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PublisherGibbs Smith, Publisher

ISBN-10142360184X

ISBN-139781423601845

eBay Product ID (ePID)24038494768

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Book TitlePainters of Utah's Canyons and Deserts

Number of Pages304 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicSubjects & Themes / Landscapes & Seascapes, American / General, Subjects & Themes / General

Publication Year2009

IllustratorYes

GenreArt

AuthorVern G. Swanson, Donna L. Poulton

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.3 in

Item Weight89.7 Oz

Item Length12.5 in

Item Width10.8 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2008-038021

Dewey Edition22

ReviewsPainters of Utah''s Canyons and Deserts is a welcome addition to any art enthusiast''s bookshelf because it gives readers both a historical context and visual progression of the landscape through paintings created by Utah''s past and present artists., Painters of Utah's Canyons and Deserts is a welcome addition to any art enthusiast's bookshelf because it gives readers both a historical context and visual progression of the landscape through paintings created by Utah's past and present artists., This is a tremendous book - almost as big as a canyon itself. It's full of superb paintings and I like the broad selection with its wide appeal. This si much more than a coffee table book, it includes a series of essays giving a background to the painters that have visited and painted this region. Is there anything more wondrous than the canyons of this area? These painters capture the essence of the canyons - the quality of the light, the texture of the rock surfaces, the scale of the magnificent scenery and the colours of the desert and canyon. I have too many favourites to mention them all here. Some of the paintings are breathtaking. I think in this huge selection, there is something for everyone. This is a dramatic book that serves its dramatic subject well.

Number of Volumes1 vol.

Dewey Decimal758/.1792

Table Of ContentFOREWORD: A Voice for Utah's Canyons and Deserts viii Do n a l d J . Ha g e r t y GEOLOGICAL OVERVIEW: The Red Rock of Utah x L a r r y G. C l a r k s o n INTRODUCTION: Painters of Utah's Red Rock, Piñon, and Sage xii Do n n a L . P o u l t o n PART 1: Utah's Red Rock, 1848-1970 1 1 Thomas Moran & the Great Survey Artists, 1848-1903 3 2 William Jackson & the Visiting Artists, 1866-1900 27 3 Alfred Lambourne, Henry Culmer & the Early Utah Artists, 1864-1914 35 4 Northern Utah Artists & the Southern Landscape, 1904-1970 49 5 Southern Utah Artists & Their Painted Environment, 1911-1970 77 6 Maynard Dixon & the Visiting Artists, 1923-1970 101 PART 2: Utah's Plateau Parks & Monuments, 1900-Present 127 7 Zion National Park, 1900-Present 129 8 Bryce Canyon National Park, 1900-Present 153 9 Backcountry Arches, Bridges & Monuments, 1900-Present 167 10 Capitol Reef & the Grand Staircase-Escalante, 1970-Present 195 PART 3: Utah's Continuing Allure, 1960-Present 211 11 Contemporary Traditional Paintings, 1960-Present 213 12 Contemporary Modern Images, 1970-Present 241 EPILOGUE: The Aesthetic Imagination & the Legacy of the Plateau 268 Endnotes 270 Bibliography 278 Index 284

SynopsisVIVIDLY ILLUSTRATED AND EXHAUSTIVELY RESEARCHED and documented, Painters of Utah's Canyons and Deserts weaves a sweeping tapestry of artists' attempts to capture the majesty, rare beauty, and raw danger of Utah's frontier West., Vividly illustrated and exhaustively researched and documented, Painters of Utah's Canyons and Deserts weaves a sweeping tapestry of artists' attempts to capture the majesty, rare beauty, and raw danger of Utah's frontier West. A COMPREHENSIVE HISTORY OF ARTISTS WHO PAINTED SOUTHERN UTAH, INCLUDING: Solomon Nunes Carvalho Frederick S. Dellenbaugh John Heber Stansfield William Keith Samuel Coleman Thomas Moran Minerva B. K. Teichert Maynard Dixon LeConte Stewart J. Roman Andrus Birger Sandzén Everett Ruess Georgia O'Keeffe Max Ernst Alfred Lambourne Henry L. A. Culmer Donald Beauregard, VIVIDLY ILLUSTRATED AND EXHAUSTIVELY RESEARCHED and documented, Painters of Utah's Canyons and Deserts weaves a sweeping tapestry of artists' attempts to capture the majesty, rare beauty, and raw danger of Utah's frontier West.A COMPREHENSIVE HISTORY OF ARTISTS WHO PAINTED SOUTHERN UTAH, INCLUDING:Solomon Nunes CarvalhoFrederick S. DellenbaughJohn Heber StansfieldWilliam KeithSamuel ColemanThomas MoranMinerva B. K. TeichertMaynard DixonLeConte StewartJ. Roman AndrusBirger SandzenEverett RuessGeorgia O'KeeffeMax ErnstAlfred LambourneHenry L. A. CulmerDonald Beauregard, Vividly illustrated and exhaustively researched and documented, Painters of Utah's Canyons and Deserts weaves a sweeping tapestry of artists' attempts to capture the majesty, rare beauty, and raw danger of Utah's frontier West. A COMPREHENSIVE HISTORY OF ARTISTS WHO PAINTED SOUTHERN UTAH, INCLUDING: Solomon Nunes Carvalho Frederick S. Dellenbaugh John Heber Stansfield William Keith Samuel Coleman Thomas Moran Minerva B. K. Teichert Maynard Dixon LeConte Stewart J. Roman Andrus Birger Sandz n Everett Ruess Georgia O'Keeffe Max Ernst Alfred Lambourne Henry L. A. Culmer Donald Beauregard Donna L. Poulton is Associate Curator of Utah and Western Art at the University of Utah's Museum of Fine Arts. She has written articles on Utah and Western art, and is the coauthor of Utah Art, Utah Artists. She lives in Salt Lake City. Vern G. Swanson has been the director of the Springville, Utah, Museum of Art since 1980. He has published fourteen art history books as sole or joint author, five of these on Utah art, a major tome titled Dynasty of the Holy Grail, and Soviet Impressionist Painting. He lives in Springville, Utah.

LC Classification NumberND1460.U83P68 2008