Essential History of American Art

I purchased this book for my son to use for a high school math project (Yes math!). The price was low enough that I thought it would be preferable to buy rather than take out of the library. I am so pleased that I did. This book includes many of the best and most well known American works of art along with large, full color pictures and thumb nail sketches of the artist. It is a great anthology to display or to use for some basic information when you or your children need it. Although the book is quite comprehensive I'm surprised at the amount of space allocated to some lesser artists while more significant contributors to American art are barely represented. Despite that one disagreement with the author I highly reccommend this book.