A study of an important but anonymous part of the history of American art: the materials and techniques used by American painters. Based on research including a

"How paintings were made--in the most literal sense--is an important but largely unknown aspect of the story of American art. This book, like the authors' previ

'American Masters of Painting' is a collection of biographies by Charles H. Caffin, featuring some of the most notable artists in American history. From George