Author: AGEE, WILLIAM C.
Title: Coming of age : American art, 1850s to 1950s / William C. Agee and Susan C. Faxon
Description: New York : New Haven : American Federation of Arts ; Yale University Press 2006. First Edition. An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight. bright. clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new and still in the publisher's protective shrink-wrap.; 8vo 8' - 9' tall; 136 pages; Physical description: 136 p. : col. Ill. ; 30 cm. Published in conjuction with an exhibition at the Addison Gallery of American Art. Andover. Massachusetts. and at other venues beginning in 2006. Summary: From the 1850s to the 1950s. American art and culture progressed from provincial status to international prominence. and American art developed from figurative depictions of the particular to abstract interpretations of universal ideals. This beautiful book chronicles this complex century of maturation through an exquisite selection of paintings from the extraordinary collection of the Addison Gallery of American Art. Phillips Academy. Andover. Massachusetts. Subjects: Art. American - 19th / 20th century - Exhibitions.Weight in Kg appr.:

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