During the more than 150 years between the founding of the first English colony in the New World and the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the settlers and their descendants gradually created their own forms of artistic expression.

Shirley Glubok's new book includes works of art reflecting many aspects of life in colonial America; paintings that range from bold, primitive portraits by anonymous traveling artists to the rich and sophisticated canvases of John Singleton Copley; simply frame houses and luxurious Georgian mansions as well as early churches, meeting houses and synagogues; household furnishings of wood, pottery, glass, pewter and silver.

In The Art of Colonial America Miss Glubok presents the rich artistic heritage—distinctively American—that developed from roots in England, Holland, Germany and France.

From the dust jacket