National Museum of American Art (U.S.)

National Museum of American Art by National Museum of American Art (U.S.) ( Book )
4 editions published in 1995 in English and held by 1,311 libraries worldwide
Today the National Museum of American Art has the world's largest collection of works by this country's artists, from colonial limners to the contemporary avant-garde. This book, with its vast array of full-color illustrations and accompanying text, invites readers to explore the remarkably wide range of the museum's holdings. Rather than simply presenting major works in the collection, the book is organized thematically to reflect the variety of concerns and aesthetic visions that have shaped American art over the past three centuries. A section titled "People" thus provides an overview of portraiture in America, from the traditional eighteenth-century work of Charles Willson Peale to modern innovators such as Man Ray. "Early America" focuses on the efforts of artists to capture on canvas the broad vistas of the new country and its Native American inhabitants.

Art of the gold rush by Janice Tolhurst Driesbach ( Book )
4 editions published in 1998 in English and held by 1,302 libraries worldwide

Winslow Homer by Nicolai Cikovsky ( Book )
5 editions published in 1990 in English and held by 1,292 libraries worldwide
An extended essay that examines the life, work, and sensibilities of nineteenth-century American painter Winslow Homer, with over one hundred color and black-and-white illustrations.

Treasures from the National Museum of American Art by National Museum of American Art (U.S.) ( Book )
10 editions published between 1985 and 1987 in English and held by 1,200 libraries worldwide
The catalog of an exhibition of paintings and sculptures by American artists.

Celebrate America : in poetry and art ( Book )
4 editions published between 1994 and 1999 in English and held by 1,195 libraries worldwide
A collection of American poetry that celebrates over 200 years of American life and history as illustrated by fine art from the collection of the National Museum of American Art.

American photographs : the first century from the Isaacs collection in the National Museum of American Art by National Museum of American Art (U.S.) ( Book )
6 editions published in 1996 in English and held by 1,159 libraries worldwide
In the nineteenth century, people from all walks of life embraced the new medium of photography with unparalleled enthusiasm. Here was a medium, it was proposed, that could serve as a mirror of nature, suggesting new possibilities to artists. For the average citizen, less concerned with art or science, the medium offered a satisfying way to record his or her private world - family, friends, homes, and farms. All of these aspirations and commonplace interests converge in.

Gilbert Stuart by Richard B. K McLanathan ( Book )
3 editions published in 1986 in English and held by 1,137 libraries worldwide

Edward Hopper by Robert Carleton Hobbs ( Book )
2 editions published in 1987 in English and held by 1,131 libraries worldwide
Biography of American artist Edward Hopper showing his life and times as well as discussing his paintings in detail.

Li'l Sis and Uncle Willie : a story based on the life and paintings of William H. Johnson by Gwen Everett ( Book )
5 editions published between 1991 and 1994 in English and held by 1,121 libraries worldwide
Surveys the life of African-American artist William H. Johnson as his young niece might have told it. The artist's paintings provide the illustrations.

John Singer Sargent by Trevor J Fairbrother ( Book )
2 editions published in 1994 in English and held by 1,016 libraries worldwide