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This volume collects a selection of works of art produced in the western United States belonging to the collection of the Petrie Institute of Western American Art housed in the Denver Art Museum. This collection is one of the richest and most substantial in the world on this subject, thanks to its outstanding bronze sculptures, early modern works, and contributions from the artistic communities of Taos and Santa Fe. The central theme of the book is...

Presenting New Mexico in Black, White and gray - Color is everywhere influencing our judgment, and we lose track of the values, shapes, patterns and textures that are inherent to the design of nature in the Southwest. This book presents seventy "ink and stick" sketches with comments by the artist and thought provoking quotes. They span a thirty year period and are intimate impressions and man-made landscape within the state. The artist has recorded...

This book, in question-and-answer format, explores American art from pre-Columbian cultures to the twenty-first century and features artists such as Benjamin West, John Singleton Copley, Mary Cassatt, Thomas Eakins, Stuart Davis, Jackson Pollock, and Andy Warhol.

Covering three centuries, this vibrant, fresh overview ranges from Puritan portraits to the American Impressionists to the videos and digital works of today's most intriguing conceptual artists. 500 color illustrations. The American Art Book is a vibrant, fresh overview of the most influential & best-loved American artists from Colonial times to the present. Covering three centuries, it ranges from Puritan portraits, the luminous paintings of the...

"Framing America takes an inclusive approach to American art. Along with comprehensive coverage of the canon, it expands and integrates treatment of frequently marginalized groups, while also addressing domestic arts and a range of political and social contexts. This fully revised fourth edition, reorganized in response to readers' suggestions, includes thirty-two chapters now arranged into nine parts, and available in two separate volumes; part openers...

"Most people outside of the art world view art as something that is foreign to their experiences and everyday lives. A People's Art History of the United States places art history squarely in the rough-and-tumble of politics, social struggles, and the fight for justice from the colonial era through the present day. Author and radical artist Nicolas Lampert combines historical sweep with detailed examinations of individual artists and works in a politically...