ART ED BIBLIOGRAPHY

ART EDUCATION BOOKS

Alexander, Kay and Michael Day. Discipline-Based Art Education: A Curriculum Sampler.
California: Getty Center for Education in the Arts, 1991.
Arnheim, Rudolf. Thoughts on Art Education. LA: Getty Centre for Education in the Arts,
1989.
Beattie, Donna Kay. Assessment in Art Education. Davis Publications, 1997.
Cahan, Susan and Kocur, Zoya. Contemporary Art in Multicultural Education. New
York: Routledge, 1996.
Chapman, Laura. Approaches to Art in Education. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich,
1978.
Henley, David. Exceptional Children, Exceptional Art: Teaching Art to Special Needs. Davis
Publications.
Hobbs, Jack and Jean Rush. Teaching Children Art. Prentice-Hall, 1997.
Hurwitz, Al and Michael Day. Children and Their Art: Methods for the Elementary School.
New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1991.
Lanier, Vincent. The Visual Arts and the Elementary Child. New York: Teachers
College, Columbia University, 1983.)
Irene Russell Naested. Art in the Classroom: An Integrated Approach to Teaching Art in
Canadian Elementary and Middle Schools. 1998. ISBN 0774733578
MacGregor et al. Canadian Art: Building a Heritage. Toronto: Prentice Hall, Inc., 1987
Mittler, Gene, and Rosalind Ragans. Understanding Art. Glencoe Pub. Co., 1992.
Parsons, Michael. How We Understand Art. Cambridge University Press, 1987.
Smith, Annie. Getting into Art History. Toronto: Barn Press, 1994.
Smith, Ralph. Excellence in Art Education: Idea and Initiatives. Reston, VA: National Art
Education Association, 1986.

TEXTBOOKS
Brommer, Gerald F. Discovering Art History. Worcester: Davis Publications, 1988.
ISBN 0-87192-190-1 (Gr. 9-12)
Chapman, Laura. A world of Images Art: Images and Ideas. Davis Publications. (Gr. 6-8)
Colbert, Cynthia and Brooks, Rebecca. Connections in Art. Davis Publications. (Gr. 1-5)
Gatto, Joseph A., Porter, Albert W., and Selleck, Jack. Exploring Visual Design. Davis
Publications. (Gr. 7-12)
Hobbs, Jack and Salome, Richard. The Visual Experience. Davis Publications. (Gr. 9-12)
Janson, H. W. History of Art for Young People. Harry N. Abrams., 1997. (Gr. 10-12)
Katter, Eldon and Stewart, Marilyn. Art: A Global Pursuit. Davis publications. (Gr. 7-8)
Mittler, Gene A. Art in Focus. Woodland Hills: Glencoe McGraw-Hill, 2000. ISBN 002-662408-7 (Gr. 9-12)

HOW-TO BOOKS (eg. Lesson Plans, Activity Ideas)

Alger, Sandra. Games for Teaching Art. J. Weston Walch, 1995.
Bissell-Briggs, S. and J. Bunchman. Pictures and Poetry: Creative Activities for Integrating Art
and Literature. Pub: Sterling.
Brook, S. and S. Senator. See the Paintings: A Handbook for Art Appreciation in the
Classroom. New Jersey: Modern Learning Press, 1988.
Canadian Art Teacher Resource Packages. Pub: McMichael Canadian Collection.
Chapman, Laura. Art: Images and Ideas. Davis Publications, 1992.
Chapman, Laura. A World of Images. Davis Publications, 1992.
Chapman, Laura. Discover Art. (Series 1-6). Davis Publications, 1985.
Gregson, B. Take Part Art. Fearon Teacher Aids, 1991.
Gomez, A. Crafts of Many Cultures. Pub: Scholastic.
Hume, Helen. A Survival Kit for the Secondary School Art Teacher. The Center for Applied
Research in Education, 1990.
Hume, Helen. A Survival Kit for the Elementary/Middle School Art Teacher. The Center for
Applied Research in Education, 2001. ISBN 087628456X
Hume, Helen D. The Art Teachers Book of Lists. New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 1998.
ISBN 0-13-517756-1
Kohl, M. and C. Gainer. Good Earth Art: Environmental Art for Kids. Pub: Bright King
Michael, John A., ed. Visual Arts Teacher Resource Handbook. Millwood, 1993.
Mittler, G. and R. Ragans. Exploring Art. Glencoe Publishing Co., 1992.
Mittler, Gene. Art in Focus. Glencoe Publishing Co., 1989.
Parks, Michael. The Art Teacher's Desktop Reference. Prentice-Hall, 1994.
Rodriguez, Susan. Art Smart. New York: Prentice Hall.
Terzian, A. The Kids' Multicultural Art Book. Pub: Williamson.
Thompson, K. and D. Loftus. Art Connections: Integrating Art Throughout the
Curriculum. Pub: Good Year Books.
Walker, Pam. Bring in the Arts: Lessons in Dramatics, Art and Story-Writing for the
Elementary and Middle School Classrooms. Portsmouth: Heineman, 1993.

ART HISTORY/CRITICISM
Arnason, H.H. History of Modern Art. NYC: Prentice Hall and Harry N. Abrams, 2nd
ed.,1977.
Art at the Turn of the Millennium. (Koln: Taschen, 1999.)
Atkins, Robert. Art Speak: A Guide to Contemporary Ideas, Movements and
Buzzwords.. New York: Abbeville Press, 1990.
Atkins, Robert. Art Spoke: A Guide to Modern Ideas, Movements and Buzzwords.
New York: Abbeville Press, 1992.
Barrett, Terry. Criticizing Art: Understanding the Contemporary. Mountain View , CA:
Mayfield Pub., 1994.
Barrett, Terry. Criticizing Photographs: An Introduction to Understanding Images.
(Mountain View, CA; Mayfield Publishing, 1990.)
Berger, John. Ways of Seeing. London: Penguin, 1981.
Brown, Laurene Krasny & Marc Brown. Visiting the Art Museum. New York: EP
Dutton, 1986.

Buck, Louisa and Philip Dodd. Relative Values: or What's Art Worth? London: BBC
Enterprises, 1991.
Burnett, David & Marilyn Schiff. Contemporary Canadian Art. Toronto: Hurtig Pub.,
1983.
Cole, Bruce and Adelheid Gealt. Art of the Western World: From Greece to Post-Modernism.
New York: Summit Books, 1989.
Feldman, Edmund. Varieties of Visual Experience. New York: Prentice Hall and Harry
N. Abrams.
Fineberg, Jonathon. Art Since 1940 Strategies of Being. New York: Harry N.
Abrams, 1995.
Finn, David. How to Visit a Museum. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1985.
Fleming, William. Arts and Ideas. New York: Holt Rinehart and Winston Inc., 8th ed., 1991.
Gardner, Helen. Art Through the Ages. New York: Harcourt, Brace & Co., 1959.
Gascoigne, Bamber. How to Identify Prints. London: Thames and Hudson, 1986.
Gombrich, E.H. The Story of Art. London: Phaidon Press, 1984.
Hagen, Rose-Marie and Rainer. What Great Paintings Say: Old Masters in Detail. Koln:
Taschen, 2000.
Hall, James. Dictionary of Subjects and Symbols in Art. New York: Harper and Row,
1974. (newer edition available)
Horowitz, Frederick. More Than You Can See: A Guide to Art. New York: Harcourt
Brace Jovanovich, 1985.
Janson, H.W. History of Art. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 5th ed., 1995.
Mayer, Ralph. A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques. New York: Harper & Row,
1969.
Osborne, Harold, ed. The Oxford Companion to Twentieth Century Art. Oxford:
Oxford University Press, 1981.
Osborne, Harold, ed. The Oxford Companion to Art. Oxford: Oxford University Press,
1987.
Preble, Duane and Sarah. Artforms: An Introduction to the Visual Arts. New York:
Harper and Row, 1999. 6th ed.
Pumphrey, Richard. Elements of Art. New York: Prentice-Hall, 1996.
Reid, Dennis. Concise History of Canadian Painting. Toronto: University of Toronto
Press, 1988 (2nd edition).
Strickland, Carole and Boswell, John. The Annotated Mona Lisa: A Crash Course in Art
History from Prehistory to Post-Modern. Andrews McNeal Publishing, 1992.
ISBN 0836280059
Strickland, Carol. The Annotated Architecture: A Crash Course in the History of
Architecture. Kansas City: McNeal Pub., 2001.
Yenawine, Philip. How to Look at Modern Art. New York: Harry N. Abrahams, Inc.
1991.
Hume, Helen. Art Appreciation Activities Kit. New York: The Center for Applied
Research in Education, 1992. ISBN 0-87628-11-0
Zelanski, Paul and Fisher, Mary Pat. The Art of Seeing. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey:
Prentice-Hall, 1999 ISBN 0-13-790635-8