Recommended by Michael Barr
In one of Delawareâs antique stores I recently stumbled on a lived-in copy of Herbert Readâs âThe Meaning of Artâ that seemed worth my $1.25. Read, who was a Fine Arts scholar in the first half of the 20th century touches on various movements, elements, and figures in a way that isnât daunting for those who, like myself, arenât quite proficient in its language.…