Title & Author:

Tahoe : a visual history / Ann M. Wolfe, Nevada Museum of Art.

Publication:

New York, NY : Skira Rizzoli Publications, Inc., 2015.
©2015

Description:

466 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps, plans, portraits ; 28 x 33 cm

Notes:
Catalog of an exhibition held at Nevada Museum of Art, August 22, 2015-January 10, 2016.
Issued in slipcase
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Foreword / David B. Walker -- Preface / Ann M. Wolfe -- Introduction / Kevin Starr -- Da-aw-aga : at the edge of the lake / Jo Ann Nevers -- Traditional Washoe basketry : art in natural fibers / Catherine S. Fowler and Darla Garey-Sage -- History and art in Washoe fancy basket weaving / Marvin Cohodas -- Mapping a lake in the sky / William L. Fox -- A brief history of staging in the Sierras / Wells Fargo Historical Services -- Lake Tahoe's golden age : paintings of the Tahoe region, 1860-1920 / Alfred C. Harrison, Jr. -- 150 years of Lake Tahoe photography / Ann M. Wolfe -- Printing Tahoe and Donner / Ann M. Wolfe -- Seeking an expression of place : architecture of Lake Tahoe / Colin M. Robertson -- Contemporary art at Lake Tahoe / Ann M. Wolfe.

Summary:

The definitive survey of art about this national treasure, from Albert Bierstadt to Ansel Adams. Located between California and Nevada, the vast body of water known as Lake Tahoe has lured artists to its shores for centuries. This lavishly illustrated, large-scale book celebrates Lake Tahoe, as well as Pyramid Lake, Donner Lake, and the surrounding Sierra Nevada region's magnificent scenic beauty, through more than 350 paintings, photographs, buildings, and objects. This deluxe volume features lush landscape paintings by Albert Bierstadt, Marianne North, and Thomas Moran; photographs by Ansel Adams, Imogen Cunningham, Dorothea Lange, and Edward Weston; Native American Washoe baskets; historical maps and sketches by the region's early explorers; ephemera related to Tahoe tourism of the 1940s-60s; and architectural drawings, such as Frank Lloyd Wright's proposed cabin community in Emerald Bay and the historic Glen Alpine Springs Lodge design by Bernard Maybeck. Lake Tahoe continues to attract artists, writers, designers, scientists, and other visitors who recognize the unique qualities that the destination has to offer.

ISBN:

9780847846627 (hardcover)
0847846628 (hardcover)

Subject:

Art Tahoe, Lake, Region (Calif. and Nev.) Exhibitions.
Art
Tahoe, Lake, Region (Calif. and Nev.) Pictorial works Exhibitions.
Tahoe, Lake, Region (Calif. and Nev.) History Exhibitions.
United States Lake Tahoe Region

Form/genre:

Exhibition catalogs.
exhibition catalogs.
Illustrated works
Exhibition, pictorial works
History
Catalogues d'exposition.
Ouvrages illustrés.

Added entries:

Wolfe, Ann M., editor.
Nevada Museum of Art, issuing body, host institution.

Holdings:

Location: Library main m 290751
Call No.: BIB 233908
Status: Available

Location: Library main m 292368
Call No.: BIB 233908
Copy: slipcase
Status: Available