American Views: Essays on American Art
Hardcover
1991 · Princeton, NJ
by Wilmerding, John
Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1991. Hardcover. VG. Tan cloth, color illus. dust jacket, xx, 357 pp. 29 color, 224 bw plates; weighs 4.5 lbs. An illustrated anthology of the work by this prolific American Art historian. Wonderful plates, terrific essays. Notes provided for each chapter. This richly illustrated anthology of Wilmerding's work emphasizes the connection between painting and national aspiration that is a keynote of his thinking. From a piece about Maine's Mount Desert Island to an analysis of George Bellows's boxing pictures, nineteen essays deal with a broad range of topics relating to American art, artists, and culture (thanks Ray). (Inventory #: 2167)