| The Object Stares Back: On the Nature of Seeing Contributor(s): Elkins, James (Author) |
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ISBN: 0156004976 ISBN-13: 9780156004978 Publisher: Mariner Books OUR PRICE: $14.36 Product Type: Paperback Published: July 1997 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Physiological Psychology |
| Dewey: 152.14 |
| LCCN: 97015949 |
| Series: Harvest Book |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.4" W x 8.1" (0.58 lbs) 272 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this "remarkable tour de force" (Publishers Weekly)-a "ceaselessly thought-provoking book" (Kirkus Reviews)-art historian James Elkins marshals psychology, philosophy, science, and art history to show how seeing alters the thing seen and transforms the seer. Black-and-white photographs. |
Contributor Bio(s): Elkins, James: - James Elkins has worked as an art historian at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. |