Monte Dolack: The Works

Monte Dolack: The Works

A Visual Celebration of Montana's Iconic Artist

Discover the vibrant world of Monte Dolack, whose distinctive art has captured the spirit and stories of the American West for decades. This richly illustrated collection features 178 color reproductions spanning posters, paintings, and sketches from the 1970s through 2000, showcasing Dolack's unique blend of whimsy, wildlife, and cultural commentary.

• Features logos and advertising art for performers and nonprofits alongside Dolack's famous "invaders" poster series
• Explores themes of nature, magic, and Montana's rich heritage through a mid-career lens
• Includes insightful essays by filmmaker Annick Smith and Montana humanities expert Margaret C. Kingsland
• Offers personal appreciations from artists, collectors, and writers who celebrate Dolack's lasting impact
• Showcases art collected by prestigious institutions like the Library of Congress and national museums

"One of the things I like best about these works of art . . . is that I can always count on being startled by their beauty or whimsy or both."

—Ivan Doig

For more of Dolack’s celebrated career, see The Art of Monte Dolack: Vision, Myth, Mystery.

Monte Dolack is the recipient of the University of Montana College of Arts and Media Distinguished Alumnus Award as well as the Montana Governor's Award for the Arts. In 2000, the Missoulian and the Montana Century selected him as one of the 100 most influential Montanans of the 20th Century. Monte has traveled the world over, painting and drawing in Europe, Egypt, Mexico, New Zealand, South America, and Antarctica, creating works that display his interests in differing landscapes and locations as well as mythology and storytelling, as well as his profound love of nature and commitment to preservation.

Annick Smith—writer and filmmaker—produced the feature film Heartland and co-produced A River Runs Through It, co-edited The Last Best Place: A Montana Anthology with William Kittredge, and wrote Homestead, a collection of personal essays, and the text for Big Bluestem: Journey into the Tall Grass, for The Nature Conservancy. Smith lives on a homestead ranch in western Montana.