Prown, Jules David and Barbara Rose- American Painting: From its Founding's to the Armory show & The Twentieth Century- Skira, World Publishing Co., Cleveland, 1969, Pp. 144; 125. Illustrated with 130 full colour reproductions tipped in. Large 4to, brown cloth, gilt titles to front and spine, dust jacket, cloth slipcase, very good condition. This two volume study of American [painting was a ground-breaking publication in 1969. Author J. D. Prown writes in Artist as Evidence- ''My primary writing project at this time was American Painting, a book commissioned by Skira. I was attracted to the undertaking because in its book Skira produced tipped-in-color plates of unrivaled quality. this project also gave me the opportunity to publish ideas and themes that had emerged in my teaching in a summary and accessible form''.