Suggested reading for new undergraduates
These books offer introductions to periods and concepts in the History of Art. They also offer introductions to theories about art and its history and introductions to key art-historical methodologies
New History of Art Undergraduate students may wish to read these books over the summer. They offer introductions to periods and concepts in the History of Art.
They also offer introductions to theories about art and its history and introductions to key art-historical methodologies. We hope you find them interesting and helpful.
- Ann D'Alleva - How to Write Art History (London, 2006)
- Richard Brettell – Modern Art 1851-1929: Capitalism and Representation (Oxford, 1999)
- Cynthia Freeland – But is it Art? An Introduction to Art Theory (Oxford, 2001)
- Rosalind Krauss, Hal Foster et al, Art Since 1900: Modernism, Antimodernism, Postmodernism (London, 2004)
- Marcia Pointon – Art History. A Student’s Handbook (London, 1997)
- Mary Ann Staniszewski – Believing is Seeing: Creating the Culture of Art (London, 1995)
- Evelyn Welch – Art in Renaissance Italy 1350-1500 (Oxford, 2000)
Please contact hoa-ug-admissions@contacts.bham.ac.uk if you have any questions or wish to discuss any of the books.