painting, american

In these pages we can see America through Rockwell's vivid and detailed artistry. Rockwell's favorite models were his family, friends , and neighbors.

The first part of this book is devoted to Maxfield Parrish, the second comprises an overview of the artist-illustrators of the Golden Age.

Provides an overview of abstract expressionism and profiles more than thirty representative pieces by a variety of artists, including Jackson Pollock, Joan Mitchell, Robert Motherwell, Barnett Newman, and others.

Discusses the influence of nineteenth-century American-born artist James McNeill Whistler--who left for Europe as a young man and never returned--on American art, and presents and compares fourteen of Whistler's paintings with works by thirty-eight American painters.

Profiles the many individuals and varying paint styles associated with the Hudson River School, including Washington Allston, Martin Johnson Heade, John Frederick Kensett, and George Inness.

Presents key ideas on the nature of American art of the nineteenth century, synthesizing its art and literature.

This book accompanies the exhibition organized by Fraunces Travern Museum, New York City. Includes some of our nation's famous art treasures.

Examines the life and work of the American realist painter, describing and giving examples of his art.