American Folk Painters
Hardcover
1975 · NY
by Ebert, John and Katherine
NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1975. Hardcover. VG+/G+ Contents are clean and tight with very little wear to book. Dj has fading and multiple small tears.. Gray cloth with silver lettering. Red dj with color illus and white lettering. 225 pp. 16 color, 163 bw plates. An extensive study, broken down into eight chapters, an appendix of Selected American Folk Painters, a selected bibliography and index. Topics covered include Definition, Characteristics, and Background; Paintings Before 1800; Portrait Painters of The 19th Century; Ship Portraits and Marine Paintings; Other Jobs For The Professional; Works of The Amateur: Painting and Calligraphy; Pennsylvania Fracturs; Conservation, Restoration and Care. (Inventory #: 2986.1)