Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness : American art from the Yale University Art Gallery /
"The American experience-- from its colonial beginnings to the modern age-- has captured the imagination of all Americans, including its artists. This richly illustrated book explores works from the renowned collections of American paintings, decorative arts, prints, and photographs at the Yale...
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New Haven :
Yale University Art Gallery : in association with Yale University Press,
2008
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Table of Contents:
- An introduction / David McCullough
- American art history: the development of a discipline / Jules David Prown
- Section I: Expressions of heritage. The artistic creation of American heritage / Jon Butler ; Catalogue entries: Religious diversity, Converging cultures
- Section II: Citizenship and democracy. America coming of age / Joanne B. Freeman ; Catalogue entries: The making of a nation, Class, race, and conflict
- Section III: Cultural and material aspirations. A changing America and the emergence of a modern democratic nation / Howard R. Lamar
- Catalogue entries: Ambition and display, Education and discovery, Changing landscape and the rise of industry, Transportation and moving west, The Gilded Age