Art: References & Edit History

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Article title updated for style. Nov 08, 2026
Invalidated site: ABC listen - The Philosopher's Zone - Is it Art? Jul 28, 2026
Add new Web site: ABC listen - The Philosopher's Zone - Is it Art? Apr 09, 2026
Add new Web site: Humanities LibreTexts - Art. Dec 10, 2025
Add new Web site: International Journal of Science, Technology and Management - The Role of Art in our everyday Life (PDF). Jul 11, 2025
Add new Web site: The Met - Shōguns and Art. May 25, 2025
Add new Web site: PhilArchive - What is art? - a philosophical definition. Dec 09, 2024
Add new Web site: Frontiers - Frontiers in Human Neuroscience - What Is Art Good For? The Socio-Epistemic Value of Art. Aug 20, 2024
Add new Web site: Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy - The Definition of Art. Mar 29, 2024
Add new Web site: Boise State Pressbooks - Introduction to Art. Jan 02, 2024
Add new Web site: Art in Context - What Is the Purpose of Art? – Find the Purpose and Function of Art. Jul 05, 2023
Add new Web site: Humanities LibreTexts - Art. Apr 27, 2023
Link added. Mar 03, 2023
Link added. Jan 10, 2023
Add new Web site: Art Encyclopedia - Meaning & Definition of Art. Aug 24, 2022
Corrected display issue. Oct 30, 2020
Added cross-references. Dec 21, 2016
Media added. Apr 19, 2013
Added "(to distinguish it from other art forms)" to the title variant and changed "In cultures such as Africa and Oceania" to "In cultures such as those of Africa and Oceania." Aug 07, 2012
Add new Web site: World History International - The Arts. Oct 04, 2011
Illustrations added. Feb 18, 2009
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Entertainment - How Art Works. Feb 17, 2009
Added new Web site: Albright-Knox Art Gallery - Artgames. Feb 15, 2008
Added new Web site: Marilyn Brackney - The Imagination Factory. Feb 15, 2008
Added new Web site: Australian Museum Online - Body Art. Jul 23, 2007
Added new Web site: Detroit Institute of Arts - Ancient Art. Mar 28, 2007
Added new Web site: Detroit Institute of Arts - Ancient Art. Mar 28, 2007
Added new Web site: Official Site of the National Gallery of Art, Washington, United States. Nov 03, 2006
Added new Web site: Official Site of the Yale University Art Gallery. Jun 30, 2006
Added new Web site: The Art Newspaper. Jun 14, 2006
Added new Web site: The Art Newspaper. May 17, 2006
Added new Web site: ArtLex - Art Dictionary. May 11, 2006
Added new Web site: Dallas Art Revue. May 08, 2006
Added new Web site: Web Gallery of Art. Apr 12, 2006
Added new Web site: Web Gallery of Art. Apr 12, 2006
New article added. Aug 02, 2002
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