The West as America: Reinterpreting images of the frontier, 1820-1920

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The West as America: Reinterpreting images of the frontier, 1820-1920As American settlers pushed ever westward from 1820 to 1920, artists fleshed out the theme of inevitable expansion. This attractively illustrated study a tie in with a touring exhibition brilliantly reassesses Western and frontier art, demonstrating how such painters as Albert Bierstadt, George Catlin, Thomas Moran, George Caleb Bingham and Frederic Remington drew a veil over unsavory aspects of frontier life. Instead, the text argues, the artists

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”As one studies this dramatic true to life depiction of the hardship's cowboys had to endure during harsh winter months

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and excitement of the Texas and western frontier

Powdercoated brass and Silver

seven scholars decode Capitol murals

different orientations

The print and the museum wrapped canvas both measure 13" X 18

Trooper of the Plains reflects Frederic Remington’s enduring fascination with the cavalry of the American frontier

Lawrence River in the 1000 Islands area

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making this an exclusive opportunity for collectors of fine Western art