Published in conjunction with an exhibition held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Oct. 12, 2009-Jan. 24, 2010, and at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Feb. 28-May 23, 2010.
Inventing American stories, 1765-1830 / Carrie Rebora Barratt
Stories for the public, 1830-1860 / Bruce Robertson
Stories of war and reconciliation, 1860-1877 / Margaret C. Conrads
Cosmopolitan and candid stories, 1877-1915 / H. Barbara Weinberg.
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American stories : paintings of everyday life, 1765-1915. ISBN 9780300155082. Published by Yale University Press in 2009. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.
