Living with Art

The textbook Living with Art, 13th Edition, provides college and university students with a comprehensive foundation in art appreciation and visual analysis. Written by Mark Getlein and Kelly Donahue-Wallace, this 624-page volume equips learners with practical tools intended to help them analyze, digest, and maintain enthusiasm for visual works.

The authors introduce visual literacy as the ability to read and interpret images inside an image-saturated world. Content outlines six fundamental roles that art fulfills within human society and personal lives, while examining how creators build relationships with their audiences across diverse cultural settings.

To illustrate core ideas, the textbook discusses notable public works such as Maya Lin's Vietnam Veterans Memorial, unveiled in Washington, DC, in 1982. This site consists of a V-shaped black granite wall inscribed with approximately 58,000 names. Published by McGraw-Hill Higher Education, the edition suits introductory college courses and general readers studying art basics.