{"product_id":"gateways-to-art-understanding-the-visual-arts-3rd-edition-hardcover","title":"Gateways to Art: Understanding the Visual Arts, 3rd Edition (Hardcover)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGateways to Art: Understanding the Visual Arts, Third Edition, is the Thames \u0026amp; Hudson hardcover textbook by Debra J. DeWitte, Ralph M. Larmann, and M. Kathryn Shields used in college art appreciation and introductory art history courses.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGateways to Art is organized so that students can enter the subject from any direction: the fundamentals of form, the media and processes artists use, art history across cultures, and the themes art addresses. The recurring gateway artworks are revisited across chapters, so a student sees the same piece through several lenses. The third edition supports active learning with discussion questions, project ideas, and interactive tools.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat's included\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGateways to Art: Understanding the Visual Arts, Third Edition, hardcover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFour parts: fundamentals, media and processes, history and context, and themes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiscussion questions and project ideas in each chapter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublisher: Thames \u0026amp; Hudson\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eISBN-13: 9780500841334\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWho it's for\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStudents in art appreciation, introduction to art, and survey art history courses, often as a general education requirement; studio art majors who need a broad grounding; and readers who want a well-illustrated, plainly written tour of how art works. Instructors like that the book covers global art rather than a Western-only survey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy this edition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe third edition strengthened the book’s case for why art matters in contemporary life and added tools for classroom discussion. The hardcover binding holds up through a semester of heavy use and resale. As with any course text, match the ISBN above to your syllabus, since the third edition’s chapter structure and gateway works differ from earlier editions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFrequently asked questions\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWho wrote Gateways to Art?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDebra J. DeWitte, Ralph M. Larmann, and M. Kathryn Shields. It is published by Thames \u0026amp; Hudson.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eIs Gateways to Art an art history book?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is an art appreciation text that includes an art history section, so it covers both how to look at art and how art developed across cultures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eIs this the hardcover edition?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYes. This is the third edition in hardcover, ISBN 9780500841334.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eTitle\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGateways to Art: Understanding the Visual Arts\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eEdition\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThird Edition\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eFormat\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardcover\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003ePublisher\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThames \u0026amp; Hudson\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780500841334\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eCondition\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNew\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Thames \u0026 Hudson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67971827073333,"sku":null,"price":103.62,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1006\/7410\/9749\/files\/gateway.webp?v=1793133757","url":"https:\/\/nfpabooks.com\/products\/gateways-to-art-understanding-the-visual-arts-3rd-edition-hardcover","provider":"NFPABooks.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}