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The perilous Texas adventures of Mark Dion.

This dazzling volume records the artist's travels through the Lone Star State, a grand expedition for our time.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Haffner, Michaela R. (Michaela Rachel) (Author), Adler, Margaret C. (Author)
Corporate Author: Amon Carter Museum of American Art (sponsoring institution.)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Fort Worth, Texas : Amon Carter Museum of American Art, [2020]
Subjects:
Dion, Mark, > 1961- > Exhibitions.
Dion, Mark, > 1961- > Diaries > Exhibitions.
Dion, Mark, > 1961- > Travel > Exhibitions.
Hardinge, Sarah Ann Lillie, > 1824-1913 > Exhibitions.
Wright, Charles, > 1811-1885 > Exhibitions.
Audubon, John James, > 1785-1851 > Exhibitions.
Olmsted, Frederick Law, > 1822-1903 > Exhibitions.
Amon Carter Museum of American Art > Exhibitions.
Audubon, John James, > 1785-1851.
Dion, Mark, > 1961-
Hardinge, Sarah Ann Lillie, > 1824-1913.
Olmsted, Frederick Law, > 1822-1903.
Wright, Charles, > 1811-1885.
Natural history > Texas > Exhibitions.
Texas > Description and travel > Exhibitions.
Diaries.
Natural history.
Travel.
Texas.
Exhibition catalogs.
Description
Summary:This dazzling volume records the artist's travels through the Lone Star State, a grand expedition for our time.
Item Description:Accompanies an exhibition at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art, February 8 through May 17, 2020.
"One present-day artist Mark Dion trails four historical protagonists, making four epic journeys through Texas over the course of two years in search of knowledge and greater understanding. Inspired by the nineteenth-century explorer tradition, Dion traverses thousands of miles, meets with dozens of guides, and sends back hundreds of boxed items to form his sculptural travelogue at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art" -- page 6.
Maps on endpapers.
Physical Description:167 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps, portraits (some color) ; 29 cm
Bibliography:Includes index.
ISBN:9780300246193
0300246196