New Hope for American Art: A Comprehensive Showing of Important 20th Century Painting From and Surrounding the New Hope Art Colony

612 pp. When closely examining artists and art colonies from 20th century America, a group that has been garnering more attention than most among museums, scholars, collectors and galleries is the "New Hope School," also known as the "Pennsylvania Impressionists." Beginning around 1900, an art colony formed in the picturesque river town of New Hope, Pennsylvania, located midway between Philadelphia and New York City. Contains over 1000 color plates with biographical sketches representing 165 artists who painted in and around New Hope from 1900 to 1960. Also included are important chapters on how to build a quality collection and finding values and opportunities present within this group.--jacket