new poems inspired by twentieth-century American art
Greenberg, Jan
2001
A compilation of poems by Americans writing about American art in the twentieth century, including such writers as Nancy Willard, Jane Yolen, and X. J. Kennedy.
Looks at the lives and works of eleven twentieth-century American artists, including Georgia O'Keeffe, Edward Hopper, Stuart Davis, Isamu Noguchi, Jackson Pollock, and Andy Warhol.
Discusses the motivation, materials, and techniques of the first "artists" in colonial America--the sign painters--and how their works contribute to a better understanding of early American history and society.
