Young American

Author: Amy Pastan
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Publish Date: 2003-04-01
Features: Through the eyes of American artists, we witness the beginning of America's glorious exploration and the challenging and impending new era after the Civil War. Young America traces the paintings of the United States from approximately 1760 to the decade after the Civil War, that is, from colony to nationhood. These works reflect the values of people in New England and the central Atlantic coast, as well as the awakening of national consciousness among the American people. Young America traces the paintings of the United States from approximately 1760 to the decade after the Civil War, that is, from colony to nationhood. These works reflect the values of people in New England and the central Atlantic coast, as well as the awakening of national consciousness among the American people. Through the eyes of American artists, we witness the beginning of America's glorious exploration and the challenging and impending new era after the Civil War.