American frontier life : early Western painting and prints /
This publication presents recent research in the field of western American narrative painting, and focuses on nine artists who helped to develop the images of the trapper, flatboatman, pioneer, Indian, and other American "types." It shows the familiar paintings of George Caleb Bingham in c...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Fort Worth, Tex. : New York :
Amon Carter Museum ; Abbeville Press,
[1987]
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Summary: | This publication presents recent research in the field of western American narrative painting, and focuses on nine artists who helped to develop the images of the trapper, flatboatman, pioneer, Indian, and other American "types." It shows the familiar paintings of George Caleb Bingham in context with those of less-known artists such as William Rauney and Charles Wilmar and the relatively unknown works of Charles Deas. The essays demonstrate how the images of these and other artists were related to literature and to the popular prints through which they were transmitted to a wide audience. Narrative painting was especially prevalent in the years 1830 to 1860, when much of the public perception of the West was formed, and the scenes of the familiar--of everyday life--helped the unfamiliar and exotic West become an integral part of America's concept of itself. |
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| Item Description: | Issued in conjunction with the exhibition organized by the Amon Carter Museum and the Buffalo Bill Historical Center, and held at the center, June 12-Sept. 10, 1987, the museum, Oct. 17, 1987-Jan. 3, 1988, and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Jan. 28-Apr. 22, 1988. |
| Physical Description: | 202 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0896596931 (Abbeville Press : pbk.) 0896596915 (Abbeville Press : hard) |