Bibliography — Students
John Hoopes and William Barnett , Smithsonian 1995, Emergence of Pottery. An article detailing prehistoric works from a number of cultures
Joshua Taylor, 1981 Learning to Look: a handbook for the visual arts. A good idea book to help teach students how to question what they are looking at.
Jorge Enciso, Design Motifs, Dover publications. Image resource for students looking for design ideas on their studio projects.
Richard A. Diehl, 2004 The Olmecs: America's First Civilization A dense text with references to many specific sites and work found from the Olmec culture. A complex read but essential in understanding life and culture.
Micheal D. Coe and Richard A. Diehl, 1980 In the Land of the Olmec Volume I: the archaeology of San Lorenzo Tetochtitlan. Volume II: the people of the river. A dense text introducing the excavation history, Olmec landscape and detailed information about
the ceramic ware found at the site. Student will also use this as a resource in describing and designing their pottery.
Sylvan Barnett, 1993 A short guide to writing about art. A perfect teaching tool for help in writing in the art classroom. Example essays of a variety of formats with evaluations and analysis accompanying each essay.
M. Whittington, Sport of Life and Death: The Mesoamerican Ballgame. Images and text specific to sculpture in Mesoamerican art. Will be a useful classroom resource.
Michael D. Coe, 1995 The Olmec World: ritual and rulership. A great reference book with a number of images from excavation sites.
Elizabeth P. Benson, Beatriz de la Fuente 1996 Olmec Art of Ancient Mexico. National Gallery of Art, Washington. Images and text specific to Olmec art. Will be a useful classroom resource.
Mary E. Miller, Karl Taube 1993. The gods and symbols of ancient Mexico and the Maya: an illustrated dictionary of Mesoamerican religion. London, Thames and Hudson. Introduction to history and religion of images found in Mesoamerica. Photographs and line drawings will be useful for classroom use.
William Fleming, 1980 Art and Ideas, 6th edition, Holt, Rinehart and Winston. A useful art history and the humanities text
Gerald F. Brommer 1977 Discovering Art History 3rd edition, Davis Publications,Inc.
Assigned textbook for classroom use.
Fred S. Kleiner, Christin J. Mamiya 2001 Gardner's Art through the Ages 11th edition, Harcourt College Publishers. Assigned textbook for classroom use.
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