The early American West has been depicted in art as a land of harsh
struggles, a place of heavenly miracles, and everything in between.
Different Travellers, Different Eyes records impressions of life on
the nineteenth-and early twentieth-century American frontier by
twenty-one artists better known for their paintings, sculptures,
and photographs. Most but not all the selections come from journals
or diaries kept during trips to the West.
Thomas Moran, for instance, notes what others must have felt,
that "the impression then made upon me by the stupendous and
remarkable manifestations of nature's forces will remain with me as
long as memory lasts". That impression of grandeur echoes the vast
and dramatic canvasses Moran created on his trips west.
Different Travellers, Different Eyes is not an art history book.
The narrators are not art historians. Their works adorn the walls
of museums, fill the pages of art books, fetch large sums at
auction, and (as reproductions) illustrate histories of the early
American West. Chances are slim, however, that the casual reader
has read a word these artists wrote. This gathering brings the best
of this literary art out of the shadows.
General
| Imprint: |
Texas Christian University Press,U.S.
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| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
September 2001 |
| First published: |
September 2001 |
| Editors: |
Donald A. Barclay (Librarian, Houston Academy of Medicine/Texas Medical Center Library, Houston, Texas, USA)
• James H. Maguire (Professor of English, Boise State University, Idaho, USA)
• Peter Wild (Professor of English, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA)
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| Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 21mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
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| Pages: |
336 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-87565-242-9 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Arts & Architecture >
The arts: general issues >
General
Books >
Arts & Architecture >
History of art / art & design styles >
1800 to 1900 >
General
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| LSN: |
0-87565-242-5 |
| Barcode: |
9780875652429 |
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