Views from abroad: European perspectives on American art 3

American realities.

“Views from Abroad: European Perspectives on American Art 3” is a series of exhibitions and accompanying catalogs organized by the Whitney Museum of American Art that explores the artistic connections between Europe and America. This particular volume, subtitled “American Realities”, focuses on the Whitney’s Permanent Collection, examining the themes of allegory, symbolism, and narrative in American art, and their relationship to abstraction. The exhibition and catalog feature masterworks and highlight the diverse depictions of people and places in American art.