Monhegan, the Artists' Island

In this magnificent volume, Will and Jane Curtis and Frank Lieberman have, for the first time, fully illuminated the rich and diverse artistic tradition of Monhegan -- from the transcendant landscapes painted by members of the Hudson River School to the evocative canvases of the American Impressionists and the clear visions of American Modernism. The book is divided into sections that echo the Island's own enduring aesthetic elements -- the dock, the village, the headlands, the woodlands -- and the juxtaposition of works by such masters as George Bellows, Robert Henri, Rockwell Kent, Edward Hopper, Hans Moller, and Andrew Wyeth. No fewer than 109 color and 162 black-and-white illustrations accompany the text.