What is American in American Art

New York: Clarkson N. Potter, Inc, 1971. Hardcover. G+ (DJ wear and few tears at head and heel of outer spine and at corners; book is nice and clean inside.). Brown paper boards with cream cloth spine, brown and color illus. dust jacket, 80 pp. with 9 color, 83 bw illustrations. Issued in conjunction with a 1971 exhibition held to benefit the American Museum of Folk Art, and the emphasis is on American folk art of all periods. With a preface by Mary Black and essay by Lloyd Goodrich. The annotated catalogue addresses 135 pieces from American artists of all periods, and more than 80 are pictured here. A terrific representative collection. (Inventory #: 162447)