Critical history tracing "...the evolution of American art within the context of social, historical, and intellectual events." Includes chapters "Apostles of Ugliness"; "The Largest Small Room in the World"; "The Armory Show: Success by Scandal"; "After the Ball: Cubism in America"; "The Thirties: Reaction and Rebellion"; "Art of This Century"; "The New American Painting"; "After Abstract Expressionism"; "Toward a Sculptural Renaissance"; Toward an American Architecture." Includes bibliography and list of illustrations.