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Holding Ground : The Art of Gary Ernest Smith by Donald J. Hagerty (1999, Hardcover)
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It is written by Donald J. Hagerty. It is a Signed Limited Edition. This is Number 180. It is signed by both Gary Ernest Smith and Donald Hagerty. The title of the book is : HOLDING GROUND - The ART OF GARY ERNEST SMITH.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherCooper Square Publishing Llc
ISBN-100873587464
ISBN-139780873587464
eBay Product ID (ePID)763175
Product Key Features
Book TitleHolding Ground : the Art of Gary Ernest Smith
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1999
TopicAmerican / General, History / General
FeaturesLimited Edition
IllustratorYes
GenreArt
AuthorDonald J. Hagerty
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.4 in
Item Weight87.4 Oz
Item Length12.5 in
Item Width11.8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN99-025186
Dewey Edition21
Dewey Decimal709/.2
Edition DescriptionLimited
SynopsisThe figure of a rancher or farmer pausing for a moment's rest, his face obscured by the shade of a wide-brimmed hat, or the rows of plowed earth advancing over a hill: these images capture what is for Gary Ernest Smith the essence of America's foundation. Like the work of regionalists Thomas Hart Benton, Grant Wood, and John Steuart Curry, Smith's paintings and sculpture call for the preservation of American values on a national scale. Widely collected from coast to coast, his work celebrates the relationship between the land and its inhabitants and the strength that is derived from that relationship.Gary Ernest Smith depicts a rural America that is slowly being displaced by urban development, an agrarian way of life that is viewed with increasing nostalgia and the land as a place to get away. Smith is holding ground, reminding us that the farm is not an incidental part of our history, but an essential element of who we are. In his insightful book, Donald J. Hagerty discusses the artist's life and work while reflecting on the transformation of rural American life through the powerful symbolism in the art of Gary Ernest Smith.
LC Classification NumberN6537.S6163H35 1999
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