BOOKSHELF
A RICH VISUAL HISTORY: Art History – Third Edition, by Marilyn Stokstad, distinguished professor of art history emerita, is billed as "The most student-friendly, contextual and inclusive art history survey in a new edition." The book examines numerous art styles from all over the world, beginning with prehistoric art in Europe up through the international scene since 1945. Each section takes a look at pieces of the era, including color images of some the period's best-known works, as well as a sequence of events that influenced art of the period.
KU HISTORY
On Feb. 2, 1904, Chancellor Frank Strong wrote Kansas City landscape architect George Kessler, asking him to help the university prepare a campus plan. The plan for campus, at that point a few buildings around what is now Jayhawk Boulevard with acres of open land on all sides, was so effective it was several decades before another was ordered. Thanks to a grant from the Getty Foundation, university officials are crafting another campus plan, keeping Kessler's plan and others in mind. For more, visit
www.kuhistory.com
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