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Myth of the West / introduction [by] Chris Bruce ; essays [by] Chris Bruce [and others].

Other author/creatorBruce, Chris, 1947-
Other author/creatorHenry Art Gallery.
Format Book and Print
Publication InfoNew York : Rizzoli ; Seattle : Henry Art Gallery, University of Washington, 1990.
Description191 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 x 28 cm
Subject(s)
Contents Myth of the West -- Map of the West -- Reports from the field : George Catlin, Karl Bodmer, and Alfred Jacob Miller -- Mountain man's rendezvous, 1825-1840 -- Albert Bierstadt and Fitz Hugh Ludlow, 1863 -- Thomas Moran and the Yellowstone -- View of the Grand Canyon in homage to William Bell -- Survey photographers, 1867-1879 -- Frederic Remington's West : where history meets myth -- Charles Russell's home turf -- Custer's Last Stand, 1899 -- In defense of Buffalo Bill : a look at Cody in and of his time -- Graves and grails : mythic landscape in Western fictions.
General notePublished in conjunction with the exhibition held at the Henry Art Gallery, Seattle, Sept. 16-Dec. 2, 1990.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 90004343
ISBN0847812596
ISBN9780847812592
ISBN084781260X (pbk.)
ISBN9780847812608 (pbk.)

Available Items

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks NX653.W47 M98 1990 ✔ Available Place Hold