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Art and ArtistsSign up to receive Art & Artists email updates. Exploring the American West, 1803-1879 Publisher: Interior Dept., National Park Service, Division of Publications Description: Historical Handbook 116. By Richard A. Bartlett, et al. Part one includes a brief historical narrative of the events that lured men westward between 1803-1879. Part two describes the mountain men, explorers and scientists who helped in the western expansion to the Pacific Ocean. Part three is a documented pictorial record created by artists, cartographers, and photographers who accompanied the organized expeditions to the west. L.C. card 82-12483. Item 649. Year/Pages: 1982: 129 p.; ill. Publisher: Interior Dept., National Park Service Description: Publication measures 9 x 11 in. Describes the paintings done by William Henry Jackson. Tells the story of scenes of the old West depicted in them. Includes a bibliography and index. Item 648. Year/Pages: 1998: 99 p.; ill. Publisher: National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities, National Endowment for the Humanities Description: Bimonthly periodical. Subscription price covers issues for 1 year. Subscription begins with the first issue after the order is processed. Copies of the latest 3 issues are retained in stock for individual purchase. Single copy, $9.00; foreign single copy, $12.60. includes vivid and interesting descriptions of NEH sponsored research in the humanities and describes NEH programs, projects, and issues. Also provides recent grants, deadlines, and useful information for applicants seeking funds. File Code 2N. Item 831-B-1. Publisher: Defense Dept., Army, Center of Military History Description: CMH Pub. 70-20. Publication measures 10 x 12 in. Editor: General Gordon R. Sullivan. Art Editor: Marylou Gjernes. Presents a book of full color paintings from the Army Art Collection. Also provides a brief history of the Army Art Collection and biographical information about the artists. L.C. card 91-32098. Year/Pages: 1991: 191 p.; ill. Publisher: Defense Dept., Army, Center of Military History Description: CMH Pub. 70-61. Publication measures 9 x 12 in. Editor: General Gordon R. Sullivan. Art Editor: Marylou Gjernes. Consists chiefly of color reproductions from the Army Art Collection. The pictures are organized into geographic categories: The Americas; Europe; The Pacific and Asia; and Africa and the Middle East. Also includes a section on the artists and a brief history of the Army Art Collection. Although a few of the pictures depict the Civil War and World War 1, most of the art shows American soldiers during World War 2 or later wars. L.C. card 94-48597. Year/Pages: 1995: 203 p.; ill. United States Army in World War I (2001) (CD-ROM) Publisher: Defense Dept., Army, Center of Military History Description: CMH EM 0023. Includes: Learning Lessons in the American Expeditionary Forces, by Kenneth E. Hamburger, an analytical overview essay; United States Army in the World War, 1917-1919, volumes 1-17 of original documents originally compiled in 1919; Order of Battle of the United States Land Forces in the World War, V. 1-5 (also a reprint); American Armies and Battlefields in Europe, an extended guide to the battlefields of World War 1 first published in 1938; and Army Art of World War 1, 16 prints by Army artists, and the Guide to the Print Set. Item 344-J. Year/Pages: 2001: 3 CD-ROMs with booklet in plastic case. World War II Army Art Print Set: The Final Stages (Posters) Publisher: Defense Dept., Army, Center of Military History Description: CMH 70-48. 10 full-color 11 X 15 1/2 reproductions of paintings by Army artists of World War II. Each of the prints includes the name of the work, the general location it depicts, and the name of the artist. The extended caption on each print provides background information on the subject matter illustrated. The artists whose work is represented here actually witnessed the scenes they portrayed, and in some cases the words in the caption are those of the creator of the artwork. In others the caption simply helps put the scene in context. 10 posters, sold as a set. Year/Pages: 10 posters, 11 x 15.5 in. [ Top ]
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