Painted Journeys: The Art of John Mix Stanleyvolume 17

by Peter H. Hassrick and Mindy N. Besaw

Book Overview

Artist-explorer John Mix Stanley (1814-1872), one of the most celebrated chroniclers of the American West in his time, was in a sense a victim of his own success. So highly regarded was his work that more than two hundred of his paintings were held at the Smithsonian Institution--where in 1865 a fire destroyed all but seven of them. This volume, featuring a comprehensive collection of Stanley's extant art, reproduced in full color, offers an opportunity--and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806151552
• ISBN13: 9780806151557
• Release Date: July 2015
• Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
• Length: 308 Pages
• Weight: 3.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 9.0" x 10.9"