Landmarks of Early California Painting: Art in the Nineteenth Century

Book Description

San Francisco: California Historical Society, 1992 First edition. Quarto. 149pp. Extensively illustrated from paintings and drawings, of which 23 are in color. Color pictorial stiff wrappers. A very fine copy. This issue of the California History Magazine for Spring, 1992 was published at the time of the Crocker Art Museum's exhibit, "Landmarks of Early California Painting." It is enhanced with additional articles on Gold Rush inspired art, artist Albert Bierstadt, pioneer women photographers, and art and geology in Yosemite. Color illustrations are taken from the Crocker's exhibition. A wealth of material on California art..

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