A World of Art 7th Edition by Henry M. Sayre
ISBN 10: 0205887570
ISBN 13: 9780205887576
Dear Student
You might be asking yourself, “Why are they making me take this course? What does art
have to do with my engineering, or forestry, or business degree?” In fact, many students
come to an art appreciation course thinking of it as something akin to a maraschino cherry
sitting atop their education sundae—pretty to look at, but of questionable food value, and
of little real use.
But as you come to understand art, I hope you will realize that in studying it, you have
learned to think better. You might be surprised to learn, for instance, that in 2005 the New York
City Police Department began taking newly promoted officers, including sergeants, captains,
and uniformed executives, to the Frick Collection, an art museum on New York’s Upper East
Side, in order to improve their observational skills by having them analyze works of art. Similar
classes are offered to New York medical students to help them improve their diagnostic abilities
when observing patients, teaching them to be sensitive to people’s facial expressions and
body language. Art appreciation is not forensic science, but it teaches many of the same skills.
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