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9 reviews
Carol Troyen, Judith A. Barter, ...

Thames & Hudson Ltd, 2007

An Excellent Look at Hopper
One of the highlights of my summer was attending the Hopper exhibition at Boston's Museum of Fine Arts, for which this volume (published by the MFA) was the companion text. At 288 pages, mostly filled with suberb reproductions of Hopper's paintings and sketches, this volume is comprehensive enough for even the most devoted Hopper fan. Perhaps only Gail Levin's "Catalogue Raisonne" offers a more ...

American Folk

2 reviews
Gerald W.R. Ward, Abaigeal Duda, ...

MFA Publications, 2001

A gorgeous presentation
Folk art is of ongoing interest, and American Folk accompanies a major ongoing exhibition of folk art at the Museum of Fine Arts, gathering over 50 objects from across the country and adding background history and enough biography for even newcomers to appreciate their significance. A gorgeous presentation.

American Paintings (MFA Highlights)

1 review
Janet Comey, Elliot Davis, ...

MFA Publications, 2003

A joy to read and behold
Enhanced with a full-color display of 150 illustrations, MFA Highlights American Painting is a stunning, 232-page, art history discussion of over one hundred masterworks dating from 1670 to 1960. The creations of such diverse artists as O'Keeffe, Pollock, Copley, and others are presented along with a general discussion of art in American history and how events of the ages interplayed with the ...

Awash in Color: Homer Sargent and the Great American Watercolor

1 review
Carol Troyen, Sue Welsh Reed

Museum of Fine Arts Boston, 1993

Wonderful watercolor selections
I don't currently own this book, but it's number one on my Christmas list! I have reached multiple renewal limits at the local library with this title. The large number of artists included in the book provide a variation in painting style as well as informative text regarding the artist and his/her work. The color plates have been well chosen to give the reader an appreciation for the masters ...