United States Art History - Relative emphasis in obtaining additional reference materials

United States Art History

Art History of Each State within the United States of America

with an emphasis on representational art

(above: Kady Faulkner, End of the Line (mural study, Valentine, Nebraska Post Office), c. 1939, 16.1 x 30 inches, Smithsonian American Art Museum. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons*)

Relative emphasis in obtaining additional reference materials

Articles and essays published online provide a basic art history composite for the states listed below:

If significant text already is published online for a state, Traditional Fine Arts Organization (TFAO) will place relatively less importance on pursuing further texts concerning that state's art history.

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