Young America: Treasures from the Smithsonian's American Art Museum - Softcover

Pastan, Amy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0823001938 ISBN 13: 9780823001934

Publisher: Watson-Guptill Publications Inc.,U.S., 2000

Synopsis

Young America traces the transformation of the colonies into nationhood from about 1760 to the decade after the Civil War. Portraits by John Singleton Copley, Gilbert Stuart, Charles Willson Peale, and Thomas Sully from the Revolutionary War era and later reveal values of people in New England and the mid-Atlantic. By the 1820s, landscapes by Thomas Cole, Thomas Birch, and Alvan Fisher tell of growing national ambitions, while still lifes and genre paintings address a range of subjects.

About this title

Synopsis:

Tracing the transformation of the colonies into nationhood between the 1760s and the Civil War, this volume's classic paintings from America reveal the traits, ideals and ambitions of a young people. Early Federal portraits, serene landscapes and genre paintings document an ever-expanding range of issues, including the impact that industrial issues had in altering the American landscape. Works by John Singleton Copley, Gilbert Stuart, Thomas Cole, Elihu Vedder, Jasper Cropsey, Horatio Greenough, Hiram Powers, Samuel Colman and others are also shown.

About this edition

• Publisher: Watson-Guptill Publications Inc.,U.S.
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0823001938
• ISBN 13: 9780823001934
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 112