American Beauty: Paintings from the Detroit Institute of Arts 1770-1920

This book highlights works from one of the US' most respected museum collection of American art. In his engaging essay, Graham W.J. Beale -places the 96 works in historical context, relating them to contemporary social and artistic trends both at home and abroad. Beginning with the first truly home-grown talent — John Singleton Copley -in the 18th century to the social realism of John Sloan in the earl 20th, the volume presents an encyclopedic view of American painting.