This pioneering volume presents three centuries of American art through five-hundred of the greatest American artists. A meticulously curated visual history of America, the title captures the richness and diversity of the colonial portraitists, Impressionists, Modernists, and the contemporary visionaries of today. Fully revised and updated, 'The American Art Book' features a key work by each artist accompanied by a specialist introductory text. This iconic edition by Phaidon is the ultimate gift for image makers, designers, art historians, and Americanophiles everywhere.