Overview
For centuries Texas has fired the imagination of artists as well as explorers and settlers. Before modern photography, engravings were the principal type of illustration used by artists to portray images of the state. Now, in this extensive catalogue, authors Mavis P. Kelsey, Sr., and Robin Brandt Hutchison have surveyed all engraved illustrations about Texas published before 1900. Engraved Prints of Texas, 1554-1900 presents the whole range of early Texas history as portrayed in published engravings: from the first printed representation of a buffalo in 1554 to a 1900 view of the University of Texas Medical School in Galveston. Entries include information on more than 2,000 engravings, 470 of which are illustrated in this volume. Presented chronologically by century and decade of publication, each chapter features a brief introduction to the historical background of the era, highlighting key illustrations and placing the art within the context of major events of the period. Several topical discussions address subjects that span decades or recur as pervasive themes in illustration. Historians, teachers, and scholars will find this catalogue a useful reference for locating pictorial representations of particular events, subjects, or persons. It is an indispensable source for lovers of Texas history and an important contribution to preserving the visual record.
Full Product Details
Author: Mavis P. Kelsey ,
Robin Brandt Hutchison ,
Ron Tyler ,
Donald H. Dyal
Publisher: Texas A & M University Press
Imprint: Texas A & M University Press
Volume: No. 9
Dimensions:
Width: 21.60cm
, Height: 3.10cm
, Length: 27.90cm
Weight: 1.928kg
ISBN: 9781585442706
ISBN 10: 1585442704
Pages: 498
Publication Date: 19 January 2005
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
... introduces us to an extensive and information-rich body of documentary evidence, as well as to important aspects of the popular culture and artistic expression of our past. ... sure to become an essential reference tool for researchers and curators alike.
Author Information
Mavis P. Kelsey, Sr., is a fifth-generation Texan and a 1932 graduate of Texas A&M University who has spent a lifetime collecting rare books, prints, and paintings of early America. He has written extensively on art, history, genealogy, and travel, including two previous books published by Texas A&M University Press - The Courthouses of Texas and Twentieth-Century Doctor. He is a longtime resident of Houston. Robin Brandt Hutchison holds a Master's degree from Texas A&M University. She is an archivist in the Cushing Memorial Library and Archives, where she has primary curatorial responsibility for the Mary and Mavis P. Kelsey Collection of Americana and Art. She lives in College Station, Texas.
