This volume features signatures and monograms of about 3,500 American artists, for use in identifying, authenticating, or verifying their works. They are listed alphabetically, date from 1800
on, and are compiled from many sources. Included are initials, common and alternative surname signatures, symbols, Cyrillic signatures, and illegible signatures. Very few of the artists listed
in this volume are in the original volume, American Artists: Signatures and Monograms, 1800-1989. A small number of Canadian and Latin American artists are listed. In addition to the
signatures, their birth and death dates and ethnicity are included, as are the source or sources from which the signature was found. Castagno is a multimedia artist, sculptor, and art
researcher. Annotation 穢2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
