Yosemite: Art of an American Icon - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0520249224 ISBN 13 : 9780520249226

Editeur : University of California Press, 2006

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

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Amy Scott is Curator of Visual Arts at the Autry National Center's Museum of the American West, Los Angeles, California. William Deverell is Director of the Huntington-USC Institute on California and the West. Gary Kurutz is Curator of Special Collections at the California State Library. Jennifer Watts is curator of photography at the Huntington Library. Jonathan Spaulding is executive director and chief curator at the Autry National Center's Museum of the American West.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of California Press
• Date d'édition: 2006
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0520249224
• ISBN 13: 9780520249226
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 232
• Éditeur: Scott Amy
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible