With the advent of abstract expressionism in the 1940s, America
became the white hot center of the artistic universe. Now, in The
Oxford Dictionary of American Art and Artists, the first such
volume to appear in three decades, Ann Lee Morgan offers an
informative, insightful, and long overdue resource on our nation's
artistic heritage.
Featuring 945 alphabetically arranged entries, here is an
indispensable biographical and critical guide to American art from
colonial times to contemporary postmodernism. Readers will find a
wealth of factual detail and insightful analysis of the leading
American painters, ranging from John Singleton Copley, Thomas Cole,
and Mary Cassatt to such modern masters as Jackson Pollack, Romare
Bearden, and Andy Warhol. Morgan offers razor-sharp entries on
sculptors ranging from Alexander Calder to Louise Nevelson, on
photographers such as Berenice Abbott, Man Ray, Walker Evans, and
Ansel Adams, and on contemporary installation artists, including
video master Bill Viola. In addition, the dictionary provides
entries on important individuals connected to the art scene,
including collectors such as Peggy Guggenheim and critics such as
Clement Greenberg. Morgan also examines notable American
institutions, organizations, schools, techniques, styles, and
movements. The range of coverage is indeed impressive, but equally
important is the quality of analysis that appears in entry after
entry. Morgan gives readers a wealth of trustworthy and
authoritative information as well as perceptive, well-informed
criticism of artists and their work. In addition, the book is
thoroughly cross-referenced, so readers can easily find additional
information on any topic ofinterest.
Beautifully written, filled with fascinating historical background
and penetrating insight, The Oxford Dictionary of American Art and
Artists is an essential one-volume resource for art lovers
everywhere.
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