Rhode Island Art History
with an emphasis on representational art
Sampler list of books in print
(above: Charles Walter Stetson, After the Bath, 1910, oil on canvas, 67.87 x 39.75 inches, Smithsonian American Art Museum. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons*)
Books, listed by year of publication, with most recently published book listed first:
Outdoor Sculpture of Rhode Island, By Rhode Island Historical Preservation and Heritage Commission, Published by Rhode Island Historical Preservation and Heritage Commission. 1999. 83 pages
The Eden of America: Rhode Island Landscapes, 1820-1920, By Robert G. Workman, Lloyd Goodrich, Rhode Island School of Design Museum of Art, John Wilmerding. Published by Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, 1986. ISBN 0911517103, 9780911517101. 84 pages. "Catalog of the exhibition held at the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, Jan. 24 to Apr. 27, 1986." (text courtesy of Google Books)
Providence Art Club, 1880-1980: A First Century Story, By Providence Art Club. Published by Providence Art Club, 1980
Hidden Treasure: Public Sculpture in Providence, By Robert Freeman, Vivienne Lasky. Published by Published for the Rhode Island Publications Society by the Rhode Island Bicentennial Foundation, 1980. ISBN 0917012232, 9780917012235. 72 pages
Monumenta: A Biennial Exhibition of Outdoor Sculpture, Newport, Rhode Island, August 17 Through October 13, 1974, By Sam Hunter, Monumenta Newport Inc. Published by Monumenta Newport Inc., 1974. 96 pages
American Paintings in the Rhode Island Historical Society, By Frank Henry Goodyear, Published by Rhode Island Historical Society, 1974. 116 pages
Early Portraits in Rhode Island, 1700-1850: An Exhibition to Honor the Seventy-fifth Anniversary of the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, 8 March-9 April 1967, By Rhode Island School of Design Museum of Art, National Society of the Colonial Dames of America Rhode Island, Rhode Island, Published by Rhode Island School of Design Museum of Art 1967. 24 pages
The Arts and Crafts of Newport, Rhode Island, 1640-1820, By Ralph E. Carpenter. Published by Preservation Society of Newport, RI, 1954. Original from the University of Michigan. Digitized Feb 6, 2008. 219 pages
Retrospective Exhibition of the Work of Artists Identified with Newport, By R.I Art Association of Newport, Published by Art Association of Newport,., 1936. 34 pages
The Providence World War Memorial, By Henry Tritton Samson, F Usher DeVoll, Frederick Usher De Voll, Akerman-Standard Company, Akerman-Standard Co. Published by The Akerman-Standard Co, 1929. 16 pages
The Rhode Island School of Design: A Half-century Record, (1878-1928), By Elsie S Bronson, Rhode Island School of Design. Published by The Author, 1928
Who's who in Rhode Island art: A supplement to Two centuries of art in Rhode Island, 1728-1928, by Grace L Slocum
Art and Artists in Rhode Island, By John Nelson Arnold, Rhode Island Citizens Historical Association. Published by Chronicle Printing Co.], 1905. 47 pages
(above: Mabel May Woodward, Young Girl with Fish Bowl, oil on canvas, 20 x 16 inches, Shannon's Fine Art, Milford, Connecticut. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons*)
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