American Masters from Bingham to Eakins: The John Wilmerding Collection

by Franklin Kelly, Nancy K. Anderson, Charles M. Brock

In his more than forty years as a scholar and teacher of American art, John Wilmerding has assembled a collection of fifty-one exceptional paintings and drawings by nineteenth-century American artists who have been of particular scholarly interest to him. American Masters from Bingham to Eakins, which accompanies an exhibition at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, is the first book to present and document this important collection and will be widely welcomed by students, scholars, and admirers of American art.
In addition to paintings by Fitz Hugh Lane and George Caleb Bingham, the collection includes superb examples by Martin Johnson Heade, Frederic Edwin Church, John F. Peto, Winslow Homer, Andrew Wyeth, Thomas Eakins, and others. Following a general essay on Wilmerding as scholar, teacher, and collector, the book features a comprehensive catalogue of the collection with detailed descriptions of each work, information on provenance and exhibition history, and large-format illustrations.

176 pages, Hardcover

First published April 1, 2004

About the author

Christiane Ellis Valone Curator of American Paintings, National Gallery of Art
In his more than 40-year association with the National Gallery, Franklin Kelly has held several positions, including deputy director and chief curator from 2008 to 2020. A specialist in American and British paintings, he holds degrees in art history from the University of North Carolina (BA), Williams College (MA), and the University of Delaware (PhD). He has organized exhibitions and written books and articles on American and British artists, including Thomas Cole, Frederic Edwin Church, Winslow Homer, John Constable, J.M.W. Turner, George Bellows, and Edward Hopper. He is also a distinguished affiliate of the Department of Art History and Archaeology at the University of Maryland.