The Art of Freedom: How Artists See America

"America is a country. America is an idea. America is farms. America is cities." America is a large and varied nation, full of natural wonders and manmade marvels, open roads and crowded towns. The author has selected famous American paintings, photographs, and sculptures and paired them with descriptions of the diverse aspects of the United States. He has included Jasper Johns's Map, Georgia O'Keefe's Brooklyn Bridge, Edward Hopper's Early Sunday Morning, and Gilbert Stuart's portrait of George Washington, among others. Brief biography of each artist. Full-color art