Title:
Wild spaces, open seasons : hunting and fishing in American art
JLCTITLE245:
edited by Kevin Sharp ; Introduction by Stephen J. Bodio ; Contributions by Margaret C. Adler [and three others].
Publication Information:
Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, [2016]
Physical Description:
xiii, 189 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
ISBN:
9780806154626
9780806154633
General Note:
"Published in conjunction with the exhibition Wild Spaces, Open Seasons: Hunting and Fishing in American Art, organized by the Amon Carter Museum of American Art, the Dixon Gallery and Gardens, the Joslyn Art Museum, and Shelburne Museum."
Abstract:
In their depictions of the hunt or the catch, American artists connected a dynamic and developing nation to its past and its future. Through the examination of major works of art, Wild Spaces, Open Seasons brings to light an often-overlooked theme in American painting and sculpture.
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-169) and index.
Added Corporate Author:
Contents:
Foreword: In Plain sight / Kevin Sharp [and others] -- Introduction: Artists afield / Stephen J. Bodio -- Sacred rites, vengeful goddesses, and tall tales / Margaret C. Adler -- Risky business : the perils of hunting in American art / Kory W. Rogers -- Community renewed : scenes of hunters and anglers in American art / Shirley Reece-Hughes -- Trailblazer, trespasser, soldier, squire : the multiplicity of the hunter in American printing / Adam M. Thomas.