Rave reviews
Subtitle: American art and its critics, 1826-1925
By: David B. Dearinger, editor ; with essays by Avis Berman ... [et al.].
Contributors: Dearinger, David B. 1950-; Berman, Avis.; National Academy of Design (U.S.)
Publisher: National Academy of Design
Published: 2000
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 302
Subjects: Art, American -- 19th century -- Exhibitions; Art, American -- 20th century -- Exhibitions; Art criticism -- United States -- History -- 19th century; Art criticism -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Genres: Exhibitions.
Description: "Rave Reviews is the first book to combine essays on the development of art criticism with illustrations of many of America's best-loved masterpieces. Works by artists such as Thomas Cole, Winslow Homer, Harriet Hosmer, John Singer Sargent, Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Thomas Eakins, Anna Hyatt Huntington, John Sloan, and Charles Hawthorne are examined through the critical commentary of their time, giving readers a fresh look at the art world between 1826 and 1925."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Catalog published in conjunction with an exhibition held at the National Academy of Design, New York, Sept. 20, 2000-Dec. 31, 2000.