WESTERN PAINTING TODAY—Contemporary Painters of the American West [SOLD]

WESTERN PAINTING TODAY—Contemporary Painters of the American West

Royal B. Hassrick

Watson-Guptill Publications, New York

Hardback with slip cover, first edition, first printing, 1975.  The works of 77 artists are included. Some illustrations in black and white and some in color.

CONTENTS

1. The Romance of the West

Indian Tribes and Traditions

Early Explorers

Go West, Young Man

 Western Heritage

2. The Artists of the West

Early Interpreters

The Changing West

Modern Subject Matter and Styles

Philosophy and Inspiration

3. About the Artists

Here is the first fully illustrated survey of America’s leading contemporary painters of the West, bringing together the work of more than 70 artists.  As the illustrations show, the rich heritage of the American West provides a vast range of subject matter for the contemporary painter. Many of the artists represented are drawn to the events and figures of the historic West: the Lewis and Clark Expedition, a soldier in Custer’s Seventh Cavalry, the rigorous and boisterous life and the cowboy, troopers in hot pursuit of a runaway stagecoach.  Others are committed to painting the West of today: the tribal customs and ceremonies of the Indians, the rugged sport of the rodeo, the daily life and work on the ranch, the weathered faces of modern-day Western characters. And for all, the wild beauty of the Western landscape—from arid desert to snow capped mountain—provides a dramatic setting for the personalities and events of the historic and contemporary West.