| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
272 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 x 29 cm |
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| Note |
Catalog of an itinerant exhibition held at the Figge Art Museum, Davenport, Iowa, USA, June 27-September 20, 2020; and the Sioux City Art Center, Sioux City, Iowa, USA, October 24, 2020-January 17, 2021. |
| Summary |
Organized by the Figge Art Museum, Magnetic West features over 160 photographs by some of the most renowned photographers of the 19th and 20th centuries. The exhibition and accompanying essays explore issues of identity, implications of living in a changing landscape, and the centrality of Native and immigrant communities to the essential dynamism of the region. Includes important works by Robert Adams, Edward Burtynsky, Laura Gilpin, Zig Jackson, Elaine Mayes, Chandra McCormick, Cara Romero, Wendy Red Star, Victoria Sambunaris, Carleton Watkins, Wim Wenders and others. The book includes essays by Andrew Kensett, Vero Rose Smith, Andrew Wallace, Vanessa Sage, Arnold Genthe, Toyo Miyatake, Edward Curtis, Wil Wilson, Laura Gilpin, Blake Little, Mike Jones, Anja Niemi and by a Meskwaki tribal member Ray Young Bear. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Subject |
West (U.S.) -- Pictorial works -- Exhibitions.
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Landscape photography -- Exhibitions.
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| Genre/Form |
Exhibition catalogs.
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| Added Author |
Figge Art Museum, host institution.
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Sioux City Art Center, host institution.
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| Added Title |
Enduring allure of the American West in photography |
| ISBN |
9788857244204 Skira |
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8857244202 Skira |
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9780977149117 Figge Art Museum |
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0977149110 Figge Art Museum |
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