My Grandson is just starting to express an interest in art and he loves this book it was his 16th birthday present.

This is a great history book on art for like they say an overview from cave paintings to pop art. Most of the materials have been compiled before in several volumns on various topics so if you want it all in one spot and a general survey of it this is great. There is, however, a disconnect to the renaissance happening in Today's Art, both realistic traditional and digital contemporary. It seems just a tad superficial that you can cover art all in a one stop read method, so for people who really want to delve into a particular aspect of art you'll need to continue reading the separate references.

Deborah Chapin -
The Chesapeake by Deborah Chapin
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I am a professional artist and teacher. The Collins Big Book of Art offers a view of various periods, styles, genres, and trends in a way I have not found in any other reference book. Its terrific and useful.

This book was not what I thought it would be. I thought it would be a nice coffee table book - that it would be cool to pick up and flip through - but it reads more like a college textbook, and if I could, I would sell this book back to the college bookstore.

Much repetition and too little of artists neither western nor white...or male for that matter. Though the sections are a lovely idea the same art is used in each. A not terribly risky venture, this.