In this book, Frederic Fairchild Sherman provides a survey of American painting from the colonial period to the present day. He examines the achievements and styles of such great painters as John Singleton Copley, Winslow Homer, Mary Cassatt, Edward Hopper, and Jackson Pollock, and assesses their place in the history of American art. He also discusses the latest trends and developments in American painting, such as abstract expressionism, pop art,...