Art of the American West: The Haub Family Collection at Tacoma Art Museum
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| Rating | : | 4.87 (605 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0300207603 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 312 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-11-20 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Bring home the American West Fry & team do an impeccable job of presenting both the human and text-book historical side of this very special art collection, as well as delivering the intrigue ever-present in historical artwork. Brava!. Great gift Ethyl Gave 2 of these as gifts to Western Americana cognoscenti. They both said that it is excellent.
About the AuthorLaura F. Hassrick is director emeritus and senior scholar of the Buffalo Bill Center of the West. Fry is the first Haub Curator of Western American Art at the Tacoma Art Museum. Peter H. Bullock is the curator of collections and special exhibitions at the Tacoma Art Museum.. Scott Manning Stevens is director of the Native American Studies Program at Syracuse University. Kimberly Disney is the first Haub Fellow at the Tacoma Art Museum. Ma
Bullock is the curator of collections and special exhibitions at the Tacoma Art Museum.. Fry is the first Haub Curator of Western American Art at the Tacoma Art Museum. Peter H. Scott Manning Stevens is director of the Native American Studies Program at Syracuse University. Kimberly Disney is the first Haub Fellow at the Tacoma Art Museum. Margaret E
This privately held collection is published here for the first time.. In a variety of media and styles, iconic American artists including Frederic Remington, Thomas Moran, Charles M. Russell, and Georgia O’Keeffe, as well as under-explored artists such as Walter Ufer and Kevin Red Star, address the fascinating topics and themes of Native American culture, American politics, land conservation, and the implications of Manifest Destiny. Art of the American West is timed to coincide with the opening of a new expansion to the Tacoma Art Museum, brilliantly designed to house these artworks and to connect with and contribute to the city’s culture and history. A remarkable testament to the enduring culture, power, and myth of the American West This handsome book displays an extraordinary breadth of masterworks dating from the 1790s to the prese