The Library provides direct access to the books available on this disc. Some of these books are electronic versions of collections catalogs published by the National Museum of American Art. Others were created especially for this disc. Click on a book to begin reading.
<\Break><\Indent 20> òThe Catalog of Artwork shows all the objects featured on this disc, together with excerpts and commentary from a wide variety of sources.
<\Break><\Indent 20> ò"Treasures from the National Museum of American Art," William Kloss, offers analysis of some of our best-known works.
<\Break><\Indent 20> ò "American Abstraction" and "Modern American Realism," both by Virginia Mecklenberg, introduce two complementary collections of 20th century art.
<\Break><\Indent 20> ò"Made with Passion," Lynda Hartigan, features works of folk art from the Hemphill collection.
<\Break><\Indent 20> ò "Free Within Ourselves," Regenia Perry, highlights the works and lives of African-American artists.
<\Break><\Indent 20> ò"Artist Biographies" provides life dates, biographical information, and a list of other works in NMAA's collection for each of the artists whose work is featured on this discùas well as a portrait, if available.
<\Break><\Indent 20> òThe Glossary provides definitions and pronunciations for art terms, and links to relevant artworks.
<\Break><\Indent 20> òThe Appendices include a chronology of museum exhibitions, a history of museum publications, pertinent copyright information for the assets on the disc, and the production credits.<\Break><\Break>
