The Arts in America – The 19^th Century by Garrett, Norton, Gowans, and Butler

Copyright 1969 by Charles Scribner’s Sons – 412 pages – 8 ½ x 11 inches. 301 Illustrations.

The contents: 1. A Century of Aspiration by Wendell D. Garrett

                        2. Architecture by Paul F. Norton

                        3. Painting and Sculpture by Alan Gowans

                        4. The Decorative Arts by Joseph T. Butler

                        5. Bibliography and Index

“The present volume examines American art in its century of adolescence – now cleaving to classic styles and doctrine, now exploring the possibility of a cultural nationalism worthy of the great American political experiment, now whirling in all the winds of European theory.”

Illustrated with 301 plates feauturing architectual design by Latrobe,Jefferson,Bulfinch,Strickland,Olmsted, - painting and sculpture by Audobon,Catlin,Peale,West,Stuart,Cole,Inness,Brady,Currier,Rogers,Homer,Whistler, - decorative arts by Seymour,Phyfe,Hitchcock,Belter,Roycrofters,Tiffany,

Condition: Withdrawn from the National Geographic Library. There are no marks of any kind to the text or the 301 illustrations [ toren corners pages 149 & 151]. The title page is stamped “withdrawn” and bears the imprint of the National Geographic Library. The flyleaves have a pocket in the front containing book reviews and a library pocket in the back. The binding is solid and tight  The dust jacket appears to be unblemished as it has been protected by a Mylar cover. The cover is torn with no harm to the dust jacket. The protective cover has been taped on leaving tape marks to both the front and back covers and on the flyleaves. Fine condition.