中文简介：

从19世纪末到第二次世界大战，美国画家根据自己的目的改编了印象派，塑造了美国有史以来最持久、最复杂、最矛盾的艺术风格之一。本书全面介绍了美国与法国风格接触的历史，这比单纯的模仿更丰富，更矛盾。本书展示了美国各地公共和私人收藏的主要作品，将克劳德·莫奈（Claude Monet，1840-1926 年）和威廉·梅里特·蔡斯（William Merritt Chase，1849-1916 年）等知名人物的作品置于通常被过度忽视的女性同行中，如莉拉·卡伯特·佩里（Lilla Cabot Perry，1848-1933）、艾玛·理查森·切里（Emma Richardson Cherry，1859-1954）和伊夫林·麦考密克（Evelyn McCormick，1862-1948）。印象派运动的主要学者的文章扩展了印象派在美国的地理和年表，调查了实验开辟的地区和新途径。本书图文并茂，是了解美国艺术中一个重要时代的理想书籍。

英文简介：

From the late 19th century to the Second World War, American painters adapted Impressionism to their own ends, shaping one of the most enduring, complex, and contradictory styles of art ever produced in the United States. This comprehensive book presents an original and nuanced history of the American engagement with the French style, one that was both richer and more ambivalent than mere imitation. Showcasing key works from public and private collections across the United States, this expansive catalogue contextualizes celebrated figures, such as Claude Monet (1840–1926) and William Merritt Chase (1849–1916), among their unduly overlooked―and often female―counterparts, such as Lilla Cabot Perry (1848–1933), Emma Richardson Cherry (1859–1954), and Evelyn McCormick (1862–1948). Essays from leading scholars of the movement expand upon the geography and chronology of Impressionism in America, investigating regional variants and new avenues opened by the experiment. Beautifully illustrated, this volume is a landmark event in the understanding of an important era in American art.