Coming of Age: American Art, 1850s to 1950s

by William C. Agee and Susan C. Faxon

Book Overview

A sumptuous catalogue that traces the evolution of a uniquely American aesthetic identity

From the 1850s to the 1950s, American art and culture progressed from provincial status to international prominence, and American art transitioned from figurative depictions of the particular to abstract interpretations of universal ideals. This beautiful book chronicles this complex century of maturation through a selection of paintings from the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300115237
• ISBN13: 9780300115239
• Release Date: September 2006
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 9.9" x 11.6"