Dynamic Anatomy Revised and Expanded Edition

by Hogarth, Burne

• ISBN13: 9780823015528
• ISBN10: 0823015521
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-05-01
• Publisher: Watson-Guptill

Summary

Praised by critics and teachers alike for more than forty years, Burneogarth's Dynamic Anatomy is recognised worldwide as the classic,ndispensable text on artistic anatomy. Now revised, expanded and completelyedesigned with more than 75 never before published drawings from the Hogarthrchives and 24 pages of new material. This award-winning book brilliantlyeveals the live, expressive structure of the human form. Superb actiontudies and practical diagrams show how to render the anatomical details ofhe figure in motion and at rest. Over 400 remarkable illustrations explainhe anatomical details of male and female figures in motion and at rest,lways stressing the human form in space. This revised and expanded editionf Dynamic Anatomy initiates the re-launch of all six titles in the series.

Author Biography

Burne Hogarth’s (1911–1996) remarkable career spanned over 60 years. He wore many hats in the worlds of fine art, art education, and art publishing. He is most famous for his internationally syndicated Sunday newspaper color page feature “Tarzan” (1937–1950) and for his illustrated adaptations of the Edgar Rice Burroughs novels Tarzan of the Apes and Jungle Tales of Tarzan. A co-founder of the School of Visual Arts in New York City, Hogarth remains one of the most influential figures in art education today.

Table of Contents

Foreword	7	(2)
Preface	9	(3)
Acknowledgments	12	(3)
The Dualism of Art and Science	15	(14)
Toward the Liberating Criteria of Art	29	(14)
The Figure in Art Historically Developed	43	(26)
Observations on Changing Proportions	69	(8)
Details of Anatomy	77	(146)
Nine Principles of Foreshortening	223	(25)
Bibliography	248	(2)
Index	250