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ISBN: HB: 9780300197389

Yale University Press

December 2013

160 pp.

25.4x30.5 cm

320 colour illus.

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Art of the American Frontier

The Buffalo Bill Center of the West

The visual history of the American West calls to mind iconic artworks and nostalgia for the past. "Art of the American Frontier" presents more than 300 artworks and artefacts from 1830 to 1930, showcasing the premier collections of the Buffalo Bill Center of the West. The complicated history of westward expansion is presented through the iconography of the frontier, spanning Plains Indian materials, government survey photographs, and paintings by early artist-explorers. In the twentieth century, a growing romance with the West is evident in the theatricals of Buffalo Bill Cody and his Wild West show, with its blend of popular culture and history that inspired numerous artists. The dialogue between the historical West and the nostalgia for it can be seen in highlights including Timothy O'Sullivan's (1840-1882) government survey photographs, Frederic Remington's (1861-1909) rare Impressionist landscape studies, and charming wax sculptures by Charles Russell (1864-1926). Complete with three essays and ten brief expositions on a range of artistic, cultural and historical topics, this lushly illustrated catalogue provides a comprehensive overview of one hundred years of art from the American West.

About the Author

Stephanie Mayer Heydt is Margaret and Terry Stent Curator of American Art at the High Museum of Art. Mindy A. Besaw is John S. Bugas Curator of the Whitney Gallery of Western Art and Emma Hansen is curator of the Plains Indian Museum, both at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West.