The American West : people, places, and ideas

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The American West : people, places, and ideas / by Suzan Campbell ; with an essay by Kathleen E. Ash-Milby.

Campbell, Suzan, (author.). Ash-Milby, Kathleen E. Indian as artist, Native American art at the Rockwell Museum of Western Art. (Added Author). Rockwell Museum of Western Art, (publisher.).

Summary:

"The West is America. When considered through time and space, the West embraces the entire North American continent and its history. Just as there is no one true West, there is no one kind of western art. Through the linked, sometimes overlapping, themes of people, places, and ideas, art of the West can be viewed in ways not bounded by traditional notions, offering myriad meanings as well as an exciting and rewarding new appreciation for America, Americans, and American art." "The Rockwell Museum in Corning, New York, was founded in 1976 to house and exhibit fine collections of western art, Carder glass, guns, and antique toys. In 2000, the Museum's Board of Trustees decided to reinvent the Museum, focusing and building on its collections of western and Native American art. In 2001, the Rockwell Museum reopened as the Rockwell Museum of Western Art. With this catalog, the Rockwell Museum of Western Art is pleased to present highlights of its splendid collection of western and Native American art -- truly, "the best of the West in the East." Book jacket."--BOOK JACKET.

Record details

ISBN: 1889921149
ISBN: 9781889921143
ISBN: 1889921130
ISBN: 9781889921136
Physical Description: 159 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 22 x 25 cm
Publisher: Corning, N.Y. : Rockwell Museum of Western Art, [2001]
Distributor: Santa Fe, N.M. : Western Edge Press, ©2001
Copyright: ©2001

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:: Includes bibliographical references (pages 158-159) and index of plates.
Formatted Contents Note:: The American West: People, Places, and Ideas / Suzan Campbell -- The Indian As Artist: Native American Art at the Rockwell Museum of Western Art / Kathleen E. Ash-Milby -- Artists in the Collection -- Rockwell Museum of Western Art, A History.