A Seamless Web: Transatlantic Art in the Nineteenth Century

In recent years, American art scholars have increasingly focused on the importance of cross-cultural exchanges during nineteenth century. As essayist Francois Brunet puts it, mid-nineteenth century landscapes were transnational ... permeated by complex transactions where 'American' originality produced itself not only in imitation of or reaction against 'European' influences, ... but as critical mirroring and incorporating of 'European' images. Articles in this collection make clear that th...