Customer Reviews

American Art: History And Culture

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I'm an Art History major and this is a required text for my American Art and Architecture course. This book is a great supplement to lectures, but the black and white images are very dissapointing. When color is so key to artwork, I am baffled as to why so many pages lack this important element. I can understand perhaps the architecture pages being in black and white, but this is unacceptable for paintings, especially when it is so difficult for a student to find these rare works elsewhere.

I strongly recommend that if you are an instructor you seek a more visually appealing text.

This is one of the texts that the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco requires for its docent training program. As a trainee I will be using this book Fall semester as we continue with the very intense study program that the FAMSF conducts. Price was reasonable, delivery on time, quality perfect.

If you only own one book on American Art it should be this one.

I took an Art of American class and was able to use this book when I needed more info for the papers
I had to write. It's not bad the way the subjects go it's by date so the history of photography was throughout the book...which made reading kind of a pain

This textbook is well written and direct. Craven is straightforward in his approach to american art history. He is comprehsensive in his coverage of artists, movements, and issues - and the plates are of a nice quality. All in all a value for the money.

This is and comprehensive excellent reference book on all aspects of American Art which would be a must for anyone who is serious about the subject. I would not recommend buying a used version--only a new one.

This was a very nice book to use for one of my College classes. They didn't however sell it in the bookstore at campus. Getting it online was great and the book had everything I needed.