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The groundbreaking study, featuring 500 of Americas most prominent artists, now updated in an essential new edition
A splendid look not only at American art, but also at the history of the century. The Times Completely revised and updated, this new edition of Phaidons influential volume, The American Art Book, offers an unparalleled look at the richness and diversity of American art.
Spanning more than three centuries, this stunning study tells the story of a nation through its most prominent artists, each carefully selected by an advisory team of leading curators, historians, and institutional directors. From early colonial portrait painters, leading figures of Impressionism, giants of Modernism, innovators of Land Art, and icons of Pop Art to todays contemporary visionaries, each artist is represented by a key work, an introductory essay by a subject matter expert, and cross-references to other artists, inspiring new connections across art history.
Featured artists include: Ansel Adams, Josef Albers, Diane Arbus, Ruth Asawa, Richard Avedon, Matthew Barney, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Romare Bearden, Alexander Calder, Vija Celmins, Frederic Edwin Church, John Singleton Copley, Gregory Crewdson, Helen Frankenthaler, Jared French, Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Robert Gwathmey, Keith Haring, Barkley L. Hendricks, Jenny Holzer, Arthur Jafa, Joshua Johnson, Henrietta Johnston, Alex Katz, Gaston Lachaise, Jacob Lawrence, Edmonia Lewis, Maya Lin, Man Ray, Ana Mendieta, Senga Nengudi, Nam June Paik, Jackson Pollock, Robert Rauschenberg, Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, Andy Warhol and Carrie Mae Weems.
Advisors: Aleesa Pitchamarn Alexander, Kathleen Ash-Milby, Horace D. Ballard, David Breslin, Mel Buchanan, JR Henneman, Rujeko Hockley, Jonathan D. Katz, Franklin Kelly, Harper Montgomery, Lowery Stokes Sims, Juliet Sperling, Bradley Sumrall and Leslie Umberger
