Replete with stunning reproductions of their greatest works, this volume documents how two of America's foremost artists defined the nation's vision of the expanding West, and captured forever the emotions of a now-vanished era.
The Shakers' spirit burns brightly through their legacy of design and architecture, examined in dramatic images in this book. An informative text presents lively historical anecdotes of this most fascinating of religious sects.
Examines paintings, sculpture, embroidery, scrimshaw, toys, rugs, quilts, and weather vanes that make use of American symbols and ideals