Gives detailed descriptions and illustrations of hundreds paintings and painters that were active in Indiana from 1800 to 1885.

Presents reproductions of color paintings of each of the ninety-two counties in Indiana by contemporary Hoosier artists, commissioned by the Indiana Plein Air Painters Association to document the state at the beginning of the twenty-first century.

Chronicles the history of eight hundred years of Western painting, from the Byzantine era to post-modernism, highlighting styles, techniques, media, artists, and themes.

From the early 1900s through the 1940s, the scenic hill country of Brown County, Indiana, was home to a flourishing colony of artists who migrated there from urban areas of the Midwest. This book documents the history of this remarkable art colony. It contains individual chapters devoted to sixteen of the artists, including three couples.

Presents a biography of Edward Hopper, considered by most to be one of the greatest painters of the twentieth century, and whose work can be found in almost every major museum.

Marcel is a creature with one eye and pink shoes and he lives in a shell. Detailed paintings illustrate the scenes as he describes his day around the house. Follow Marcel the Shell as he introduces his neighbors, favorite activities, and home.

"The work of T. C. Steele, William Forsyth, J. Ottis Adams, Otto Stark, and Richard Gruelle, known collectively as the Hoosier Group, established plein air ("in the open air") painting as a major art form in Indiana. The vitality of this style is represented in Painting Indiana III: Heritage of Place which includes 100 juried works by current Indiana plein air artists, along with paintings by the Hoosier Group, all featuring notable Indiana landmarks....

A series of artist biographies for young readers provides hilarious, cartoon-style illustrations to complement the easy-to-read text and full-color reproductions of each master's artwork. Includes primary sources, photos, illustrations, maps and timelines. --Publisher.