"American Painting features over one hundred masterworks dating from 1670 to 1960, by artists ranging from Copley, Stuart, Sargent, and Cassatt, to O'Keeffe, Hopper, and Pollock"--Front cover flap. Other contributors: Erica E. Hirshler, Carol Troyen, Karen E. Quinn, Janet L. Comey, Ellen E. Roberts. All illustrations from the Museum's collections. Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-223) and index.
Contents:
The independent spirit of American painting -- Colonial and Federal America : the rise of the new nation -- From the age of Jackson to the Civil War : forging a national style -- From the Civil War to the turn of the century : Americans at home and abroad -- The twentieth century : modern America.
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