The Invention of Painting in America

by David Rosand

Book Overview

Struggling to create an identity distinct from the European tradition but lacking an established system of support, early painting in America received little cultural acceptance in its own country or abroad. Yet despite the initial indifference with which it was first met, American art flourished against the odds and founded the aesthetic consciousness that we equate with American art today. In this exhilarating study David Rosand shows how early...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231132964
• ISBN13: 9780231132961
• Release Date: November 2004
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 246 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.8" x 7.3"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher