This publication investigates and celebrates the Palmer Museum of Art's significant collection of American art, presenting it as the institution's first permanent collection catalogue in its fifty-two-year history. Made possible by a grant from the Henry Luce Foundation, the book features short essays by 66 art historians and curators, offering new scholarship on 155 historically and aesthetically important American paintings. The publication coincides with the opening of the museum's new building designed by Allied Works.

This book serves as the Palmer Museum of Art's inaugural permanent collection catalogue, a significant undertaking made possible by a grant from the Henry Luce Foundation. It compiles new scholarship from 66 art historians and curators, focusing on 155 key American paintings within the museum's collection. The publication's release is timed to coincide with the opening of the museum's new building, designed by Allied Works, highlighting the institution's commitment to its American art holdings.