treasures from the Smithsonian American Art Museum
McClintic, Miranda
2001
Showcases works that parallel developments in modern life during the coarse of the twentieth century as American artists absorbed European avant-garde styles and translated them into a native idiom.
A guide to modern art that describes different styles of modern art, profiling major works and artists, and offers tips for how to look at modern art, where to see it, and how to understand it.
A companion volume to an exhibition of modern American masterpieces assembled by St. Louis collectors Mr. and Mrs. Barney A. Ebsworth, including paintings, sculpture, and works on paper.
Traces the development of modern art in Europe from 1880 to 1940, featuring profiles of artists and works representative of various styles and movements, including expressionism, cubism, surrealism, and others.
A color-illustrated, period-by-period overview of modern art that describes the major movements, artists, and works and includes a glossary and a time line of concurrent world events.
This book follows the history of the Impressionists from their formation to their dissolution as a group, from the 1860s to 1926. Includes biographies of all of the artists, detailed descriptions of their individual styles and background information on the historical events of the time period.