A Loving Likeness: American Folk Portraits of the Nineteenth Century

text by Marna Anderson

The Revolutionary War saw the emergence in America of folk portraiture, made by non-academic painters, originating from the middle-class. This catalog gathers works of a specific period in American folk art, from 1820 to 1845, most of them being likenesses from various people who were often drawn to the artist by the local newspaper advertisements. Each collection of paintings is conveniently documented with a short biography of the artist and captions for each illustration.      60 pages. 9 x 11.5 inches.

Numerous illustrations. Color reproductions of works. Each illustration captioned. Introduction and bibliography included. Biographical notes for each artist.

Published by: The Gallery at Bristol-Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ, 1992.

Paperback is overall in VERY GOOD+ condition.

• Volume is in overall very good+ condition with minor wear on the outside and minimal inside.
• Color illustrated wraps feature portrait from collection on front and display minor wear from creasing and some scuffing.  
• Wraps exhibit a minor vertical line stain along shoulder on back, and slight rubbing along edges. (See photos) 
• Corners are minimally bumped and gently rubbed with a crease at upper corners on front and back. 
• Spine has blue decorated binding that is different from material and color of wraps.
• Spine ends are gently rubbed.
• Binding is secure and feels unread.
• Inside of both covers is clean and minimally worn, and displays pastel decorations protected with tissue guards. (See photos)
• Inside pages show like decorations at beginning of sections.
• Inside pages are free of writing and intentional marks.
• Interior is minimally toned and shows little to no signs of wear.
• Text block edges exhibit minimal toning and some foxing, scarce at foot, and gentle along head.
• Book may exhibit additional minor signs of age or wear.
• SC20170913

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