Thomas Moran: Watercolors of the American West [Hardcover]

Carol Clark (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 192 pages
• Publisher: Univ of Texas Pr; First Edition edition (August 1980)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0292750595
• ISBN-13: 978-0292750593
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.8 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,691,741 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing, December 31, 2004

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JOSE GONZALEZ BUENO (Málaga, Spain) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Thomas Moran: Watercolors of the American West (Hardcover)

Moran's watercolors were made on the spot to capture the true colors that he would reproduce in his well known oils. A watercolor painter myself, I have been very interested in this book for years. It has been very disappointing to find that it has only 10 color illustrations (and not good quality ones), and 50 b/w. (I had ordered this book before Scott's review was posted, bad luck). This is an information usually missing from book reviews or "product detail" lines, and I think it should be provided. It is the fourth time it happens to me with Amazon. Anyway, I think Ms. Clark essay deserves a better rating, but I usually buy art books for the color plates.

1.0 out of 5 stars dreadful book, August 15, 2010

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James (Indianapolis, IN United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Thomas Moran: Watercolors of the American West (Hardcover)

This is a dreadful book on Thomas Moran, the colorist. Few illustrations in color. Those that are printed in color are compromised by the poor printing. Do not buy!

3.0 out of 5 stars Where's the Color?, September 6, 2008

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J. Bullard - See all my reviews
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I've seen Moran originals in museums. They are delightful and the color is one of their primary appeals, the drawing being the other. Very few of the reproductions in this book are in color. That is a shame because it seems to be the case with most books about his work. He will never be fully appreciated until there are some good color reproductions available.