American Naive Paintings

by Deborah Chotner

Artists with little or no formal training contributed significantly to our nation's cultural patrimony. Some three hundred American naive paintings in the Gallery's collection--many of which are here published for the first time--are discussed. Depictions of farmyards, prizefights, steam and sailing ships, portraits of children, and Edward Hicks' allegory of the Peaceable Kingdom document the aspirations and sentiments of a growing nation.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521443016
• ISBN13: 9780521443012
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 668 Pages
• Weight: 6.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.2" x 9.0" x 11.6"