Visions of the American West provides a chronological view of the West as seen through the eyes of artists from the middle of the nineteenth century to the middle of the twentieth century. It is as much about the discovery of the West as it is about the artists, the journey via their work providing a vivid image of the landscape and the people living there or journeying through. The text is fairly minimal, and after the introductory chapter amounts to a paragraph or two about each artist and a few lines about each work, mostly of a factual nature and rarely a comment on the artwork itself. While paintings predominate there are also a few engravings, lithographs and photographs.

Of the numerous artists included particularly well represented are Alfred Bierstadt and Thomas Moran, there are also several paintings by Fredric Remington and Charles Marion Russell, Frederic Edwin Church, Ernest Blumenschein, George Catlin, Thomas Cole, John Mix Stanley and Thomas Worthington Whittredge. Also represented are Edwin Sheriff Curtis, Maynard Dixon, Georgia O'Keeffe, Walter Uffer, The Taos Society of Artists, and Ansel Adams. There must be in excess of 250 images, all in full colour with the exception of a few black and white photographs, engravings and lithographs. Most of the images are full page size and there are a few double page spreads, only occasionally is there more than one image one a page, there are also a few informative large scale details of some of the paintings.

This is a BIG heavy book: 17" x 12" (43cm x 30cm), 256 pages. Lavishly illustrated, it is a book to be enjoyed primarily for its pictures, the text providing just a brief history of the West rather than any art critique. There are a least a couple of wrongly captioned pictures. An impressive book for a strong coffee table.

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Visions of the American West: Landscapes

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Don Gulbrandsen

Compendium, 2007 - 256 頁

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From its earliest colonial days, America's attention has been turned firmly to the West: a land of hope and opportunity. This title presents panoramic views of the West, an unexplored and little-known wilderness about which people in the East could only dream.

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Don Gulbrandsen became a Green Bay Packers fan in the late 1960s when he realized that not only were they the best team around, but they had a running back who shared his name?former Texas Tech star Donny Anderson. This was stunning decision for a young boy growing up in northern Illinois, and whose father was a Chicago Bears fan. Don’s transformation into rabid Packer diehard became complete two decades later when he finally moved to the land of his dreams, Wisconsin. Although the Lindy Infante-coached franchise was struggling mightily at the time, it was great to be living in a place where nearly everyone?man or woman, young or old, black or white?found common ground in their devotion to the Packers. Don relished opportunities to attend games, visit the Packers Hall of Fame, spend Sundays glued to the TV, and while away hours in discussion with friends and coworkers analyzing draft prospects, player injuries, and NFC Central opponents. And when the Ron Wolf/Mike Holmgren/Brett Favre/Reggie White era finally arrived, Don?like all Packer fans?was rewarded for his unwavering confidence in the team. Don has spent two decades as a publishing professional, focused primarily on enthusiast books and magazines covering a wide variety of topics: sports, hunting and fishing, home improvement, transportation, collectibles, and more. He has worked as an editor in both magazine and book publishing and is the author of several books.