Painting in Boston: 1950-2000

This catalogue, of an exhibition organized and held at the DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park in 2002-2003 (the book is distributed by the U. of Massachusetts Press), presents five well researched and lengthy essays on the art scene in Boston in the second half of the 20th century. The essay topics are the community and institutions of the Boston art scene, the use of realism, expressionism, abstraction, and the new painting styles of the 1990s. Among the artists whose works are featured are Annette Lemieux, Lawrence Kupferman, Philip Guston, Barbara Swan, and Maud Morgan. A series of full-page color plates of the best quality present the paintings. A list of short biographies of all the artists featured, a chronology of the art scene, and a bibliography are included. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR