An Encyclopedia of Women Artists of the American West (American Studies) [Hardcover]

Phil Kovinick (Author), Marian Yoshiki-Kovinick (Author), William H. Goetzmann (Foreword)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0292790635 | ISBN-13: 978-0292790636 | Publication Date: January 1998 | Edition: 1st

This encyclopedia is a biographical dictionary of some 1,000 women artists of the American West. The product of a twenty-year, coast-to-coast research project by authors Phil Kovinick and Marian Yoshiki-Kovinick, it offers accurate, concise introductions to women painters, graphic artists, and sculptors, all of whom achieved recognition as depictors of Western subjects between the 1840s and 1980. Their styles range from representationalism to early modernism, while their works depict everything from bold landscapes and scenes of intensive action to studies of Native Americans, pioneers, ranchers, farmers, wildlife, and flora.

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From Library Journal

A single-volume "virtual archive" of amazing proportions and precision by two dedicated scholars, this well-illustrated and meticulously documented concise biographical dictionary covers over 1000 women artists, mostly unknown. With few exceptions, these individuals are not covered by the Dictionary of Women Artists (LJ 12/97). The multitude of adventurous, mostly U.S. women painters, graphic artists, and sculptors presented here worked in or created images of the 17 westernmost contiguous American states from 1840 to 1980. Research for this volume, which took 20 years, included extensive interviews and the investigation of original documents, obituaries, and grave markers. The results reveals a commonality of lifestyle patterns, education, exhibition history, and so on. Many of the artists were peripatetic?Helen Chain (1849-92), called "Trot" by family members for her love of travel and mountain climbing, was lost at sea during a typhoon in the China Sea. There is no resource like this. Highly recommended wherever art reference is in demand.?Mary Hamel-Schwulst, Towson Univ., Millersville, MD
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An Encyclopedia of Women Artists of the American West is a work of considerable scholarship in its own right and should serve to stimulate further research into the lives of women artists. This well-designed reference work should prove extremely useful to scholars, booksellers, and collectors. -- Review

Product Details

• Hardcover: 443 pages
• Publisher: University of Texas Press; 1st edition (January 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0292790635
• ISBN-13: 978-0292790636
• Product Dimensions: 11.3 x 8.9 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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4.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful recognition of our women of the west, October 13, 1999

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Authors studied these daring western artists with theirhearts. A true tribute.