Ohio Art History: Books, listed by year of publication

Ohio Art History

with an emphasis on representational art

Books, listed by year of publication, with most recently published book listed first

(above: Edward Henry Potthast, Blonde and Brunette, c. 1910. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)

The Cincinnati Wing: The Story of Art in the Queen City, By Julie Aronson, Anita J. Ellis, Jennifer Howe. Published by Cincinnati Art Museum, Ohio University Press, 2003. Original from the University of Michigan. Digitized Nov 8, 2007. ISBN 0821414887, 9780821414880. 227 pages. Google Books says: "This lavishly illustrated volume showcases the rich cultural history of Cincinnati, one of America's foremost art centers of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries"

Extraordinary Gifts: Selected Cincinnati Paintings from the Procter & Gamble Company, Published by Cincinnati Art Museum, 2003, 15 pages.

Regionalism and Reform: Art and Class Formation in Antebellum Cincinnati, by Wendy Jean Katz. Columbus: Ohio State University Press, 2002.

Artists in Ohio, 1787-1900: A Biographical Dictionary, by Mary Sayre Haverstock, Jeannette Mahoney Vance, Brian L. Meggitt, Jeffrey Weidman, Oberlin College Library. Compiled by Mary Sayre Haverstock. Contributor Mary Sayre Haverstock, Jeannette Mahoney Vance, Jeffrey Weidman. Published by Kent State University Press, 2000. ISBN 0873386167, 9780873386166. 1066 pages

Yet Still We Rise: African American Art in Cleveland 1920-1970, by by Alfred L. Bright, Samuel W. Black, Pamela McKee. catalogue and exhibition. Cleveland: Cleveland Artists Foundation, 1996.

Cowan Pottery and the Cleveland School, by Bassett, Mark and Victoria Naumann. Atglen, PA. Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 1996.

Transformations in Cleveland Art 1796-1946, by Robinson, William H. and David Steinberg. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1996

Cleveland as a Center of Regional American Art: Symposium Presented by the Cleveland Artists Foundation at the Cleveland Museum of Art, November 13 and 14, 1993. Cleveland: The Foundation, 1994.

Fine Arts in Cleveland: An Illustrated History, By Witchey, Holly Rarick with John Vacha.. Indiana University Press: Bloomington, IN, 1994.

Triumph of Color and Light: Ohio Impressionists and Post-Impressionists, By James M. Keny, Columbus: Columbus Museum of Art and Keny Galleries, 1994.

Ohio Pioneer Artists: A Pictorial Review. By Jane Sikes Hageman,.Cincinnati: Ohio Furniture Makers, 1993.

Chicago Works: Art from the Windy City, By Joyce Fernandes, Erie Art Museum. Published 1989 by Erie Art Museum. Art, American. 52 pages. ISBN:096166231X

Panorama of Cincinnati Art, 1850-1950, By Cincinnati Art Galleries, Published by Cincinnati Art Galleries, 1986. 36 pages

A Clevelander Collects Clevelanders: An Exhibit from the Collection of Joseph and Elsie Erdelac, By Joseph M Erdelac, Elsie Erdelac, Kenneth C. Beck Center for the Cultural Arts. Published by Kenneth C. Beck Center for the Cultural Arts, 1984

Print-A-Month, Cleveland Printmakers, 1932-26, April 16-May 21, 1982, by Campbell, Margaret Mary. John Carroll University, 1982

Celebrate Cincinnati Art: In Honor of the One Hundredth Anniversary of the Cincinnati Art Museum, 1881-1981, By Kenneth R. Trapp, Cincinnati Art Museum, Published by Cincinnati Art Museum, 1982. 89 pages

Images of Historical Cincinnati, By Gale E Peterson, Laura L Chace, Daniel Hurley, Ohio First National Bank Center (Cincinnati). Published by First National Bank Center, 1981. Google Books says: "Compiled by Gale E. Peterson, director, Laura L. Chace, librarian, Daniel Hurley, education coordinator"--P. [4].

Outdoor Sculpture in Ohio, By Richard N. Campen. Published by West Summit Press, 1980. Original from the University of Michigan. Digitized Nov 13, 2007. ISBN 0960135626, 9780960135622. 175 pages

A Survey of Public Monuments in Cleveland, By Helen B. Lybarger. Published by Early Settlers Association of Cleveland and the Western Reserve, 1980. 16 pages

The Golden Age: Cincinnati Painters of the Nineteenth Century Represented in the Cincinnati Art Museum, By Cincinnati Art Museum. Published by Cincinnati Art Museum, 1979. 221 pages. Google Books says: "Catalogue of an exhibition held Oct. 6, 1979-Jan. 13, 1980."

The Ladies, God Bless 'em: The Women's Art Movement in Cincinnati in the Nineteenth Century - Cincinnati Art Museum, February 19-April 18, 1976 [exhibition], By Cincinnati Art Museum, Carol Macht, Deborah D. Long, Kenneth R. Trapp. Published by Cincinnati Art Museum, 1976. 69 pages

"New Deal Art in Cleveland" Federal Art in Cleveland, by Marling, Karal Ann. Cleveland: Cleveland Public Library. 1974.

A Study of the Cosmopolitan Art Association, 1954-1861, By Doris Preis Rubinow. Published by D.P. Rubinow, 1962

Painters in Ohio, 1788-1860: With a Biographical Index ..., By Donald Ralph MacKenzie. Published by Ohio State University, 1961. 560 pages

Painters in Ohio, 1788-1860, with a biographical index. By Donald Ralph MacKenzie. PhD dissertation, Ohio State University, 1960.

Cincinnati in Bronze, By George P. Stimson, William R. Randall. Illustrated by William R. Randall. Published by W.R. Randall, 1959. 30 pages

Ohio Women: Their Portraits and Paintings, By Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society, Ohio State Museum, Ohio State Museum, Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society. Published by Ohio State Museum, 1956. 19 pages

Ohio Subjects and Ohio Artists: 18th and 19th Century Painting - an Exhibit Presented at the Ohio State Museum, February 8-June 1, 1953, By Ohio State Museum, Ohio State Museum. Published by Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society in association with the Ohio Sesquicentennial Commission, 1953. 23 pages

Oil Paintings by Cleveland Artists, by Arnot Art Museum - Painting, American - 1943. Catalog of an exhibition held Mar., 1943.

Ohio Painters of the Past, by Butler Institute of American Art, Butler Institute of American Art - Painting, American - 1942. Catalog of an exhibition held Mar. 20-Apr. 12, 1942.

Traveling Exhibition of Water Colors by Cleveland Artists, by Arnot Art Museum - Watercolor painting, American - 1932. Catalog of an exhibition held May, 1932.

Ohio Art and Artists, by Edna Maria Clark. Publisher: Garrett & Massie (1932).

Capitol Guide Catalogue of the Paintings and Portraits of the Governors of Ohio in the Ohio State Capitol, By Emma J. Hollingsworth, Ohio State Library, Ohio State Library. Published by The F. J. Heer printing company, 1910. 105 pages. Google Books says: "Contains also portraits and sketches of other prominent men of Ohio."

A Sketch of the Women's Art Museum Association of Cincinnati, L877-1886, By Women's Art Museum Association of Cincinnati, Elizabeth Williams Perry, Women's Art Museum Association of Cincinnati. Published by R. Clarke, 1886. Original from the University of California. Digitized Dec 4, 2007. 134 pages. Google Books offers a Full View of this book.

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