American Art and Architecture

An accessible, concise, and beautifully written survey of American art and architecture from 1600 to the present.

This survey provides a complete history of American art and architecture from its seventeenth-century colonial beginnings to the latest installation and video work. Structured chronologically, the book defines the characteristics of the different periods and highlights the consistent forms, techniques, and styles that mark the art and architecture as distinctively American. Micha...