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Art and Life in America

Oliver W. Larkin

Art and Life in America is a book by Oliver W. Larkin published in 1949 by Rinehart & Company which won the 1950 Pulitzer Prize for History. It is a book which comprehensively discusses art and artists in the United States.

HistoryAmerican History · medium confidenceAmerican History81 signalsLlm Classifier: American History -> American HistoryKeyword Classifier: American History -> American HistoryKeyword Classifier: Arts & Criticism -> Arts & CriticismLiterature & WritersArt, Music & PerformanceIntellectual History & Ideas

Award History

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AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
Pulitzer Prize in HistoryMajor1950FinalistSecondary source
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