American Paradise: The World of the Hudson River School [Hardcover]

N. Y.) Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York (Author), John K. Howat (Editor)

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The excellent catalog of the exhibition organized by the Metropolitan Museum. The well-written essays, by Met curators, chart the 19th-century rise and fall of the first native school of landscape painting. The catalog includes most of the well-known and many lesser-known Hudson River pictures, discussed in depth for both specialists and generalists. The book is well-organized and well-indexed, and, while not breaking great new ground, is highly recommended. The plates are generally good. Jack Perry Brown, Art Inst. of Chicago Libs.
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Product Details

• Hardcover: 347 pages
• Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art; 1ST edition (June 1987)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0870994964
• ISBN-13: 978-0870994968
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,881,010 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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This review is from: American Paradise: The World of the Hudson River School (Hardcover)

This is the best book I know for following the development of the Hudson River School of Artists. It was the catalogue for the largest and most complete exhibition to date on the school of artists. It should be in every library's art book collection.