Anglo-American: Artistic Exchange between Britain and the USA Artistic Exchange between Britain and the USA

For the first time, a set of distinguished American and British art historians consider the complex history of Anglo-American relations from the colonial period through to the 1960s
* Features a transatlantic group of scholars considering the impact of this relationship on the history of art in both nations
* Offers a set of new approaches, and much new material relating to the history of British and American art
* Situates the history of British and American art in the context of recent scholarship, offering a new reading of this key artistic interaction

For the first time, a distinguished line-up of scholars from both America and the UK consider the complex history of artistic relations between Britain and the USA, covering the years from the colonial period to the 1960s. The book presents a series of significant essays on artists including Benjamin West, John Singleton Copley, Frederic Church, Georgia OKeeffe and David Hockney, and addressing subjects such as the First World War, Pop Art, the Camden Town Group and Ashcan School, the legacies of slavery, and transatlantic travel. In the introduction, the editors analyse the nature and transformation of Anglo-American artistic interactions, and situate the relationship in the context of recent scholarship on comparative global art histories. Taking a comparative view of this shifting relationship, this book opens new avenues of research in the art history of both Britain and America.

For the first time, a set of distinguished American and British art historians consider the complex history of Anglo-American relations from the colonial period through to the 1960s Features a transatlantic group of scholars considering the impact of this relationship on the history of art in both nations Offers a set of new approaches, and much new material relating to the history of British and American art Situates the history of British and American art in the context of recent scholarship, offering a new reading of this key artistic interaction