ISBN:
9780300197433
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0300197438
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9781588395054
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1588395057
Language:
English
Pages:
XV, 192 S
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zahlr. Ill., Kt
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28 cm
DDC:
730.9730747471
Keywords:
Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) Exhibitions
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Denver Art Museum Exhibitions
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Nanjing bo wu yuan Exhibitions
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Sculptors Exhibitions
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Bronze sculpture, American Exhibitions Themes, motives 19th century
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Bronze sculpture, American Exhibitions Themes, motives 20th century
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Bronzes, American Exhibitions Themes, motives 19th century
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Bronzes, American Exhibitions Themes, motives 20th century
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Indians of North America Exhibitions In art
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West (U.S.) In art
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Exhibitions
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Ausstellungskatalog 2013
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Ausstellungskatalog Denver Art Museum 09.05.2014-31.08.2014
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Ausstellungskatalog Metropolitan Museum of Art 18.12.2013-13.04.2014
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Ausstellungskatalog Nanjing-Bowuyuan 29.09.2014-18.01.2015
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Ausstellungskatalog 2013
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USA
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Wilder Westen
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Bronzeplastik
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Geschichte 1850-1925
Abstract:
Themes of the American West have been enduringly popular, and 'The American West in Bronze' features sixty-five iconic bronzes that display a range of subjects, from portrayals of the noble Indian to rough-and-tumble scenes of rowdy cowboys to tributes to the pioneers who settled the lands west of the Mississippi. Fascinating texts offer a fresh look at the roles that artists played in creating interpretations of the "vanishing West"--Whether based on fact, fiction or something in-between. These artists, including Charles M. Russell and Frederic Remington, embody a range of life experiences and artistic approaches
Abstract:
"'The American West in Bronze, 1850-1925' is the first full-scale exhibition to explore the aesthetic and cultural impulses behind the creation of statuettes with American western themes, which have been so popular with audiences then and now. Both the exhibition and this accompanying catalogue offer a fresh look at the multifaceted roles played by these sculptors in creating three-dimensional interpretations of western life, whether based on historical fact, mythologized fiction, or most often, something in-between. Examples by such archetypal representatives of the West as Frederic Remington and Charles M. Russell are complemented by the work of sculptors such as James Earle Fraser and Paul Manship, who contributed to the popularity of the American bronze statuette even though their western subjects were less frequent." -- Publisher's description
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Director's forewordLenders to the exhibition ; Preface and acknowledgments ; Western dreams and buckskin fantasies
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Indians on the mantel and in the park
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Preserved in bronze : the West's vanishing wildlife
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Cowboys in bronze
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Settling the West : fearless men and strong women
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Chronology
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Artists' biographies
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Checklist of the exhibition.
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