Lois Fichner-Rathus is a professor of art in the Department of Art and Art History of The College of New Jersey. She holds a combined undergraduate degree in fine arts and art history, an M.A. from the Williams College Graduate Program in the History of Art and a Ph.D. in the History, Theory and Criticism of Art from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Her areas of specialization include contemporary art, feminist art history and criticism and modern art and architecture as well as the theory and foundations of art and design. Dr. Fichner-Rathus is also the author of the Cengage Learning textbooks, UNDERSTANDING ART and FOUNDATIONS OF ART AND DESIGN. She teaches study-abroad programs in Paris, Rome, Spain and Cuba and resides in New York.

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• 1. Understanding Art.2. Line and Shape.3. Light and Color.4. Texture and Pattern.5. Space, Time, and Motion.6. Principles of Design.7. Drawing.8. Painting.9. Printmaking and Graphic Design.10. Imaging: Photography, the Moving Image, and Digital Arts.11. Sculpture: Form, Space, and Design.12. Craft Arts Across time and Cultures.13. Architecture.14. Art of the Ancient World.15. Ancient Civilizations and Empires: From Greece to Mesopotamia.16. The Medieval Period.17. The Renaissance Era Across the World.18. The 17th and 18thCenturies.19. The Modern Era.20. The 20th Century: The Early Years.21. The 20th Century: Postwar to Postmodernism.22. Issues in Global Contemporary Art.Visual Glossary: Themes and Purposes of Art.