For
more on the use of visual information in art:
Hanover
- Art and Vision -
this site gives an excellent tutorial on the relationship
between visual perception and art. Features information
on linear perspective, depth cues, and optical illusions
as they relate to art.
For
access to more art:
The
Louvre - the
official website of the Louvre museum.
The
Artchive - lots of information on artists, theory,
and criticism. Has galleries and reviews of art CD-ROMS.
A well-organized site, with access to other resources.
The
Metropolitan Museum of Art - information on the museum
and its collections. Also has books, membership, and an
informative Explore & Learn section featuring information
on painters such as Mary Cassatt and Edgar Degas.
The
Artcyclopedia –
a searchable database that is incredibly easy to use.
Alternately can browse by movement, medium, subject, nationality,
or name.
For
more information on visual disorders and their clinical treatment:
The
National Eye Institute
- a broad resource with comprehensive information for
patients and health care practitioners on a variety of
visual disorders, treatments, and current research. Also
includes a photo, image, and video library.
New
England Eye Center - concentrates on visual disorders
and treatments, with information for both patients and
physicians. Features a discussion board and new research
directions.
Gimbel
Eye Centre - specializing in vision correction options.
Give information on LASIK, PRK and upcoming seminars.
EyeNet
– American Academy of Opthamology. Has acccess to
everything you would want to know about visual disorders
and their clincial treament.
For
more information on visual perception:
Sighting
the First Sense
- an award-winning site with choice of language. Has basic information
on the eye, perception, light and many fun and interactive features.
Easy to navigate.
The
Joy of Visual Perception – A Web Book -
good information in this site, however the use of frames makes
navigation somewhat confusing. Optional view without frames
helps this problem. Contains information on a variety of topics
in visual perception. Layout and information is similar in style
to a textbook. Ease of navigation is moderate.
ELA
Vision and Color Directory –
impressive array of links to vision and other related sites.
Categorizes sites on everything from optical illusions to light
and optics to psychology in general. Many of the sites are personal,
so quality of content varies.
NASA
Perceptual and Behavioral Research Group –
advanced site with good links for further exploration. Details
ongoing projects by the research group.
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Merrell Holberton: London.
Cachin,
F., Cahn, I., Feilchenfeldt, W., Loyretter, H., & Rishel,
J. J. (Eds.). (1996). Cézanne. Harry N. Abrams,
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Kendall,
R. (Ed.). (1989). Monet by Himself. Macdonald Orbis: London.
Kendall,
R. (Ed.). (1987). Degas by Himself. Macdonald Orbis: London.
Mowll,
N. M. (Ed.). (1996). Cassatt: A Retrospective. H. L. Levin
Associates, Inc.: New York.
Mowll,
N. M. (Ed.). (1984). Cassatt and Her Circle: Selected Letters.
New York: Abbeville Press.
Ravin,
J. G. (1997). Artistic vision in old age: Claude Monet. In M.
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Ravin,
J. G. (1997). Cataracts, diabetes, and radium: The case of Cassatt.
In M. F. Marmor, & J. G. Ravin (Eds.), The Eye of the Artist
(pp. 181-186). St. Louis: Mosby-Year Book, Inc.
Ravin,
J. G., & Kenyon, C. A. (1997). The blindness of Edgar Degas.
In M. F. Marmor, & J. G. Ravin (Eds.), The Eye of the Artist
(pp. 193-203). St. Louis: Mosby-Year Book, Inc.
Ravin,
J. G., & Marmor, M. F. (1997). The vision of Vincent van Gogh.
In M. F. Marmor, & J. G. Ravin (Eds.), The Eye of the Artist
(pp. 108-117). St.Louis: Mosby-Year Book, Inc.
Rewald,
J. (Ed.). (1976). Cézanne: Letters. Hacker Art Books,
Inc.: New York.
Rewald,
J., & Weitzenhoffer, F. (Eds.). (1984). Aspects of Monet.
Harry N. Abrams, Inc.: New York.
Sandblom,
P. (1989). Creativity and Disease (5th ed.). G.B. Lippincott
Co.: Philadelphia.
Solso,
R.L. (1994). Cognition and the Visual Arts. MIT Press:
Massachusetts.
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C.F. (Ed.). (1985). Monet: A Retrospective. Hugh Lauter
Levin Associates, Inc.: New York.
Sweetman,
D. (1990). Van Gogh: His Life and His Art. Crown Publishers:
New York.
Trevor-Roper,
P. D. (1988). The World Through Blunted Sight. London:
Penguin.
White,
C., & Buvelot, Q. (Eds.). (1999). Rembrandt by Himself.
National Gallery Publications Ltd.: London.
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