Product Description: The Art Institute of Chicago, although renowned for its holdings of works by the French Impressionists, also houses a wealth of superb examples by American proponents of this distinctive style. The breadth of the museum's collection of American Impressionism is rich, with a substantial body of paintings and watercolors by Winslow Homer, who is seen today as a precursor to Impressionism, as well as impressive portfolios of work by Americans living in Europe, such as James McNeill Whistler and John Singer Sargent, and the only American who was officially part of the French group, Mary Cassatt...read more

Product Description: The first publication to focus on the Art Institute’s outstanding collection of American modernism, this volume includes over 175 important paintings, sculptures, decorative-art objects, and works on paper made in North America between World War II and 1955...read more

Product Description: The Arts and Crafts movement in architecture, interior design, and decorative arts reached its peak between 1880 and 1910 in Britain and North America. The movement’s emphasis on aesthetic quality and a high level of craftsmanship, promoted as an antidote to the ubiquity and uninspired appearance of machine-produced products, remains much admired today...read more

Product Description: A social and cultural history of the role played by Chicago artists and their patrons in the evolution of depicting the landscape and people of the American West. Works by a variety of artists including Remington, MacNeil, Ufer, Higgins, and O'Keeffe.

Product Description: This comprehensive catalogue presents the Institute's great collection of American paintings, sculpture, and decorative art, including furniture, silver, and glass.

Traces the notable American female artist's influences and her role in American art

Shows and describes highlights from the American art collection at the Art Institute of Chicago (view table of contents)

Gathers drawings and watercolors by Milton Avery, Philip Pearlstein, John Singer Sarge, William Glackens, Arshile Gorky, Edward Hopper, Winslow Homer, and Stuart Davis