The Domain of Images

by James Elkins

Book Overview

In the domain of visual images, those of fine art form a tiny minority. This original and brilliant book calls upon art historians to look beyond their traditional subjects--painting, drawing, photography, and printmaking--to the vast array of "nonart" images, including those from science, technology, commerce, medicine, music, and archaeology. Such images, James Elkins asserts, can be as rich and expressive as any canonical painting. Using scores...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801435595
• ISBN13: 9780801435591
• Release Date: April 1999
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 2.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.3" x 10.3"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher