For the first time, a set of distinguished American and British art historians consider the complex history of Anglo-American relations from the colonial period through to the 1960s Features a transatlantic group of scholars considering the impact of this relationship on the history of art in both nations Offers a set of new approaches, and much new material relating to the history of British and American art Situates the history of British and American art in the context of recent scholarship, offering a new reading of this key artistic interaction