"Writing with all the brilliance that has distinguished his art criticism and his great study of modern art, The Shock of the New, Robert Hughes now addresses his largest subject: the history of art in America. In an eloquent narrative spanning more than four hundred years, he shows us how art flourished in every place and period, from the days of early settlement to the neoclassical era of the young Republic; during the taming of the West and the post-Civil War renaissance; amid the expanding business culture, when millions of immigrants brought new visions and energy to the energy to the nation; and in the ever-shifting currents of modern life. Robert Hughes has called American Visions 'a love letter to America.' Lavishly illustrated and packed with biographies, anecdotes, astute and stimulating critical commentary, and sharp social history, it is also an incomparably entertaining and insightful contemplation of its splendid subject." Condition: Light wear on edges and corners of the cover. Little to no wear on pages with exception of soft edges. No rips, tears, or missing pages. No writing, markings, stickers/sticky notes, or loose papers. Originally bought used and hardly used.