This anthology is an important compilation of writings on critical issues in public art and an analysis of significant historical developments in public art in America. There are twenty-two selections and a general introduction by the editors covering a wide range of topics including monuments and memorials; patronage issues; the public's response to public art; and new directions in public art. The book should interest art and cultural historians, artists and architects, landscape and urban designers, urban planners, arts administrators, and students of American studies and public history and policy.