American portraiture in the grand manner, 1720-1920

by Michael Quick, William H. Gerdts Jr., Marvin Sadik

The catalogue of an exhibition at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, November 17, 1981 - January 31, 1982 and the National Portrait Gallery, Washington, DC, March - June 6, 1982. Contains four Princely Images in the 1720-1775 by Michael Quick, illustrated with 22 figures; Heroes for a New 1776-1812 by Marvin Sadik, with 6 figures; Natural Aristocrats in a 1810-1870 by William H. Gerdts, with 27 figures; and Achieving the Nation's Imperial 1870-1920 by Michael Quick, with 22 figures. The catalogue described and illustrated 74 works in color with a selected bibliography of individual artists.

228 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 1981