"This compilation will prove highly useful in its assessment of figure and landscape painting; criticism and exhibition strategies; and social, economic,and political history. Distinct art historical voices are brought together, offering the reader a broad spectrum of approaches to the subject."—Margaret Werth, author of The Joy of Life: The Idyllic in French Art, circa 1900
"The texts that Lewis presents are knowledgeably and intelligently chosen and cover the basic revisionist trends in recent scholarship in a broad and admirably thoughtful way."—Jack Flam, author of Matisse and Picasso: The Story of their Rivalry and Friendship
"Mary Tompkins Lewis's anthology provides a welcome tool not only for courses on Impressionism itself, but also for anyone interested in teaching a methods course in art history."—James Rubin, author of Impressionist Cats and Dogs: Pets in the Painting of Modern Life