Abstract
This essay uses archival and quantitative evidence to examine art critic Earl Shinn’s three-volume inventory The Art Treasures of America (1879–1882). Proving that Shinn’s survey presents a disproportionally Eurocentric sample of nineteenth-century US art collections, this article demonstrates how art historians can engage with digital tools to better understand primary sources’ biases.
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