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[https://study.com/academy/lesson/early-american-art-history.html by Study.com] | [https://study.com/academy/lesson/early-american-art-history.html by Study.com] | ||
Discover American Colonial Art. Learn about the early American paintings and works produced by colonial artists and artisans in the 1700s, both during and after the American Revolution. Updated: 11/21/2023 | Discover American Colonial Art. Learn about the early American paintings and works produced by colonial artists and artisans in the 1700s, both during and after the American Revolution. Updated: 11/21/2023 | ||
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[https://www.nga.gov/research/publications/american-paintings-1900-1945 by National Gallery Of Art] | |||
The first curator of the National Gallery of Art, John Walker, and three of its early trustees—Chester Dale, Duncan Phillips, and Paul Mellon—established a commitment to the field of American 20th-century art that has continued to the present day. If American contemporary art was far from a top priority when the Gallery opened in 1941, these “conservative” modernists nonetheless managed to set precedents that proved to be durable and effective. | |||