The Epic History Of Art In America
Writing with all the brilliance that has distinguished his art criticism and his study of modern art, Robert Hughes now addresses his largest subject: the history of art in America. The intense relationship between the American people and their surroundings has been the source of a rich artistic tradition. 'American Visions' is a consistently revealing demonstration of the many ways in which artists have expressed this pervasive connection.
In an eloquent narrative spanning more than four hundred years, Hughes shows us how art flourished in every place and period, from the days of early settlement to the neoclassical era of the young Republic, during the taming of the West and post-Civil War renaissance, and in the ever-shifting currents of modern life.
Lavishly illustrated with 365 illustrations, 323 in full colour, and packed with biographies, anecdotes, astute and stimulating critical commentary, and sharp social history, it is also an incomparably entertaining and insightful contemplation of its splendid subject.
