Description
Book SynopsisJohn Castagno's Artists' Signatures and Monograms have become the standard reference source for galleries, museums, libraries, and collectors around the world. Whether used to identify, authenticate, or verify signatures and works of both well-known and little-known artists, Castagno's work has no equal.
Trade Review...invaluable.... * Library Journal, 9/1/2007 *
...highly recommended... * American Reference Books Annual, March 2008 *
This is a necessary reference for anyone interested in American arts. It is highly recommended and a great addition to the field of American art. * The Antiquer's Guide, July 2007 *
This volume features signatures and monograms of about 3,500 American artists, for use in identifying, authenticating, or verifying their works. They are listed alphabetically, date from 1800 on, and are compiled from many sources. Included are initials, common and alternative surname signatures, symbols, Cyrillic signatures, and illegible signatures. Very few of the artists listed in this volume are in the original volume, American Artists: Signatures and Monograms, 1800-1989. A small number of Canadian and Latin American artists are listed. In addition to the signatures, their birth and death dates and ethnicity are included, as are the source or sources from which the signature was found. * Reference and Research Book News, November 2007 *
