Allen Tupper True: An American Artist Contributor(s): True, Jere (Author), Kirby, Victoria Tupper (Author) |
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ISBN: 0981723810 ISBN-13: 9780981723815 Publisher: University of Washington Press OUR PRICE: $22.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2009 Annotation: This first difinitive biography of the Colorado artist is lavishly illustrated with images of his murals (both extant and destroyed), along with his major easel paintings, sketches, and cartoons. "His groundbreaking murals of Western Vistas...served as giant documentaries about a disappearing way of life."--Ray Rinaldi, Denver Post |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Artists, Architects, Photographers - Art | History - Contemporary (1945- ) |
Dewey: 751.73 |
LCCN: 2008930023 |
Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6.5" W x 9.5" (2.70 lbs) 512 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This first definitive biography of the Colorado artist Allen Tupper True (1881-1955) relies on letters, diaries, and contemporary news accounts as well as family history to describe his artistic evolution from illustrator to easel painter to muralist. The lavish illustrations include most of True's murals (both extant and destroyed), a selection of his major easel paintings, as well as some of his sketches and cartoons and Indian-inspired designs. |