Stiff brown color illus. wraps. Just a hint of shelf/handling wear, essentially as issued, with square binding, unmarked interior. x,239 pp. 4th ptg. Size: 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall.

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Bibliographic Details

Title

The Power of the Center: A Study of Composition in the Visual Arts [The New Version]

Publisher

University of California Press

Publication Date

1988

Language

English

ISBN 10

0520062426

ISBN 13

9780520062429

Binding

Soft cover

Edition

1st Edition.

Condition

Fine

Book Type

Book

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Art: Painting, Drawing, Sculpture

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Synopsis

Using a wealth of examples, Arnheim considers the factors that determine the overall organization of visual form in works of painting, sculpture, and architecture.

About the Author

Rudolf Arnheim is Professor Emeritus of the Psychology of Art at Harvard University. For many years he was a member of the Psychology Faculty at Sarah Lawrence College, and he spent his last ten academic years at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, where he now lives.

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