The Smithsonian American Art Museum is pleased to announce the publication
of the Summer 2005 issue of

American Art
volume 19, no. 2

"The Return of the Eighteenth Century" in Americanist scholarship.

Table of contents:

Commentaries:

Wendy Bellion
"The Return of the Eighteenth Century"

Maurie D. McInnis
"Little of Artistic Merit? The Problem and Promise of Southern Art History"

Ellen G. Miles
"Looking Back: A Personal Perspective on Portraiture"

Feature Articles:

Jennifer Wingate
"Over the Top: The Doughboy in World War I Memorials and
Visual Culture"

Sue Taylor
"Grant Wood's Family Album"

Joann Moser
"The Continuing Adventures of William T. Wiley" (an interview)

New Perspective:

Judy Bullington
"Thelma Johnson Streat and Cultural Synthesis on the West Coast"

Appreciation:

Sam Hunter
"Remembering Tom Wesselmann (1931-2004): And His Alter Ego, Slim
Stealingworth"

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encompass any aspect of America’s visual heritage, including
the fine arts, popular culture, photography and electronic
media, public art, architecture, and the decorative arts.

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