The Creators – Daniel J Boorstin
Saturday, August 8th, 2009 | Book Review
Shortly after completing the first book of the series ‘The Discoverers’, I decided to read the second book of the series, namely ‘The Creators’. Author, Daniel J Boorstin, surveyed the history of architecture, dance, music, painting, writing, and etc. The main purpose of the book is to cover the key milestones in the history of art rather than providing a detailed categorization. Readers looking for a comprehensive art history will be disappointed due to omission of important people. On the other hand, there are few points where the information provided in the book was misleading in my opinion. All aside, this book is a good starting point to understand how and why the history of art has shaped in the way it is.