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Throughout my undergraduate study of art history, there was only ever one book on the required reading list: Sylvan Barnet’s A Short Guide to Writing About Art
. While I have never sat and read this book from cover to cover, it is an invaluable resource for research papers. This book answers questions about styling to sourcing and everything in between. Truly a great reference for the beginner art historian and beyond.I own a copy of the tenth edition, but you can also purchase the eleventh edition here: A Short Guide to Writing About Art (11th Edition)
Painted Ponies: American Carousel Art
is my go-to recreational art history read. I renewed if from my college library so many times that I basically owned the book for a year. The book is filled with high quality and inspirational photographs of antique carousel horses and unexpected menagerie animals. There is even a list of all the remaining wooden carousels in America – maybe you can plan a visit to one near you!
I referenced Van Dyck
by Christopher Brown in my post Selfies 101: Lessons from Van Dyck. Although I talked mainly about Van Dyck's English court portraiture, this book covers his life and work before and after that period. Definitely an interesting read if you want to look into this artist's life with more detail.
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