Cowboys (An Adventures in Art Book)

The author's original poems are illustrated with photographs and with famous paintings by Frederic Remington, Charles Russell, and others.

Grade 4 Up-- A romanticized look at the West through 22 fine-quality reproductions of paintings, photographs, sculpture, and realia. The art included ranges from the work of Frederic Remington and Erwin Evans Smith to contemporary pieces, such as a cartoon by Gary Larson. Each plate, except for the frontispiece, is accompanied by a brief poem by Sullivan. The verses are in no way memorable; they have a sing-song rhythm and are clearly aimed at very young children. The art attributions are in museum prose that requires background knowledge. Overall, this is a kind of handsome, tea-table book rather than one for children. --George Gleason, Department of English, Southwest Missouri State University, Springfield
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