His second, Picturing a Nation: Art and Social Change in Nineteenth-Century America,[9] is a revisionist study of American painting in terms of race, gender, and class politics during the turbulent nineteenth century.
Titanic[10] (BFI, 1999), a monograph written for the British Film Institute's "Modern Classics" series, explores the artistic and cinematic antecedents of James Cameron's blockbuster movie.
The Cornell cultural historian Michael Kammen wrote, "(Lubin) provides a fresh methodology for the contextualization of American historical events—and our perception of them—that is likely to be pursued for years to come.
"[11] In his book review for United Press International, Lou Marano wrote that "'Shooting Kennedy' is a carefully researched and emotionally evocative treatment of a cultural and political watershed.
"[12] Flags and Faces: The Visual Culture of First World War America[13] is a slender volume containing expanded versions of the two Franklin D. Murphy Lectures in the History of Art that Lubin delivered at the University of Kansas in 2008.
[14] Professor Jennifer Wingate wrote in Panorama: The Journal of the Association of Historians of American Art, "In summary, readers will appreciate the breadth of subject matter in Grand Illusions, the inclusion of lesser-known cultural voices, and the eye-opening comparisons that connect themes and artwork in unexpected ways.
"[15] Yaëlle Azagury gave the book a more mixed review in the Washington Post, writing that "...his readings, which may be irritating to the political conservative or the more classic-minded, are intellectually provocative", but "he delivers a disparate collection of essays while failing to conclude whether, indeed, a cohesive national style emerged in the aftermath of the war.