by Jon Lackman | 21 February 2006 | Books
ARTnews reports that textbook “[p]ublishers and editors, stung by criticism … are literally rewriting art history—more often and more aggressively than ever before.” Nonetheless, persistent dissatisfaction has led CAA to reevaluate “as many as 40 or more textbooks. In a break with tradition, some will be reviewed by a student as well as by a scholar. The project, which will be announced this month at the group’s conference in Boston, is already creating a buzz and is likely to raise eyebrows—and hackles.”
