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Book SynopsisThis vibrant book displays 42 colour plates ranging from majestic views to intimate glimpses, all of which contribute to what we have come to think of as a distinctly American vision. 'American Landscapes' contains works by some of the most important figures in the history of American art, including the Hudson River School's Thomas Doughty and Asher B. Durand; European-influenced artists Theodore Robinson, William Lamb Picknell, and William Stanley Haseltine; and artists associated with major American artist colonies such as John Henry Twachtman, John Sloan, and Ernest Lawson. In addition, this volume features important highlights of the museum's unique collection of paintings by artists who lived and worked on Eastern Long Island, including William Merritt Chase, Samuel Colman, Irving Wiles and Frederick Childe Hassam, as well as contemporary painters Fairfield Porter, Jane Freilicher, and Alex Katz.
Table of ContentsContents: Introduction and Acknowledgments by Terrie Sultan American Landscape Painting: In the Eye of the Beholder by Alicia G. Longwell 42 Plates Selected Bibliography Artists in the Exhibition
