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Wild spaces, open seasons: hunting and fishing in American art

By Kevin , Amon Carter Museum of American Art;Dixon Gallery and Gardens;Joslyn Art Museum;Shelburne Museum;Adle , Margaret C.;Bodio , Stephen;Sharp

Book information

Publisher
University of Oklahoma Press
Year
2016
ISBN
9780806154626, 9780806154633, 0806154624, 0806154632
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
283 MB (296421711 bytes)
Series
Charles M. Russell Center series on art and photography of the American West 27
Pages
xiii, 189 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm\205
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
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Description

In their depictions of the hunt or the catch, American artists connected a dynamic and developing nation to its past and its future. Through the examination of major works of art, Wild Spaces, Open Seasons brings to light an often-overlooked theme in American painting and sculpture. Foreword: In Plain sight / Kevin Sharp [and others] -- Introduction: Artists afield / Stephen J. Bodio -- Sacred rites, vengeful goddesses, and tall tales / Margaret C. Adler -- Risky business : the perils of hunting in American art / Kory W. Rogers -- Community renewed : scenes of hunters and anglers in American art / Shirley Reece-Hughes -- Trailblazer, trespasser, soldier, squire : the multiplicity of the hunter in American printing / Adam M. Thomas.

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