Beschrijving

Written by curators in the departments of American decorative arts and American painting and sculpture, this accessible guide leads readers through the riches of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s American Wing. The gallery number is given below each topic heading featured folk art, late Federal furniture, Philadelphia furniture, etc. with a short essay for each accompanied by color plates of representative pieces. Distributed by Yale University Press. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)