An American ViewMasterpieces from the Brooklyn Museum
Published by GILES in association with the Brooklyn Museum, New York
Publish Date — May 2006 (UK and USA)
Dimensions — 160 pages, 215 x 255mm (10 x 8 ½ in.), landscape
Illustrations — 85 colour and 20 b&w illustrations
Hardback price — UK£25.00/US$45.00
ISBN — 1-904832-11-3
ISBN — 978-1-904832-11-9
Book Details (pdf) — American_View_ai.pdf
Sales Points
Will appeal to general audiences and genuinely complements the 2-volume catalogue.
Presents over 64 masterpieces of the Museum’s American paintings, showing the quality and scope of the collection
Introductory essay surveys the development of Brooklyn’s American paintings collection in the context of developments in the field of American art over the past 150 years
Chronology focuses on wider key moments, movements and styles that developed in American art post-Independence
Special attention on individual artists whose work heavily influenced the development of American painting, such as Copley, Cole and Eakins
About the Book
This new volume accompanies and complements the publication of the major new 2-volume catalogue the Brooklyn Museum’s collection American paintings by artists born before 1876. It provides a richly illustrated general survey of American painting, aimed at the nonspecialist, from the late Colonial era to the early years of the twentieth century as it is presented in 64 of the Museum’s most significant paintings by American artists.Each painting is illustrated in colour, many with accompanying colour details and comparative images.
The selected works are arranged in four thematic sections: early American art, art of the 1830’s to 50’s, American painting in the Civil War Era, and painting of the late 19th and early 20th Century. Extended captions discuss the key features of each painting, information about the artist, and the wider artistic context of the work and the period in which it was produced. The volume features a Chronology, which focuses on wider key moments, movements and styles that developed in American art post-Independence. Special attention is also given to works by individual artists who heavily influenced the development of American painting, such as Copley, Cole and Eakins.
