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Baumgarten, Linda. What Clothes Reveal: The Language of Clothing in Colonial and Federal America: The Colonial Williamsburg Collection. Williamsburg, Va.: Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, 2002.
This well-written survey of eighteenth-century clothing looks at garments worn by people at all levels of society. The detailed illustrations and sidebars with information on many relevant topics make this a fascinating addition to the literature of the colonial period. Includes a bibliography and index.
Fischer, David Hackett. Washington's Crossing. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004.
Professor Fischer's intense look at the events surrounding George Washington's trip across the Delaware River on Christmas night 1776 uses Emanuel Leutze's famous painting as the starting point. Many illustrations and maps elucidate this well-written and interesting tale, as do almost 200 pages of supplementary material, including other interpretations and images of the event, military statistics. Includes extensive bibliographical references, and an index.
Fitzgerald, Oscar P. Four Centuries of American Furniture. Radnor, Pa.: Wallace Homestead, 1995.
This excellent and useful reference work on American furniture covers the colonial period to modern times. Includes many illustrations, a detailed index and a comprehensive bibliography.
Heckscher, Morrison H., and Leslie Greene Bowman. American Rococo, 1750–1775: Elegance in Ornament. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1992.
The creative strengths of American design and manufacture during the third quarter of the eighteenth century are apparent in this exhibition catalogue from 1992. The history of pre-revolutionary America forms a backdrop to the architecture, firearms, furniture, silver, and other objects discussed in a well-illustrated and engaging account of life during these tumultuous years. Includes an index and bibliographical references.
Heckscher, Morrison H., with Lori Zabar. John Townsend: Newport Cabinetmaker. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2005.
Colonial Newport and its famous cabinetmakers, artisans considered by some to be the best to ever work in America, are the subject of this elegant exhibition catalogue. Stunning photographs engage the eye and appended materials enhance the focus on John Townsend, cabinetmaker extraordinaire. Includes Townsend family wills and inventory, a Townsend family tree, a historical bibliography on Newport furniture. Also includes bibliographical references, and an index.
Hughes, Robert. American Visions: The Epic History of Art in America. New York: Knopf, 1997.
Robert Hughes' overview of American art provides an interesting introduction to the subject. There is an eight-part video series based on the book.
Kaye, Myrna. There's a Bed in the Piano: The Inside Story of the American Home. Boston: Little, Brown, 1998.
This folksy survey of the American home and its furniture is a readable examination of the decorative arts from colonial times to the end of the twentieth century. Includes black-and-white photographs, illustrations, and drawings.
Luhrs, Kathleen, ed. American Paintings in the Metropolitan Museum of Art New York. Vol. 1: A Catalogue of Works by Artists Born by 1815. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art with Princeton University Press, 1980–94.
Chronological history of painting in America. Each entry includes a brief biography and bibliography; all works, and many related works, are shown in black and white illustrations.
Meyer, Michael C., and William H. Beezley, eds. The Oxford History of Mexico. New York: Oxford University Press, 2000.
These essays about Mexico from the Spanish conquest to the present day are a powerful chronicle of Mexico's turbulent history. More than half the book is devoted to the history of Mexico up to and including the revolution. Includes a bibliography, index, and glossary.
Phipps, Elena, Johanna Hecht, and Cristina Esteras Martín. The Colonial Andes: Tapestries and Silverwork, 1530–1830. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2004.
Spain's conquest of the Inca empire in the Andes, though a hardship for the native peoples, led to a new moment in artistic accomplishment as Andean weavers and silversmiths mingled with European immigrants to create new and exquisite designs. The catalogue of this landmark exhibition is illustrated with extraordinarily detailed photographs. Readable essays by numerous scholars provide entrée into this fascinating subject.
Tolles, Thayer, ed. American Sculpture in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Vol. 1: A Catalogue of Works by Artists Born before 1865. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1999–.
This up-to-date scholarly work is a comprehensive guide to the Metropolitan Museum's American sculpture collection, notable for its strength in Beaux-Arts and Neoclassical works. Photographs enhance each catalogue entry.
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