John White Alexander and the Construction of National Identity: Cosmopolitan American Art, 1880-1915

by Sarah J. Moore

Moore positions the work of American artist John White Alexander at the intersection of the shifting discourse of nationalism in American art at the turn of the twentieth century. The book addresses the dynamic search for and definition of national identity through a careful examination of the institutional complexes in which Alexander worked and exhibited.

133 pages, Hardcover

First published April 1, 2003

Reviews

[Hawkins · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good points about the resurgence of American nationalism and how the fine arts participated via repatriation from Paris and the grand landscape as a symbol internal and external imperialism.