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The Resource Artifacts : fascinating facts about art, artists, and the art world

Artifacts : fascinating facts about art, artists, and the art world

Summary
  • "An immensely interesting collection of discoveries about art, artists, and the art world, including: whose artwork is stolen most often? Which artists were rejected or expelled from art school? Who named their dogs Giotto and Goya? What is the average length of time museumgoers spend looking at art? Which contemporary artist once worked as a janitor, mailman, and morgue assistant? And hundreds of other surprising and unforgettable facts, figures, and stories. Thoughtfully researched and illustrated with bold infographics, ARTIFACTS offers refreshing perspectives on art"--Back cover
  • This extraordinary compendium of compelling facts, figures, and findings gathers and distils obscure and fascinating information about art, artists, and the art world. Fun, surprising, and compelling, in this book you will learn: - which artist's work is stolen most often (Picasso) - names of artists' pets: Fat Fat & Cous-Cous (Louise Nevelson's cats), Giotto a crend Goya (John Baldessari's dogs) - artist couples (Nancy Rubins and Chris Burden; Niki de Saint Phalle and Jean Tinguely; Dorothea Tanning and Max Ernst) - things artists collect: prosthetic arms and legs (Sophie Calle), glass eyes (Hiroshi Sugimoto) - odd jobs and side hustles: telephone marketer (Tomma Abts), crop duster (James Turrell)0 - artists who were rejected from art school (Francisco Goya, Auguste Rodin)0 ... and hundreds of other miscellaneous details. Thoughtfully and thoroughly researched, this intriguing book offers refreshing and surprising perspectives on the world of art. The five page-turning chapters cover: - Artists - Art School - Art Studio - Art Museum - Art World
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
175 pages
Contents
  • Artists
  • Art school
  • Art studio
  • Art museum
  • Art world
Isbn
9781838663155
Instance
Label
Artifacts : fascinating facts about art, artists, and the art world
Title
Artifacts
Title remainder
fascinating facts about art, artists, and the art world
Title variation
Art I facts
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
  • "An immensely interesting collection of discoveries about art, artists, and the art world, including: whose artwork is stolen most often? Which artists were rejected or expelled from art school? Who named their dogs Giotto and Goya? What is the average length of time museumgoers spend looking at art? Which contemporary artist once worked as a janitor, mailman, and morgue assistant? And hundreds of other surprising and unforgettable facts, figures, and stories. Thoughtfully researched and illustrated with bold infographics, ARTIFACTS offers refreshing perspectives on art"--Back cover
  • This extraordinary compendium of compelling facts, figures, and findings gathers and distils obscure and fascinating information about art, artists, and the art world. Fun, surprising, and compelling, in this book you will learn: - which artist's work is stolen most often (Picasso) - names of artists' pets: Fat Fat & Cous-Cous (Louise Nevelson's cats), Giotto a crend Goya (John Baldessari's dogs) - artist couples (Nancy Rubins and Chris Burden; Niki de Saint Phalle and Jean Tinguely; Dorothea Tanning and Max Ernst) - things artists collect: prosthetic arms and legs (Sophie Calle), glass eyes (Hiroshi Sugimoto) - odd jobs and side hustles: telephone marketer (Tomma Abts), crop duster (James Turrell)0 - artists who were rejected from art school (Francisco Goya, Auguste Rodin)0 ... and hundreds of other miscellaneous details. Thoughtfully and thoroughly researched, this intriguing book offers refreshing and surprising perspectives on the world of art. The five page-turning chapters cover: - Artists - Art School - Art Studio - Art Museum - Art World
Cataloging source
YDX
Dewey number
702
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
LC call number
NX
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
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  • Art
  • Curiosities and wonders in art
Target audience
adult
Label
Artifacts : fascinating facts about art, artists, and the art world
Instantiates
Publication
Bar code
31223143316959
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographic references and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Artists -- Art school -- Art studio -- Art museum -- Art world
Dimensions
19 cm
Extent
175 pages
Isbn
9781838663155
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
color illustrations
System control number
(OCoLC)1281585813
Label
Artifacts : fascinating facts about art, artists, and the art world
Publication
Bar code
31223143316959
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographic references and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Artists -- Art school -- Art studio -- Art museum -- Art world
Dimensions
19 cm
Extent
175 pages
Isbn
9781838663155
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
color illustrations
System control number
(OCoLC)1281585813

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