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A Companion to American Art
John Davis
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Description for A Companion to American Art
Hardcover. A Companion to American Art presents 35 newly-commissioned essays by leading scholars that explore the methodology, historiography, and current state of the field of American art history. Editor(s): Davis, John; Greenhill, Jennifer A.; LaFountain, Jason D. Series: Blackwell Companions to Art History. Num Pages: 680 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ABA; AC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 255 x 181 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1326.
A Companion to American Art presents 35 newly-commissioned essays by leading scholars that explore the methodology, historiography, and current state of the field of American art history.
- Features contributions from a balance of established and emerging scholars, art and architectural historians, and other specialists
- Includes several paired essays to emphasize dialogue and debate between scholars on important contemporary issues in American art history
- Examines topics such as the methodological stakes in the writing of American art history, changing ideas about what constitutes “Americanness,” and the relationship of art to public culture
- Offers a fascinating portrait of the evolution and current state of the field ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Series
Blackwell Companions to Art History
Condition
New
Weight
1325g
Number of Pages
680
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780470671023
SKU
V9780470671023
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About John Davis
John Davis is Alice Pratt Brown Professor of Art at Smith College. His most recent book (co-authored with Sarah Burns) is American Art to 1900: A Documentary History (2009). Jennifer A. Greenhill is Associate Professor of Art History, Criticism and Interpretive Theory at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. She is the author of Playing It Straight: Art and ... Read more
Reviews for A Companion to American Art
"Art historians will greet this stimulating series of companions to art history, of which this volume is the eighth, with enthusiasm." (Reference Reviews, May 2016)