painting, american

Examines the life and work of the twentieth-century artist, who for sixty-five years portrayed America for Americans as they liked to see themselves.

Presents the life of the twentieth-century American painter who drew much of her artistic inspiration from nature.

Examines the life and works of the painter who drew much of her artistic inspiration from nature.

Briefly examines the life and work of the twentieth-century artist known for her paintings of flowers and presents examples of her art.

Explores the life and art of American painter Mary Cassatt, and includes a portfolio of seventy color illustrations, looking especially at her depictions of mothers and children.

Explores the life and art of twentieth-century American painter Edward Hopper, and features a portfolio of seventy color illustrations.

Presents new interpretations of American folk art and traces the careers of numerous artists and examines their style and characteristics.

Examines how the different sections of the United States have been depicted in works of art from different time periods and places.

Describes the history of the Hudson River School of landscape painting, and discusses the artists who created the nineteenth-century American landscapes, such as founder Thomas Cole, Frederic Church, Asher Durand, Worthington Whittredge, and others.