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The Majesty of the Grand Canyon: 150 Years in Art

Door Joni Kinsey

Categorie
Algemeen Kunst
Boeknummer
#241830
Titel
The Majesty of the Grand Canyon: 150 Years in Art
Auteur
Kinsey, Joni
Boektype
Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij
Cobb California, First Glance Books
Jaar van uitgave
1998
ISBN10
1885440316
ISBN13
9781885440310
Taal
Nederlands
Samenvatting

The Majesty of the Grand Canyon: 150 Years in Art is a bountifully illustrated overview of artistic responses to America's most famous natural wonder. Ranging from portrayals by early expeditionary artists to recent panoramas that exult in the region's chromatic and geological complexity, this book examines a diverse array of imagery in historical context, augmented by a profusion of literary, scientific, and historical quotations about the canyon and its sublime effects. First documenting the canyon's potential as a navigable waterway, then working for railroad companies interested in the area's tourist value, artists today are drawn to the region for a host of reasons, but all continue to be fascinated by its enduring spectacle. The Majesty of the Grand Canyon celebrates their achievem
... (Lees verder)ents and explores their struggle to approach the epic grandeur of this "titan of chasms".
Pagina's
160
Conditie
Goed
Prijs
€ 10,00

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