TY - GEN AU - Lawrence-Lightfoot, Sara AU - Davis, Jessica Hoffmann TI - The art and science of portraiture SN - 9780787962425 U1 - 300.72 PY - 1997/// CY - San Francisco PB - Jossey-Bass KW - Social sciences - Research KW - Social sciences - Methodology KW - Portraits - Social aspects KW - Art and society KW - Art and science N2 - "The writing is beautiful, the ideas persuasive, and the picture it paints of the process of careful observation is one that every writer should read. . . . A rich and wonderful book." --American Journal of EducationA landmark contribution to the field of research methodology, this remarkable book illuminates the origins, purposes, and features of portraiture--placing it within the larger discourse on social science inquiry and mapping it onto the broader terrain of qualitative research. (http://www.josseybass.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0787962422.html) ER -