Description
Book SynopsisA substantial contribution to American art history. Six writers on art and popular culture survey the western art in the twenty-first century, tracing its boundaries in the areas of aesthetics and national identity. Their observations support an emerging history of western art that places it in a social, psychological, and political context.
Trade Review"Written by some of the most prominent, perceptive, and prolific historians of western art, the essays explore a remarkable array of issues for a volume so slim."
* New Mexico Historical Review *
"These essays provide insight into the development of collections of western art, the representation of western art themes and subjects in popular culture, photography as a vital theme in western art, and the image of the West in western art. An engaging analysis of a fascinating, significant topic..Recommended."
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Table of ContentsForeword and Acknowledgments / Peter H. Hassrick
Introduction
Where's the Art in Western Art? / Peter H. Hassrick
Western American Art: Celebrating the Burden of Popularity / Patty Limerick
Essays
In the Enemy's Country: Western Art's Uneasy Status / Brian W. Dippie
Old West Meets New Art History: Some Reasons Why the Dust Hasn't Settled / William H. Truettner
Shoot-Out: Poking Fun and Challenging Myths in Western American Art / Erika Doss
Photography and the Western Scene / Martha A. Sandweiss
Chasing the Phantom: Cultural Memory in the Image of the West / Angela Miller
Selected Bibliography
