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OverviewSince the late eighteenth century, the Adirondacks--first characterized as a ""Dismal Wilderness"" and then a ""Sportsman's Paradise""--has challenged cartographers, scientists, sportsmen, travelers, and artists. In a volume that covers nearly three hundred years of artistic achievement, Adirondack Museum curator Caroline M. Welsh includes essays that were originally presented at the 1995 North American Print Conference at the Adirondack Museum. Comprehensive in scope and lavishly illustrated, the book embodies the artistic spectrum from the documentary to the aesthetic. Paintings of Adirondack scenery were frequently reproduced as prints. Lithographs after original paintings disseminated affordable fine art to a broad middle class, exemplifying a pervasive nineteenth-century faith that art. By 1850, this northern expanse became a sanctuary for artists. Inspired by the drama of the landscape, the purity of the light, and the grandeur of its rugged wilderness, artists flocked to the region. From Winslow Homer, Dr. Arpad Gerster, and the French naturalist Jacques Gerard Milbert to Canadian artist David Milne, Adirondack Prints and Printmakers underscores the importance of the wilderness landscape in American art and culture and the role that prints have played to document, promote, and celebrate the Adirondacks. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Caroline M. WelshPublisher: Syracuse University Press Imprint: Syracuse University Press Dimensions: Width: 20.30cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.822kg ISBN: 9780815605195ISBN 10: 0815605196 Pages: 240 Publication Date: 01 May 1998 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock ![]() The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationCaroline Mastin Welsh is chief curator and curator of art at the Adirondack Museum. She has written and lectured on the subject of Adirondack art and artists, curated exhibits on Adirondack art, and is working on a directory of Adirondack artists. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |