Art Students' Anatomy

By Edmond J. Farris

Book Overview

For art students working with the human figure, this comprehensive study of the bones, muscles, and surface forms of the living body will be one of the most useful (and most used) additions they can make to their private libraries. More than 150 illustrations, mostly full-page photographs and labeled sketches of undraped male and female bodies, provide the reader with anatomical studies of unrivaled clarity and unquestioned accuracy.
After an introduction covering the proportions of the adult male, the adult female, and the infant at various ages, the author devotes 50 pages to the human skeletal system. Besides pictures and detailed drawings of the major bones of the body, he also includes x-rays showing the bone structure of the hand and foot and the movements of the shoulder, elbow, and knee joints.
A section on the muscular system follows, including reproductions of the remarkable Albinus engravings ("The most beautiful and among the most accurate anatomical figures ever published." -- Charles Singer), 36 photographs and labeled sketches of living models, and seven drawings showing the attachments of muscles to the skeleton. The book concludes with a number of poses and action photographs illustrating surface anatomy in various actions such as dancing and throwing a ball.
This is one of the few and perhaps the best of those books that teach anatomy using chiefly living objects for their illustrative work. By doing so, it fills an urgent need, for most art students cannot afford living models or expensive courses in anatomy. Now, however, they can use this practical and inexpensive home-study course to achieve a clearer insight into the complicated mechanism of the human body, as simplified by Dr. Farris.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0486207447
• ISBN13: 9780486207445
• Release Date: June 1961
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.6" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

Concise, thorough, and simple

The skeleton and musculature of male and female figures illustrated in B & W photos and line drawings. Still a good reference, though some details of shading are lost in printing photos.

Art Students' Anatomy Edmond J. Farris

Couldn't agree more with the two previous posts about it being better than most of the $20.00 anatomy books. this cheap book gives you a more clear and concise view of human anatomy, perfect for beginners, and even professionals, restated save your money buying fancy anatomy books, i find it funny how i own majority of the top art anatomy books but yet i have this on my desk, and $400.00 worth of art anatomy books stored in the closet, interesting photos believe it or not this dull black and white 1935 edition with it's simplicity, and thorough lessons, your knowledge of anatomy will improve fast, BELIEVE ME THIS IS A MUST BUY...

Pick of the Litter

Unless you're doing medical illustration or specializing in highly detailed figure drawing and/or you must invent the figures from scratch constantly,this little anatomy book is the only one you'll need .I've had others and I like this one the best.It's very well done and very clear.The price is right too! If you're beginning and unsure ,I would start with this, and if you need something else it will become obvious later.Better to have this one first than overspend on something else when you only needed this one. Have fun with your drawing!

A Great Reference

This book is a Great value! Beats out most of the $20+ art anatomy books you see. Uses classical plates, photos, as well as well-rendered diagrams.