Coming of Age | American Art, 1850s to 1950s

By William C. Agee and Susan C. Faxon

Published by Yale University Press

This catalogue is published in conjunction with Coming of Age: American Art, 1850s to 1950s, an exhibition organized by the American Federation of Arts, New York, and the Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA (September 9, 2006—January 7, 2007).

Coming of Age chronicles America’s maturation from provincial status to international prominence as American Art transitioned from figurative depictions of the particular to abstract interpretations of universal ideas. This volume includes a selection of paintings from the collection of the Addison Gallery of American Art in Andover, MA along with text by Agee and Faxon, a checklist of the exhibition artworks and selected bibliography.

136 pages, full color illustrations

11.75 x 9.75 in.

Hardcover, 2006

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