"Intellectually stimulating."
— Michael Hall, Apollo
"Toward a Geography of Art is an timely, erudite, and intensely stimulating book, which is sure to have a considerable impact on the study of art history; it will be widely read."
— Paul Barolsky, University of Virginia
"Kaufmann's book, like Corbusier's [Vers une architecture], reveals possible steps along pathways whose pursuit may transform future ways of seeing. . . . Kaufmann's consideration of center and periphery, of transformation through diffusion, and, especially, of the historiography of the concept of Kunstgeographie reveal tremendous historical and geographic breadth. Toward a Geography of Art merits the attention of current and future generations of scholars."
— James Housefield, Geographical Reviews
"Kaufmann shows how the previous debates on geography of art can still be accurate and fertile today. . . . Toward a Geography of Art should enliven interest in a field of study that has been commonly overlooked in North American institutions."
— Yves Laberge, Journal of Cultural Geography
"Kaufmann has written a definitive work on the geography of art, intending to heighten interest in this approach among art historians. . . . It is a book that can transform attitudes."
— Edmunds V. Bunkse, Annals of the Association of American Geographers
"An enlightening study of the consequences that arise in associating art with specific location. . . . Toward a Geography of Art impressively exposes the advantages and pitfalls to thinking about art in terms of place, still one of our preeminent categories for classifying cultural products."
— Ethan Matt Kavaler, CAA Reviews
"Essential reading for anyone interested in the increasingly important topics of geography and the spatial aspects of art."
— Ladislav Kesner, Umeni