Juvenile - N7440 .W65 1999
ISBN: 9780195215564
Publication Date: 1999-12-16
Look! Look! Look! at Sculpture by Nancy Elizabeth Wallace; Linda Friedlaender
Call Number: JUV PZ 7.W15875 Loo 2012
ISBN: 0761461329
Publication Date: 2012-04-01
Three mice visit a museum and learn that sculpture comes in all shapes, sizes, and textures
Take a look: an introduction to the experience of art by Rosemary Davidson
Call Number: Juvenile - N 7440 .D37 1994
ISBN: 0670844780
Publication Date: 1994-01-01
In 11 chapters that cover all aspects of the creative experience, the author relates art to everyday life in a lively text with many reproductions.
Faces, Places, and Inner Spaces by Jean Sousa
Call Number: JUV N 7477 .S68 2006
ISBN: 9780810959668
Publication Date: 2006-03-07
Seurat and la Grande Jatte: connecting the dots by Robert Burleigh
Call Number: JUV ND553 .S5 A68 2004
ISBN: 0810948117
Publication Date: 2004-05-01

Ancient China by Dale Anderson
Call Number: JUV N7340 .A556 2005
ISBN: 9781410920379
Publication Date: 2005-07-01
We can learn much about ancient cultures from the art they left behind. This series (History in Art) focuses on how art and architecture from a distinct period reflect life at the time, and how we can use the surviving art to understand how people used to live. It also explains how history shaped the art. Stunning photography and a multitude of fascinating facts enliven each title. Included in this series:
Ancient China – JUV N7340 .A566 2005
Islamic Empires – JUV N 6260 .B367 2005
Native Americans – JUV E 77.4 .J35 2005
Come Look With Me: The Artist at Work (series) by R. Sarah Richardson
Call Number: Juvenile - N 7440 .R53 2006
ISBN: 9781890674090
Publication Date: 2006-01-01
Come Look with Me Series Includes titles:
Come look with me: Asian art - Juvenile N 7260 .L27 2008
Come look with me: American Indian art - Juvenile E 98 .A7 S25 2006
Come look with me: art in early America - Juvenile N 6505 .O75 2006
Come look with me: discovering African American art for children - Juvenile N 6538 .N5 R65 2005
Come look with me: discovering photographs with children - Juvenile TR 681 .C5 T83 1994
Come look with me: enjoying art with children - Juvenile ND 1143 .B53 2006
Come look with me: exploring landscape art with children - Juvenile ND 1340 .B55 2006
Come look with me: exploring modern art - Juvenile N 6490 .C65617 Wr 2003
Come look with me: Latin American art - Juvenile N 6502 .L36 2007
Come look with me: the artist at work - Juvenile N 7440 .R53 2006
Come look with me: discovering women artists for children - Juvenile N 8354 .C69 2005
Paintings by Claude Delafosse (Created by); Gallimard Jeunesse (Created by); Tony Ross (Illustrator); Jennifer Riggs (Translator)
Call Number: Juvenile - ND1146 .D4513 1996
ISBN: 9780590552011
Publication Date: 1996-02-01
Presents famous paintings from around the world, using die-cut and transparent pages which permit the reader to "discover" interesting aspects of the artworks.
First Discovery Art Series also inclueds:
Portraits – JUV N7575. D4513
Landscapes – JUV ND 1340. C4513
Animals – JUV N 7660. R67
Sculpture – JUV NB 1140. P56