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Oil Pastel Masterpieces in 4 Easy Steps: 50 Beginner-Friendly Projects Anyone Can Do By Anna Koliadych Cover Image
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The Illustrations from the Works of Andreas Vesalius of Brussels (Dover Fine Art) By J. B. Saunders (Editor), Charles O'Malley (Editor) Cover Image
By J. B. Saunders (Editor), Charles O'Malley (Editor)
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The Artful Parent: Simple Ways to Fill Your Family's Life with Art and Creativity By Jean Van't Hul Cover Image
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The Practice of Tempera Painting: Materials and Methods (Dover Art Instruction) By Daniel V. Thompson Cover Image
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Drawing for Everyone: Classic and Creative Fundamentals By Inc Peter Pauper Press (Created by) Cover Image
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The 30-Day Sketchbook Project: Daily Exercises and Prompts to Fill Pages, Improve Your Art and Explore Your Creativity By Minnie Small Cover Image
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Crochet Stitch Dictionary: 200 Essential Stitches with Step-by-Step Photos By Sarah Hazell Cover Image
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Secrets of Eskimo Skin Sewing By Edna Wilder Cover Image
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Vintage Tattoo Designs: Coloring Book for Adults By Rockridge Press Cover Image
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Tattoo Bible: Book Two By Superior Tattoo Cover Image
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30-Minute Portrait Drawing for Beginners: Easy Step-by-Step Lessons and Techniques for Drawing Faces (30-Minute Drawing for Beginners) By Rockridge Press Cover Image
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365 Days of Creativity: Inspire Your Imagination with Art Every Day By Lorna Scobie (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Lorna Scobie (Illustrator)
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New Hope for American Art

                                               New Hope for American Art is the most comprehensive book ever published on artists from, and surrounding, the New Hope Art Colony (also known as the Pennsylvania Impressionists). This book, with its 612 pages and over 1,000 color plates of artwork include biographies of 165 individual Pennsylvania Impressionists and New Hope Modernists as well as artists from the Philadelphia Ten, a pioneering group of women all educated at Philadelphia art schools. 

In this book, you'll find biographies and artwork from such artists as:

  • Daniel Garber
  • Edward Redfield
  • George Sotter
  • Arthur Meltzer
  • Robert Spencer
  • William Langson Lathrop
  • Kenneth Nunamaker
  • John Folinsbee
  • Henry Snell
  • William F. Taylor
  • Fern Coppedge
  • M. Elizabeth Price
  • Clarence Johnson
  • S. George Phillips
  • Rae Sloan Bredin
  • Walter Baum
  • Walter Schofield
  • Morgan Colt
  • Charles Rosen
  • Joseph Meierhans
  • Charles F. Ramsey
  • Louis Stone
  • Charles Evans
  • Josef Zenk

New Hope for American Art was authored, designed and published by James M. Alterman, an expert in the field of Pennsylvania Impressionist and Modernist painting. A longtime collector and owner of two fine art galleries, Alterman wanted to create a user-friendly book intended not only to educate collectors and enthusiasts about this art but to help train one's eye. The book offers valuable tips on how to avoid common mistakes often experienced by new collectors drawn from the author's personal experiences as a collector and fine art dealer.