00878nam a2200181 i 4500008004100000040001300041082001600054100001800070245006500088260004900153300003100202336002600233337002800259338002700287500002000314520034700334650001500681260119s1950    xx o          001 0 und d  aPK-LaGCW  a759.13bBAR10aBarker,Virgil20aAmerican Painting :bHistory & interpration /cVirgil Barker  bThe Macmillon publishing :aNew york,c1950.  a717 pages :bhbk..c27 cm.  atextbtxt2rdacontent  aunmediatedbn2rdamedia  avolumebnc2rdacarrier  aIncludes Index.  aAmerican painting reflects the nation’s history, landscapes, and cultural diversity.
Early artists focused on realism and portraiture, later celebrating nature in the Hudson River School.
Modern movements brought abstraction, regionalism, and social themes.
Contemporary American painting is diverse, experimental, and globally influential.  aFine Arts.