Books in the Clark Studies in the Visual Arts series

How do we do justice to art when we treat it as a worldwide phenomenon with a long history? In this study, academics, curators, bibliographers and representatives of international organizations explain the ways they deal with the conflict between the need to compress and the desire to express.

Addresses art history's complex relationships with fiction, poetry, and creative writing. Inspired by a 2010 conference, this volume examines art historians' viewing practices and modes of writing.