The Italian Presence in American Art, 1860-1920
| Author | : Irma B. Jaffe |
| Publisher | : Fordham Univ Press |
| Total Pages | : 312 |
| Release | : 1992 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0823213420 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780823213429 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (20 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: The Italian Presence in American Art, 1760-1860, based on papers presented at a joint Instituto della Enciclopedia Italiana/Fordham U. symposium held in 1987, was published in 1989. The present volume comprises 17 papers presented at the second joint symposium, dealing with American art from 1860 to 1920. It is also Volume II of what is now projected as a three-volume study of the Italian presence in American art, to be completed with a volume based on the third symposium (1991) covering the period 1920-1990. The production is lovely throughout, and the essays are illustrated with 16 color plates and 149 bandw figures. Co-published with the Instituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
