Written and hosted by Robert Hughes, acclaimed Time magazine art critic, this series provides a glimpse of American history through the lens of its visual art--painting, sculpture, architecture and monuments. It explores a nation whose art mirrors its diversity. Viewers will uncover the connections forged among the worlds of art, history and social studies.

Production Date:  1997
Length:  Eight, 60-minute programs
Subject:  Art , History
Non-Members:  Not available
Titles in this Series:

Republic of Virtue
Promised Land, The
Wilderness and the West, The
Gilded Age, The
Wave from the Atlantic, A
Streamlines and Breadlines
Empire of Signs, The
Age of Anxiety, The