Title Picturing history : American painting, 1770-1930 / edited by William Ayres ; chief contributor, Barbara J. Mitnick ; foreword by Michael Kammen ; essays by Ann Uhry Abrams [and others].

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New York : Rizzoli in association with Fraunces Tavern Museum, 1993.

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Description	256 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 32 cm
Note	This book accompanies the exhibition organized by Fraunces Tavern Museum, New York City.
	"Exhibition venues: IBM Gallery of Science and Art, New York City, September 28 to November 27, 1993 [and others]."--Title page verso.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-250) and index.
Contents	The history of history painting / Barbara J. Mitnick -- The landing of the fathers : representing the national past, 1770-1860 / Wendy Greenhouse -- National paintings and American character : historical murals in the Capitol Rotunda / Ann Uhry Abrams -- "Freedom's holy cause" : history, religious, and genre painting in America, 1840-1860 / Gail E. Husch -- Historic reportage and artistic license : prints and paintings of the Mexican War / Ron Tyler -- Painting the Civil War as history, 1861-1910 / Bruce W. Chambers -- Picturing Lincoln / Barry Schwartz -- Paintings for the people : American popular history painting, 1875-1930 / Barbara J. Mitnick.
	A fall from grace : the critical reception of history painting, 1875-1925 / Mark Thistlethwaite -- On the margins of American history / Matthew Baigell -- Afterword : history pictures past, present, and future / Kenneth L. Ames.
Summary	This book accompanies the exhibition organized by Fraunces Tavern Museum, New York City.
	"Exhibition venues: IBM Gallery of Science and Art, New York City, September 28 to November 27, 1993 ..."
Subject	Painting, American.
	History in art.
	History in art. (OCoLC)fst00958337
	Painting, American. (OCoLC)fst01050648
	Historieschilderkunst.
	Motiver (Bildekunst)
	Malerkunst.
	Historie.
	USA.
	1700-tallet.
	1800-tallet.
	1900-tallet.
Indexed Term	Geschichte 1770-1930
	History in art
	Painting, American
Genre/Form	Exhibition catalogues.
Added Author	Ayres, William S.
	Mitnick, Barbara J.
	Fraunces Tavern Museum.
	IBM Gallery of Science and Art.
	Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana (Mississippi State University. Libraries) MsSM
Other Form:	Online version: Picturing history. New York : Rizzoli in association with Fraunces Tavern Museum, 1993 (OCoLC)622094779
ISBN	0847817458
	9780847817450

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