Art and progress
Art and Progress is a 1909 American art-appreciation volume issued in New York by the American Federation of Arts, aimed at general readers and the nation's amateur art public. Its pictures are halftone reproductions of American landscape paintings, such as Wyant's and Metcalf's, with captions set beneath each plate, plus one dramatic horse-and-rider scene printed sideways. A designer might take quiet tonal haze, loose brushwork and open skies from the landscapes as reference for muted, atmospheric compositions.
