500 Years of Life in America, An Illustrated History

Marshall B Davidson

ISBN 10: 0810980770 / ISBN 13: 9780810980778

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500 Years of Life in America, An Illustrated History by Marshall B Davidson. Published by Harry N Abrams Inc, New York, NY, 1987. 1st Edition. Hardbound. Paper DJ. Size 4to (up to 12'' tall). Condition: V-Fine in Fine DJ. 256 Pgs. ISBN 0810980770. LCCN 86-26494. From the earliest days of discovery up to and including our own time, the epic story of America through drawings - works in pen, pencil, charcoal, crayon, pastel, gouache, and watercolor. The drawings included here are not only sophisticated works by such renowned artists as john Singleton Copley, John James Audubon, Winslow Homer, Frederick Remington, and Ben Shahn, but also works by relatively untrained observers who were eager to record significant events and experiences before they faded from memory. 308 illustrations, including 62 plates in full color. Previously published as: The drawing of America. Description text copyright 2001 BooksForComfort. Item ID 3777. Seller Inventory # 3777

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Title: 500 Years of Life in America, An Illustrated...

Binding: Hardback

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: Fine

Edition: 1st edition.

Book Type: book

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Synopsis:

500 Years of Life in America tells the epic story of America through drawings--works in pen, pencil, charcoal, crayon, pastel, gouache, and watercolor. Drawings have a special importance because they are one-of-a-kind, on-the-spot, eyewitness documents. The drawings included here are not only sophisticated works by such renowned artists as John Singleton Copley, John James Audubon, Winslow Homer, Frederic Remington and Ben Shahn, but also works by relatively untrained observers who were eager to record significant events and experiences before they faded from memory. With wit and with many engaging anecdotes, the eminent author and art historian Marshal B. Davidson skillfully places the drawings in historical context, presenting the American saga in one broad and colorful panorama.