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1) American visions: the epic history of art in America

Author

Hughes, Robert

Publisher

Alfred A. Knopf

Pub. Date

1997

Language

English

2) The art of freedom: how artists see America

Author

Raczka, Bob

Series

Bob Raczka's art adventures

Publisher

Millbrook Press

Pub. Date

c2008

Language

English

Description

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What is America? Shape a fascinating image of the United States through the eyes of eighteen artists who have painted, sculpted, and photographed the U.S. landscape and culture.

3) American images: the SBC collection of twentieth-century American art

Author

SBC Communications

Language

English

4) American art of the 20th century: painting, sculpture, architecture

Author

Hunter, Sam

Publisher

H. N. Abrams

Pub. Date

[1973]

Language

English

5) Heart to heart: new poems inspired by twentieth-century American art

Publisher

Harry N. Abrams

Pub. Date

2001

Language

English

Description

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A compilation of poems by Americans writing about American art in the twentieth century, including such writers as Nancy Willard, Jane Yolen, and X.J. Kennedy.

6) History of western American art

Author

Hassrick, Royal B

Publisher

Exeter Books

Pub. Date

c1987

Language

English

7) Dr. Seuss: The Cat Behind the Hat

Author

Geisel, Theodor Seuss

Pub. Date

2012

Language

English

Description

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Illustrator by day, surrealist by night, Ted Geisel created a body of previously little-known work during his leisure hours that he called his 'Midnight Paintings,' and which is now known as 'The Secret Art of Dr. Seuss.' This irrepressible and soulful collection redefines Ted Geisel as an iconic American artist. For sixty years, his 'Secret Art' allowed Geisel to expand his artistic boundaries without the confines and pressures of commercial deadlines...

8) The great American shooting prints

Author

Elman, Robert

Publisher

Knopf

Pub. Date

1972

Language

English

9) Norman Rockwell's world...an American dream

Publisher

Concepts Unlimited; dist. by Home Vision

Pub. Date

c1972

Language

English

10) The Civil War and American Art

Author

Harvey, Eleanor Jones

Publisher

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Pub. Date

[2012]

Language

English

Description

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The American Civil War was arguably the first modern war. Its grim reality, captured through the new medium of photography, was laid bare. American artists could not approach the conflict with the conventions of European history painting, which glamorized the hero on the battlefield. Instead, many artists found ways to weave the war into works of art that considered the human narrative--the daily experiences of soldiers, slaves, and families left...

11) The art of the Old West: from the collection of the Gilcrease Institute

Author

Rossi, Paul A

Publisher

Knopf

Pub. Date

1971

Language

English

12) Come look with me: art in early America

Author

Osofsky, Randy

Series

World of art

Publisher

Charlesbridge

Pub. Date

c2006

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

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Introduces the world and work of twelve American artists, pairing quality art reproductions with thought-provoking questions. Suited for individual and classroom use.

13) Artists: a Kansas collection

Author

Rowley, Patric

Publisher

Artists Registry

Pub. Date

[1989]

Language

English

14) The Beauty Of America In Great American Art

Publisher

Country Beautiful Corporation

Pub. Date

c1965

Language

English

15) A history of American art

Author

Mendelowitz, Daniel Marcus

Publisher

Holt, Rinehart and Winston

Pub. Date

[1970]

Language

English

Description

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"My particular aim has been to produce a broadly conceived, well-illustrated survey of the development of architecture, painting, sculpture, prints, the decorative arts and crafts, and photography from Pre-Columbian times to today."