Yosemite

by Scott, Amy

• ISBN13: 9780520249226
• ISBN10: 0520249224
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-10-30
• Publisher: Univ of California Pr

Summary

This lavishly illustrated volume offers a stunning new view of Yosemite's visual history by presenting two hundred works of art together with provocative essays that explore the rich intersections between art and nature in this incomparable Sierra Nevada wilderness. Integrating the work of Native peoples, it provides the first inclusive view of the artists who helped create an icon of the American wilderness by featuring painting, photography, basketry, and other artworks from both well-known and little-studied artists from the nineteenth century to the present. "Yosemite: Art of an American Icon "pursues several evocative themes, including the relationship between environment and aesthetics in Yosemite; the various ways in which artists have shaped how we see and use the park; and the dynamic intersections between art, nature, and commerce that have played out during its history. In addition to offering a wide-ranging view of Yosemite's art over the past two centuries, the volume provides intriguing insights into the complexities and contradictions inherent in its enduring image as both an unspoiled natural wonder and a must-see spot for sightseers. "With Essays by Amy Scott, William Deverell, Kate Nearpass Ogden, Gary F. Kurutz, Brian Bibby, Jennifer A. Watts, and Jonathan Spaulding " "Copub: Museum of the American West"

Table of Contents

Introduction: Yosemite Calls	p. 1
"Niagara Magnified": Finding Emerson, Muir, and Adams in Yosemite	p. 19
California as Kingdom Come	p. 23
Yosemite on Glass	p. 55
Native American Art of the Yosemite Region	p. 91
Photography's Workshop: Yosemite in the Modern Era	p. 115
Revisiting Yosemite	p. 151
Epilogue: Yosemite Falls Again	p. 187
Selected Artist Biographies	p. 193
Acknowledgments	p. 213
Index	p. 215
Contributors	p. 221
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