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Art of the United States, 1750-2000 : primary sources / John Davis, Michael Leja ; edited by Francesca Rose ; with contributions by Lacey Baradel.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Art, American--Sources.
- Art, American.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (543 pages) : 127 illustrations (chiefly color), maps
- Other Title:
- Art of the United States : primary sources
- Place of Publication:
- Chicago : Terra Foundation for American Art, [2020]
- Summary:
- "...A landmark volume that presents three centuries of US art through a broad array of historical texts, including writings by artists, critics, patrons, literary figures, and other commentators. Combining a wide-ranging selection of texts with quality reproductions of artworks, it offers a resource for the study and understanding of the visual arts of the United States. With contextual essays, explanatory headnotes, a chronology of US historical landmarks, maps, and color illustrations of key artworks, the volume will appeal to national and international audiences ranging from undergraduates and museum visitors to art historians and other scholars. Texts by a range of artists and cultural figures-- including John Adams, Thomas Cole, Frederick Douglass, Mary Cassatt, Edward Hopper, Clement Greenberg, and Cindy Sherman-- are grouped according to historical era alongside additional featured artists. A sourcebook of unprecedented breadth and depth, Art of the United States brings together multiple voices throughout the ages to provide a framework for learning and critical thinking on US art"--Publisher's description.
- Contents:
- John Adams on the arts
- The Nation vs. Prang & Co.
- Should women artists marry?
- Dorothea Lange on documentary photography
- Emory Douglas, the Black Panther Party, and revolutionary art
- Fred Wilson exhibits suppressed histories.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print record and online resource (A&AePortal, viewed on July 1, 2020).
- ISBN:
- 9780300257335
- 0300257333
- OCLC:
- 1161988268
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