LibGuides: Art: Books

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Sampling of New Art Books @ UW Libraries

Unseen art : making, vision, and power in ancient Mesoamerica
ISBN: 9781477325971
In recent years, the study of textiles and culture has become a dynamic field of scholarship, reflecting new global, material and technological possibilities.
Photography after Postmodernism by David Bate
Call Number: N8825 .E94 2016
ISBN: 9781003086284
Publication Date: 2022
In life after postmodernism our conception of photography is not the same as before. Photography After Postmodernism starts with this conception and explores what changes have affected photography, its relation to social life and our image-centred culture.
Interdisciplinary Arts by Suzanne Ostersmith; Kathleen Jeffs
Call Number: NE430 .B76 2015
ISBN: 9781492599876
Publication Date: 2022-03-16
No matter what field a person is working in or preparing for, collaboration and integration of ideas and knowledge are important to success. Interdisciplinary Arts provides a portal to that success by introducing students to the integration of arts concepts that they can apply to any field or endeavor they undertake.
Symbols and Myth-Making in Modernity by Tatiana Tiaynen-Qadir; Ali Qadir
Call Number: NX180.S6 C74 2015
ISBN: 9781785272837
Publication Date: 2022
This is the first major collection to reimagine and analyze the role of the creative arts in building resilient and inclusive regional communities.

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Call Numbers for Art Books

N -- NX (Coe Library Level 3)

TR Photography (Coe Library Level 5)

The above call numbers are good places to browse for art books. Remember, there are many oversized (folio) books on Level 1 in the N and T call numbers.