Features treasures from the National Museum of American Art, which houses the largest collection of American art anywhere in the world. Each page focuses on a different artist, and the book is designed and formatted for easy browsing and accessibility to a general audience. Over 290 artists are represented from nearly four centuries of American art, including a wide variety of disciplines - painting and sculpture, folk art, crafts and photography as well as a strong representation of the Latino, African-American and Native American arts.