American Highlights: United States History in Notable Works of Art = Los Estados Unidos: Grandes Momentos en Su Historia a Traves de Prominentes Obras de Arte
by Pavese, Edith M.; Kennedy, Roger G. (Foreword by)
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- ISBN 10
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New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, 1993. Cloth, 160 pages, illustrations (some colour); 27 cm. Text in English and Spanish. Translated into Spanish by Madela Ezcurra. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Dust jacket protected in a mylar book cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. "American Highlights presents a window of the United States, capturing its feel and flavor as well as the overall shape of its history. Through over 80 works of art and lively short text pieces in both English and Spanish, the book covers daily life and popular culture, including baseball, P.T. Barnum's circus, Hollywood, and television, in addition to broad themes such as immigration and industrial change. It focuses on individuals--Benjamin Franklin, Abraham Lincoln, the Wright brothers.as well as on major events. From a fifteenth century map that Columbus might have used to a contemporary computer image, the pictures convey the exciting sweep of American history. Among them are works by the greatest American artists, including Winslow Homer, Thomas Eakins, Edward Hopper, Romare Bearden, and Robert Rauchenberg." - Publisher.. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 4to.
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- American Highlights: United States History in Notable Works of Art = Los Estados Unidos: Grandes Momentos en Su Historia a Traves de Prominentes Obras de Arte
- Author
- Pavese, Edith M.; Kennedy, Roger G. (Foreword by)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- 1st
- ISBN 10
- 0810919303
- ISBN 13
- 9780810919303
- Publisher
- Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1993
- Size
- 4to
- Bookseller catalogs
- American / 5. Modern, 1900-1945; American / 4. Late 19th Century; American / 6. Late Modern, 1945-1999;
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