The Painted Valley: Artists Along Alberta's Bow River, 1845-2000 Tapa blanda - 2007

Calgary: University of Calgary Press, 2007. 160 pp, 4to (11" H). B&w photographs, b&w and colour reproductions. "With its dramatic landscapes and rugged beauty, Alberta's Bow River valley has inspired generations of artists. (This book) brings together a collection of works by local and visiting artists from 1845 to 2000 that captures the many moods of the river from its source high in the Rocky Mountains down to the city of Calgary and eastward across the open prairie. (The authors) have selected (works) from a number of Alberta museums and national collections which depict the Bow River and its valley, representing a broad array of historical periods, artistic styles, and points of view. From European topographers and military artists to painters commissioned by the Canadian Pacific Railway, from the Group of Seven to modernists and abstractionists, these pictures of the Bow valley tell us much about changing attitudes towards nature and the environment as well as the… Leer más

Calgary: University of Calgary Press, 2007. Book. Fine. Soft cover. Signed by Both Authors on Title Page,. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. pictorial paper covers, xiv, 160 p. : ill. (some col.), ports.signed by both authors on title page, CONTENTS: Encounters with the valley -- Easels along the bow --Imperial topographers --Railway romantics -- Long shadow of impressionism -- Seeing the valley as home -- Modernism and after -- Power of landscape. a very good copy With its dramatic landscape & rugged beauty, Alberta's Bow Valley region has inspired generations of artists. This title brings together a collection of works by local & visiting artists from 1845 to 2000 that depict the region from a range of viewpoints & in a captivating variety of styles & moods..

Calgary, AB: University of Calgary Press, 2007. Soft cover. Very Good. SIGNED BY CHRISTOPHER ARMSTRONG on false title page; Clean, tight, unmarked; absolute minimal wear; This book shows works which depict the Bow River and its valley, representing a broad array of historical periods, artistic styles, and points of view. From European topographers and military artists to painters commissioned by CP Rail, from the Group of Seven to modernists and abstractionists, these pictures tell us much about changing attitudes toward nature and the environment as well as the evolution of an artistic community in Western Canada.

University of Calgary, 2007 11" x 8.5". xiv, 160 pp. "...a collection of works by local and visiting artists...that captures the many moods of the river from its source high in the Rocky Mountains down to the city of Calgary and eastward across the open prairie." 64 colour plates, a few b&w photos and illustrations. Bright clean copy.