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YOSEMITE
ART OF AN AMERICAN ICON |
| By: |
Amy Scott (Editor), William Deverell, Brian Bibby |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£47.95 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0520249216 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780520249219 |
| Publisher: |
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
30 October, 2006 |
| Pages: |
232 |
| Description: |
Offers a different view of Yosemite's visual history by presenting two hundred works of art together with essays that explore the intersections between art and nature. Integrating the work of Native people, this work provides an inclusive view of the artists who helped create an icon of the American wilderness. |
| Synopsis: |
This lavishly illustrated volume offers a stunning new view of Yosemite's visual history by presenting two hundred works of art together with provocative essays that explore the rich intersections between art and nature in this incomparable Sierra Nevada wilderness. Integrating the work of Native peoples, it provides the first inclusive view of the artists who helped create an icon of the American wilderness by featuring painting, photography, basketry, and other artworks from both well-known and little-studied artists from the nineteenth century to the present. Yosemite: Art of an American Icon pursues several evocative themes, including the relationship between environment and aesthetics in Yosemite; the various ways in which artists have shaped how we see and use the park; and the dynamic intersections between art, nature, and commerce that have played out during its history. In addition to offering a wide-ranging view of Yosemite's art over the past two centuries, the volume provides intriguing insights into the complexities and contradictions inherent in its enduring image as both an unspoiled natural wonder and a must-see spot for sightseers.With Essays by Amy Scott, William Deverell, Kate Nearpass Ogden, Gary F. Kurutz, Brian Bibby, Jennifer A. Watts, and Jonathan Spaulding Copub: Museum of the American West |
| Illustrations: |
130 color illustrations, 70 b/w photographs |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
University of California Press |
| Returns: |
Returnable |