Gerdts, William H.(and) Diana Dimodica Sweet (and) Robert R. Preato, with a Foreword by James D. Cox — Tonalism: An American Experience

New York, Grand Central Art Galleries, 1982. Hardcover. Black boards with gilt text on cover and spine. 95 pp. 25 color, 55 bw plates. Issued in conjunction with a series of exhibitions organized by publishers, and held at Phoenix: Phoenix Art Museum, Mar. 13 to Apr. 25, 1982, two other locations. Includes major essays by William Gerdts (American Tonalism: An Artistic Overview), Diana Dimodica Sweet (American Tonalism: An Explanation of Its Ideas Through The Work and Literature of Four Major Artists) and Robert R. Preato (Collectors of American Tonalist Painters: Charles Lang Freer, Thomas B. Clark, William T. Evans and George A. Hearn). Foreword by James D. Cox. Each essay has an individual bibliography, 45 artists represented by 88 works. Individual artist biographies at rear. An important exhibition. Uncommon hardcover copy. VG (no dj, minor shelfwear to boards) .