Softbound
1993 · Albany, New York
by Robinson, Christine T. et al.
Albany, New York: Albany Institute of History & Art, 1993. Softbound. VG (Slight soil marks on covers, otherwise clean.). Pale green & color illus. wraps. 111 pp. 3 color, 49 bw repros. Issued in conjunction with a 1993 exhibition that "...looks at Cole's drawings in the broader cultural context of nineteenth-century art, social, political, scientific and environmental history and focuses on his drawings and writings as reflection of his views on American culture, civilization and the stewardship of nature." With illustrated and thematic essays by Christine T. Robinson, John R. Stilgoe, Ellwood C. Parry III and Frances F. Dunwell. The annotated checklist of the museum's holdings relating to Cole lists 272 items and includes books he owned. Offers a great deal of insight into this Hudson River School painter. One of 1000 copies.
(Inventory #: 631)