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A history of the rise and progress of the arts of design in the United States (Volume III)

A history of the rise and progress of the arts of design in the United States (Volume III)

Dunlap, William

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Art HistoryArtistsGeneral United States History

ISBN10: 9353705037
ISBN13: 9789353705039
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: May 1 2019
Pages: 570
Weight: 1.82
Height: 1.27 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Before galleries, grants, and glossy monographs, there was a nation learning to see. America finds its own image. In Volume III of William Dunlap's landmark american art history, the arts of design are traced as lived experience: the making of reputations, the shaping of taste, and the steady move from colonial and federal art to a more confident nineteenth century America. Dunlap writes as practitioner and witness, producing an arts of design history that reads with the immediacy of a primary source collection. Expect a richly detailed design history reference built from artists biographies and memoirs, attentive to painting sculpture architecture and the institutions that supported them. For art history students, it is a scholarly art history volume that clarifies names, contexts, and connections; for museum studies research, it offers period perspective on collecting, exhibiting, and cultural value. The result is early United States culture rendered through working lives, public patronage, and the changing ambitions of a young republic. Historically significant as one of the earliest sustained attempts to document American art on its own terms, this volume remains a cornerstone for anyone interested in the roots of national visual culture. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. More than a reference, it is a classic to keep close: for the curious browser, the serious researcher, and the collector building a coherent American shelf.

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