Author: Peter Hiller
Publisher: Gibbs Smith
ISBN: 1423657365
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 457
Book Description
An essential addition to any collection of Western art and Americana, The Life and Times of Jo Mora provides an in-depth biography of this gifted illustrator, painter, writer, cartographer, and sculptor. Jo Mora (1876–1947) lived the Western life he depicted in his prolific body of visual art, comprising sculpture, paintings, architectural adornments, dioramas, and maps. He explored California Missions, the natural glories of Yosemite, California’s ranch life, and eventually the culture of the Hopi and Navajo in Arizona. During his travels, Mora documented observations that became the source material and inspiration for much of his later artwork. The magnitude of Mora’s insights into his life and work, as described in his own words—many presented here in this book—cannot be underestimated. Jo Mora’s many diaries, journals, and literary efforts reveal an intellectual discernment, originality, and humor that enhance our appreciation of his work. Remarkably, throughout his life Mora supported his family solely through a series of art commissions that ranged from restaurant murals to heroic-scale sculpture. He welcomed risks and challenges, was unafraid of hard work, and did nearly everything well, from writing children’s stories to commanding an army battalion-in-training to shooting mountain lions. Ever modest, he seemed to think that this versatility was nothing extraordinary. Peter Hiller’s thoughtful presentation of Jo Mora’s life is seen here in all of its creative glory.
Life and Times of Jo Mora
Author: Peter Hiller
Publisher: Gibbs Smith
ISBN: 1423657365
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 457
Book Description
An essential addition to any collection of Western art and Americana, The Life and Times of Jo Mora provides an in-depth biography of this gifted illustrator, painter, writer, cartographer, and sculptor. Jo Mora (1876–1947) lived the Western life he depicted in his prolific body of visual art, comprising sculpture, paintings, architectural adornments, dioramas, and maps. He explored California Missions, the natural glories of Yosemite, California’s ranch life, and eventually the culture of the Hopi and Navajo in Arizona. During his travels, Mora documented observations that became the source material and inspiration for much of his later artwork. The magnitude of Mora’s insights into his life and work, as described in his own words—many presented here in this book—cannot be underestimated. Jo Mora’s many diaries, journals, and literary efforts reveal an intellectual discernment, originality, and humor that enhance our appreciation of his work. Remarkably, throughout his life Mora supported his family solely through a series of art commissions that ranged from restaurant murals to heroic-scale sculpture. He welcomed risks and challenges, was unafraid of hard work, and did nearly everything well, from writing children’s stories to commanding an army battalion-in-training to shooting mountain lions. Ever modest, he seemed to think that this versatility was nothing extraordinary. Peter Hiller’s thoughtful presentation of Jo Mora’s life is seen here in all of its creative glory.
Publisher: Gibbs Smith
ISBN: 1423657365
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 457
Book Description
An essential addition to any collection of Western art and Americana, The Life and Times of Jo Mora provides an in-depth biography of this gifted illustrator, painter, writer, cartographer, and sculptor. Jo Mora (1876–1947) lived the Western life he depicted in his prolific body of visual art, comprising sculpture, paintings, architectural adornments, dioramas, and maps. He explored California Missions, the natural glories of Yosemite, California’s ranch life, and eventually the culture of the Hopi and Navajo in Arizona. During his travels, Mora documented observations that became the source material and inspiration for much of his later artwork. The magnitude of Mora’s insights into his life and work, as described in his own words—many presented here in this book—cannot be underestimated. Jo Mora’s many diaries, journals, and literary efforts reveal an intellectual discernment, originality, and humor that enhance our appreciation of his work. Remarkably, throughout his life Mora supported his family solely through a series of art commissions that ranged from restaurant murals to heroic-scale sculpture. He welcomed risks and challenges, was unafraid of hard work, and did nearly everything well, from writing children’s stories to commanding an army battalion-in-training to shooting mountain lions. Ever modest, he seemed to think that this versatility was nothing extraordinary. Peter Hiller’s thoughtful presentation of Jo Mora’s life is seen here in all of its creative glory.
The Life and Times of Jo Mora
Author: Peter Hiller
Publisher: Gibbs Smith
ISBN: 9781423657354
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
An essential addition to any collection of Western art and Americana, The Life and Times of Jo Mora provides an in-depth biography of this gifted illustrator, painter, writer, cartographer, and sculptor.
Publisher: Gibbs Smith
ISBN: 9781423657354
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
An essential addition to any collection of Western art and Americana, The Life and Times of Jo Mora provides an in-depth biography of this gifted illustrator, painter, writer, cartographer, and sculptor.
Trail Dust and Saddle Leather
Author: Jo Mora
Publisher: Bison Books
ISBN: 9780803281455
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
Born in Uruguay in 1876, Jo Mora worked with and observed cowboys and vaqueros from Canada to the tierra caliente for more than half a century. In Trail Dust and Saddle Leather he presents in authentic lingo and detailed drawings the real-life cowboy's daily chores and chow, clothing and equipment, and ways with critters and steeds.
Publisher: Bison Books
ISBN: 9780803281455
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
Born in Uruguay in 1876, Jo Mora worked with and observed cowboys and vaqueros from Canada to the tierra caliente for more than half a century. In Trail Dust and Saddle Leather he presents in authentic lingo and detailed drawings the real-life cowboy's daily chores and chow, clothing and equipment, and ways with critters and steeds.
The Fate Of A Gesture
Author: Carter Ratcliff
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000301389
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 335
Book Description
I am indebted first to Thomas B. Hess and James Fitzsimmons, the editors of Artnews and Art International, who encouraged me to publish the essays and reviews that led, years later, to this book. I am equally grateful for the encouragement I have received from Elizabeth C. Baker, the editor of Art in America.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000301389
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 335
Book Description
I am indebted first to Thomas B. Hess and James Fitzsimmons, the editors of Artnews and Art International, who encouraged me to publish the essays and reviews that led, years later, to this book. I am equally grateful for the encouragement I have received from Elizabeth C. Baker, the editor of Art in America.
The Life and Times of Jo Mora
Author: Peter Hiller
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780692053423
Category : Artists
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780692053423
Category : Artists
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
Mel Bochner
Author: Mel Bochner
Publisher: Two Palms, NY
ISBN: 9780615666280
Category : Conceptual art
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
An examination of the artist Mel Bochner's unique text based prints made in collaboration with Two Palms, New York.
Publisher: Two Palms, NY
ISBN: 9780615666280
Category : Conceptual art
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
An examination of the artist Mel Bochner's unique text based prints made in collaboration with Two Palms, New York.
Sam Scott
Author: Sam Scott
Publisher: SF Design, LLC / Frescobooks
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
A luminous collection of Scott's searchingly beautiful art.
Publisher: SF Design, LLC / Frescobooks
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
A luminous collection of Scott's searchingly beautiful art.
Warren Kimble, American Folk Artist
Author: Warren Kimble
Publisher: Signature Artist Series from L
ISBN: 9781890621902
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Delight in the wit and whimsy of American's foremost living folk artist, Warren Kimble as he takes you on a tour of his gallery and museum shop in historic Brandon, Vermont.
Publisher: Signature Artist Series from L
ISBN: 9781890621902
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Delight in the wit and whimsy of American's foremost living folk artist, Warren Kimble as he takes you on a tour of his gallery and museum shop in historic Brandon, Vermont.
Gall
Author: Robert W. Larson
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN: 080618258X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Called the “Fighting Cock of the Sioux” by U.S. soldiers, Hunkpapa warrior Gall was a great Lakota chief who, along with Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse, resisted efforts by the U.S. government to annex the Black Hills. It was Gall, enraged by the slaughter of his family, who led the charge across Medicine Tail Ford to attack Custer’s main forces on the other side of the Little Bighorn. Robert W. Larson now sorts through contrasting views of Gall, to determine the real character of this legendary Sioux. This first-ever scholarly biography also focuses on the actions Gall took during his final years on the reservation, unraveling his last fourteen years to better understand his previous forty. Gall, Sitting Bull’s most able lieutenant, accompanied him into exile in Canada. Once back on the reservation, though, he broke with his chief over Ghost Dance traditionalism and instead supported Indian agent James McLaughlin’s more realistic agenda. Tracing Gall’s evolution from a fearless warrior to a representative of his people, Larson shows that Gall contended with shifting political and military conditions while remaining loyal to the interests of his tribe. Filling many gaps in our understanding of this warrior and his relationship with Sitting Bull, this engaging biography also offers new interpretations of the Little Bighorn that lay to rest the contention that Gall was “Custer’s Conqueror.” Gall: Lakota War Chief broadens our understanding of both the man and his people.
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN: 080618258X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Called the “Fighting Cock of the Sioux” by U.S. soldiers, Hunkpapa warrior Gall was a great Lakota chief who, along with Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse, resisted efforts by the U.S. government to annex the Black Hills. It was Gall, enraged by the slaughter of his family, who led the charge across Medicine Tail Ford to attack Custer’s main forces on the other side of the Little Bighorn. Robert W. Larson now sorts through contrasting views of Gall, to determine the real character of this legendary Sioux. This first-ever scholarly biography also focuses on the actions Gall took during his final years on the reservation, unraveling his last fourteen years to better understand his previous forty. Gall, Sitting Bull’s most able lieutenant, accompanied him into exile in Canada. Once back on the reservation, though, he broke with his chief over Ghost Dance traditionalism and instead supported Indian agent James McLaughlin’s more realistic agenda. Tracing Gall’s evolution from a fearless warrior to a representative of his people, Larson shows that Gall contended with shifting political and military conditions while remaining loyal to the interests of his tribe. Filling many gaps in our understanding of this warrior and his relationship with Sitting Bull, this engaging biography also offers new interpretations of the Little Bighorn that lay to rest the contention that Gall was “Custer’s Conqueror.” Gall: Lakota War Chief broadens our understanding of both the man and his people.
Budgee Budgee Cottontail
Author: Jo Mora
Publisher: Stoecklein Publishing
ISBN: 9780922029235
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
Budgee goes out into the world where he has many adventures before he returns to his home.
Publisher: Stoecklein Publishing
ISBN: 9780922029235
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
Budgee goes out into the world where he has many adventures before he returns to his home.