Art of the American West

Art of the American West PDF Author: Tacoma Art Museum
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 9780300207606
Category : ART
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
"With the expertise of Director Emeritus and Senior Scholar of the Buffalo Bill Center of the West Peter H. Hassrick and newly appointed Haub Curator of Western American Art Laura F. Fry, the Haub Family Collection was shaped into a gift of artworks spanning more than 200 years of American history. In finding a home here, the collection establishes the only major museum collection of western American art in the Pacific Northwest, offering a new dimension of artistic discovery to Tacoma, the State of Washington, and beyond. In selecting their artwork, the Haubs have been guided by love of nature and interest in western history. From the shores of Puget Sound to the sagebrush of Wyoming, they have found inspiration, adventure, and peace in the landscapes of the western United States. It is their hope that this collection at Tacoma Art Museum will continue to inspire others in the years to come"--

Plains Indian Art

Plains Indian Art PDF Author: John Canfield Ewers
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780806130613
Category : Animals in art
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Based on years of field research with Native Americans, careful scholarship, and exhaustive firsthand studies of museum collections around the world, Ewers's publications have long been required reading for anyone interested in the cultures of the Plains peoples, especially their visual art traditions. This vividly illustrated collection of Ewers's writings presents studies first published in American Indian Art Magazine and other periodicals between 1968 and 1992.

Window on the West

Window on the West PDF Author: Judith A. Barter
Publisher: Hudson Hills
ISBN: 9780865591998
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 346

Book Description
This book depicts a group of Chicago patrons who sought to shape the city's identity and foster a uniquely American style, by supporting local artists who depicted the West.

Native American Art in the Twentieth Century

Native American Art in the Twentieth Century PDF Author: W. Jackson Rushing III
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136180036
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 249

Book Description
This illuminating and provocative book is the first anthology devoted to Twentieth Century Native American and First Nation art. Native American Art brings together anthropologists, art historians, curators, critics and distinguished Native artists to discuss pottery, painitng, sculpture, printmaking, photography and performance art by some of the most celebrated Native American and Canadian First Nation artists of our time The contributors use new theoretical and critical approaches to address key issues for Native American art, including symbolism and spirituality, the role of patronage and musuem practices, the politics of art criticism and the aesthetic power of indigenous knowledge. The artist contributors, who represent several Native nations - including Cherokee, Lakota, Plains Cree, and those of the PLateau country - emphasise the importance of traditional stories, myhtologies and ceremonies in the production of comtemporary art. Within great poignancy, thye write about recent art in terms of home, homeland and aboriginal sovereignty Tracing the continued resistance of Native artists to dominant orthodoxies of the art market and art history, Native American Art in the Twentieth Century argues forcefully for Native art's place in modern art history.

Warhol and the West

Warhol and the West PDF Author: Heather Ahtone
Publisher: University of California Press
ISBN: 9780520303942
Category : ART
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
A catalogue produced by Tacoma Art Museum for the traveling exhibition of thesame name co-organized by the Booth Western Art Museum, the National Cowboy &Western Heritage Museum, and Tacoma Art Museum.

The American West in Art: Selections from the Denver Art Museum

The American West in Art: Selections from the Denver Art Museum PDF Author: Thomas Brent Smith
Publisher: 5 Continents Editions
ISBN: 9788874399369
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 244

Book Description
- Presents a selection of works in the Petrie Institute of Western American Art collectionThis volume collects a selection of works of art produced in the western United States belonging to the collection of the Petrie Institute of Western American Art housed in the Denver Art Museum. This collection is one of the richest and most substantial in the world on this subject, thanks to its outstanding bronze sculptures, early modern works, and contributions from the artistic communities of Taos and Santa Fe. The central theme of the book is the period stretching from the beginning of the 19th century to the mid-20th century. More than 200 pages of portraits, genre scenes, landscapes, and depictions of a still-intact wilderness make evident the diversity of the collection. The narrative proceeds chronologically, presenting early luminaries such as Albert Bierstadt, Frederic Remington, and Charles M. Russell; Robert Henri and the artists of the TAO community; and prominent modernist painters, including Maynard Dixon, Marsden Hartley, and Raymond Jonson. Numerous illustrations and expert interpretations chronicle the artistic, cultural, and identarian climate in the western United States during this period. A prologue by historian Dan Flores and an epilogue by art historian Erika Doss describe the vaster context in which to view this rich history of American art.

George Catlin and His Indian Gallery

George Catlin and His Indian Gallery PDF Author: George Catlin
Publisher: Washington, D.C. : Smithsonian American Art Museum ; New York : W.W. Norton
ISBN: 9780393052176
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 294

Book Description
Showcases the work of the early-nineteenth-century artist who made four trips into Native American country as part of an ambition to paint each tribe, noting the influence of period belief systems on his work as well as his passionate affection for his subjects.

AMERICAN FRONTIER LIFE

AMERICAN FRONTIER LIFE PDF Author: P.H. Hassrick
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description


Charles M. Russell, Paintings of the Old American West

Charles M. Russell, Paintings of the Old American West PDF Author: Charles Marion Russell
Publisher: Abbeville Press
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 160

Book Description
Here in these pages, 73 of Russell's paintings from the Amon Carter Museum in Fort Worth, Texas, are splendidly reproduced and accompanied by the descriptive and illuminating commentaries of art critic Louis Chapin.

North American Indian Art

North American Indian Art PDF Author: David W. Penney
Publisher: London : Thames & Hudson
ISBN: 9780500203774
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 232

Book Description
Artistic traditions of indigenous North America are explored in a study that draws on the testimonies of oral tradition, Native American history, and North American archaeology, focusing on the artists themselves and their cultural identities. Original.