Traces the life and career of the enigmatic American artist, discusses his unusual painting technique, and looks at his literary and artistic influences.

This volume (the first to appear on the artist in 30 years) presents new information about Ryder's technique and materials, based on current scholarship and advanced methods of conservation. The paintings are discussed individually with comparative illustrations, including X-rays, autoradiographs, and related examples by other artists. Paper edition ($29.95) not seen by RandR. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

"Albert Pinkham Ryder was an American painter best known for his poetic and moody allegorical works and seascapes."--Wikipedia.

Traces Kipling's deep involvement with America over one crucial decade, from 1889 to 1899, when he lived for four years in Brattleboro, Vermont, and sought deliberately to turn himself into a specifically American writer. It was his most prodigious and creative period, as well as his happiest, during which he wrote The Jungle Book and Captains Courageous