The Inquiring Eye: American Painting

This packet introduces American painting from the colonial period to the early 20th century. It includes works by George Bellows, William Merritt Chase, Frederic Edwin Church, Thomas Cole, John Singleton Copley, Winslow Homer, George Inness, Joshua Johnson, and Henry Ossawa Tanner.
The Inquiring Eye: American Painting loan packet includes:
- a 48-page booklet with timeline
- 14 color study prints
- an image CD.
This teaching packet is available free of charge for a nine-month loan period, permitting extended use in classroom or library settings.
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