Product Description: An affordably priced companion to the exhibition catalog Sargent: Portraits of Artists and Friends. An ideal introduction to the work of this popular American artist, John Singer Sargent: Painting Friends features a selection of forty of the artist’s portraits of his close circle, including artists, writers, actors, and musicians...read more

Product Description: Named after a series of charity shows held by the New York social elite during the 1890s, Beauty's Legacy examines the remarkable resurgence of portraiture in the United States at the end of the nineteenth century. It features over fifty paintings, including works by John Singer Sargent, William Bouguereau, and James Montgomery Flagg, and twenty-five miniature portraits of reigning social celebrities from Peter Marié's famous collection Gallery of Beauty...read more

Product Description: The period of rapid industrial expansion in America after the Civil War is known as the Gilded Age. The era saw the formation of great personal fortunes and the almost feverish amassing of goods and art to fill the palatial homes of the rich...read more

Product Description: A charming selection of portraits of children by John Singer Sargent and his contemporaries.

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Offers advice on trip planning; describes the history, climate, and culture of Canada; and recommends hotels, restaurants, and tourist attractions in each major town (view table of contents)

Product Description: Book by Linda S. Ferber (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Provides a cross-referenced history of the American Constitution, from its creation and ratification, through a case-by-case coverage of 200 years of interpretation