The American Art-Union Melaine Nicholson and Melissa Rodriguez

and Melissa Rodriguez

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and Mimi White

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Featuring nearly all new illustrations

The American Art-Union Melaine Nicholson and Melissa RodriguezThe first comprehensive treatment in seventy years of the American Art Union's remarkable rise and fall For over a decade, the New York based American Art Union shaped art creation, display, and patronage nationwide. Boasting as many as 19,000 members from almost every state, its meteoric rise and its sudden and spectacular collapse still raise a crucial question: Why did such a successful and influential institution fail? The American Art Union