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PublisherJmd Publishing

ISBN-100988276704

ISBN-139780988276703

eBay Product ID (ePID)175941693

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Book TitleSchenck in the 21st Century

Number of Pages212 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2015

TopicCriticism & Theory, Artists, Architects, Photographers

IllustratorYes

GenreArt, Biography & Autobiography

AuthorAmy Abrams

FormatHardcover

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Item Height1 in

Item Weight72.1 Oz

Item Length11 in

Item Width12 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal709.2

SynopsisWinner of the 2013 U.S. Literary Award for Fine Arts, as well as True West magazine's Best of Western Books for 2014 in the Modern Western Art category, Schenck in the 21st Century: The Myth of the Hero and the Truth of America features a treasure trove of paintings, caption drawings and caption paintings, and photographs produced from 2000 to 2012. This new book also covers other kinds of trouble Schenck's been in since the turn of the millennium. Written by noted art historian Amy Abrams, this is the most authoritative source on Schenck's current work and philosophy of life, art, and the way it ought to be., Bill Schenck is one of the best-known practitioners of the western pop-art movement which appeared in the 1960s hard on the heels of American pop's leading lights like Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein," according to Southwest Art magazine. "Schenck in the 21st Century" is a comprehensive catalog raisonne and biography covering Schenck's paintings, photographs, serigraphs, and the other kinds of trouble he's been in since the turn of the millennium. Written by noted art historian, Amy Abrams, this is the most authoritative source on Schenck's current work and philosophy of life, art, and the way it ought to be. Schenck s work can be found in numerous major collections throughout the world, including the Smithsonian Institution, Denver Art Museum, The Autry Museum of Western Heritage, Booth Western Art Museum, Tucson Museum of Art, and many more. Schenck's work has been the subject of four museum retrospectives, including The West as It Never Was, at the Albrecht Kemper Museum of Art. Schenck is a World Champion Ranch Sorting winner and the proprietor of the Double Standard Ranch in Santa Fe, New Mexico, his home for the past two decades. "The painter Bill Schenck has been challenging the western myth for four decades through his paintings, prints, and photography. His works possess a deep understanding of design and a sophisticated sense of color that has only heightened in recent years with his brazenly bold canvases." Thomas Brent Smith Director, Petrie Institute of Western American Art, Denver Art Museum", Bill Schenck is "one of the best-known practitioners of the western pop-art movement--which appeared in the 1960s hard on the heels of American pop's leading lights like Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein," according to Southwest Art magazine. "Schenck in the 21st Century" is a comprehensive catalog raisonne and biography covering Schenck's paintings, photographs, serigraphs, and the other kinds of trouble he's been in since the turn of the millennium. Written by noted art historian, Amy Abrams, this is the most authoritative source on Schenck's current work and philosophy of life, art, and the way it ought to be. Schenck's work can be found in numerous major collections throughout the world, including the Smithsonian Institution, Denver Art Museum, The Autry Museum of Western Heritage, Booth Western Art Museum, Tucson Museum of Art, and many more. Schenck's work has been the subject of four museum retrospectives, including The West as It Never Was, at the Albrecht Kemper Museum of Art. Schenck is a World Champion Ranch Sorting winner and the proprietor of the Double Standard Ranch in Santa Fe, New Mexico, his home for the past two decades. "The painter Bill Schenck has been challenging the western myth for four decades through his paintings, prints, and photography. His works possess a deep understanding of design and a sophisticated sense of color that has only heightened in recent years with his brazenly bold canvases." --Thomas Brent Smith - Director, Petrie Institute of Western American Art, Denver Art Museum

LC Classification NumberN6537