Summary
"A compilation of historic and contemporary art of Zion National Park with essays discussing the importance of art in the establishment of the park and how the park has been interpreted in art during its 100 years of existence"--Provided by publisher.
Contents
Foreword / Robert RedfordAcknowledgments
Lenders to the exhibition
Introduction. This immense prodigality of color : history, memory, and the art of Zion National Park / by Lyman Hafen
Ch. 1. Contemplating the extraordinary in nature : artists and aesthetic conservation / by Peter Hassrick
Ch. 2. The art of Zion : a historical overview / by Deborah Reeder
Sidebar : Out of the archives : early paintings come home to Zion / by Leslie Courtright
Ch. 3. Historic artists of Zion (an illustrated checklist)
Ch. 4. The legacy continues : contemporary artists of Zion
Ch. 5. Eyes of the beholder : thirty years of painting in Zion / by Roland Lee
Ch. 6. Artist biographies
Appendixes
References listed
Index.
Additional Information
| Subjects |
Art, American
-- 20th century
-- Exhibitions.
Art, American -- 19th century -- Exhibitions. Zion National Park (Utah) -- In art -- Exhibitions. |
| Publisher | Springdale, Utah :Zion Natural History Association,2008 |
| Contributors |
Hassrick, Peter H.
St. George Art Museum. Zion Natural History Association. |
| Language |
English |
| Notes |
Published in conjunction with an exhibition held at the St. George Art Museum, Aug. 25, 2008-Jan. 24, 2009 which was produced by the Zion Natural History Association. |
| Description |
p. cm. |
| Bibliography Notes |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN | 9780915630479 (hardcover : alk. paper) 0915630478 (hardcover : alk. paper) 9780915630486 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0915630486 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| Other | Classic View |