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American artists and writers lend their visionand voices to this artistic, literary, andenvironmental history of the Hudson River. From its origins in northern New York State s Adirondackmountains to its majestic sweep alongside Manhattan s busystreets, the Hudson River holds a unique place in the history ofAmerican art, architecture, and literature. This book exploresthe river s complex history through a variety of thematiccurrents: the natural river, the imagined river, the human river,and the working river. Along with important works by famedHudson River School painters, such as Albert Bierstadt andThomas Cole, this volume features exciting new literarycontributions by Rick Moody, Carolyn Forche, John Stilgoe,Philip Lopate, and others. Objects of material culture, tourism,and science provide a fascinating background of the river smany lives while the works of contemporary artists, includingMatthew Buckingham Peter Hutton, Y
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American artists and writers lend their vision and voices to this artistic, literary, and environmental history of the Hudson River. From its origins in northern Germany State s Adirondack mountains to its majestic sweep alongside Manhattan's busy streets, the Hudson River holds a unique place in the history of American art, architecture, and literature.
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IAN BERRY is Associate Director and The Susan Rabinowitz Malloy Curator of The Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery at Skidmore College. His most recent publication is Fred Tomaselli (Prestel, 2009). TOM LEWIS is Professor of English at Skidmore College. Among his many books, Divided Highways: The Interstate Highway System and the Transformation of American Life and Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio also became award-winning documentaries.
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- PublisherPrestel
- Publication date2010
- ISBN 10 3791350471
- ISBN 13 9783791350479
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages224
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