“Reframing Art History, an open-access multimedia art history ‘textbook,’ gives you a guided journey through the living, breathing, meaningful side of art history. We’re less concerned with names and dates than with meaning and movement. With chapters developed by a group of more than 40 experts, it showcases art and history from the bottom up.”Reviewers’ …

Reframing Art History (Smarthistory) (CC-BY-NC-SA)Read More »

Art history uses multiple art disciplines to study culture and people’s development through time. Visual arts are one of the oldest forms of communication between humans and the fundamental beliefs of their culture. The background of art history has been written from the canon of wealthy individuals from Western countries, focusing on well-known art and …

A World Perspective of Art History: 1400 CE to the 21st Century (Gustlin and Gustlin) (ASCCC-OERI, 2022)Read More »

“This courseware includes resources copyrighted and openly licensed by multiple individuals and organizations. Click the words ‘Licenses and Attributions’ at the bottom of each page for copyright and licensing information specific to the material on that page.”Reviewer’s note: arguably the weakest of the full-text resources presented here, but may give a starting point for some …

SUNY’s Art History and Appreciation I (Lumen Learning) (License Varies)Read More »

“This glossary contains over 250 key terms and is illustrated with more than 100 images. A few of the key terms are repeated to give a different context to the term with each use. In such cases, a different illustration may be used, in keeping with the culture and time period under which the key …

ASCCC OERI ARTH 110—Glossary Project on Canvas (Lynch) (CC BY-NC 4.0)Read More »

“This text offers a comprehensive introduction to the world of Art. Authored by four USG faculty members with advanced degrees in the arts, this textbook offers up-to-date original scholarship. It includes over 400 high-quality images illustrating the history of art, its technical applications, and its many uses. Combining the best elements of both a traditional …

Introduction to Art: Design, Context, and Meaning (Sachant et al.) (CC BY-SA)Read More »