American Painting
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ISBN: 0823003310 / Publisher: Watson-Guptill, April 2003
Editor Marchetti is joined by two other art historians, Roberta Bernabei and Stefano Ruzzi, in prese...
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Editor Marchetti is joined by two other art historians, Roberta Bernabei and Stefano Ruzzi, in presenting 400 landmark American paintings. Seventy-seven painters are represented, each with several thoroughly captioned paintings (full- or half-page) and biographical and interpretive text. Arrangement is chronological, beginning with the Anglo-Saxon tradition and continuing with the discovery of the West, the taste for reality, and American impressionists, through abstract expressionism and pop art and graffiti. Each era is briefly overviewed. The book was originally published in Italian (2002, Elemond spa, Milan). Oversize: 9.75x11
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