United States of America

There is a tendency to dismiss American painters as either being poor relatives of the classic painters of the 18th century, or modern artists striving to be different because they cannot emulate the best, or Western artists who thought that the appearance of an Indian or a mesa on the canvas was in itself art. However, there are some great painters who hail from the Americas who at least provide motivation to look for others. Here are some. Click on all the paintings to see full sized images.   Albert Bierstadt Edward Mitchell Bannister

William Sergeant Kendell William T. Johnson John Biggers Visit pages devoted to black painters Higgins Frank Virgil Dudley Andrew Wyeth Hale Woodrufff Woodruff painted a three part tribute to the the Amistad Revolt and it's consequences in Africa and for the United States. Jacob Lawrence   Frederick Remington John Abbott McNeill Whistler