Life and Times of Jo Mora Iconic Artist of the American West.

Jo Mora (1876-1947) lived the Western life he depicted in his prolific body of visual art. The magnitude of Mora's insights into his life and work, as described in his own words-many presented here in this book-cannot be underestimated. Peter Hiller's thoughtful presentation of Jo Mora...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Hiller, Peter
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Newburyport : Gibbs Smith, 2021.
Subjects:
Mora, Jo, > 1876-1947.
Mora, Jo, > 1876-1947
Illustrators > California > Biography.
Authors, American > California > Biography.
Sculptors > California > Biography.
Artists > California > Biography.
Illustrateurs > Californie > Biographies.
Écrivains américains > Californie > Biographies.
Sculpteurs > Californie > Biographies.
Artistes > Californie > Biographies.
Artists
Authors, American
Illustrators
Sculptors
West (U.S.) > In art.
California
West United States
Art
Biographies
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • Growing into the Arts
  • Wanderlust, Vaqueros, and the Missions of California
  • Off to the Sierra
  • Yosemite and the Trail to Arizona
  • Hopiland: A Dream Come True
  • Settling and Working in California
  • Training for the Great War
  • The Lure to the Monterey Peninsula
  • Mapping History: the Cartes
  • Jo Mora as Writer and Illustrator
  • Abounding Talent: Etchings and Dioramas
  • The End of the Trail: Putting Away the Sculpting Tools
  • Acknowledgments
  • Appendix
  • Jo Mora's Public Sculpture and Architectural Adornments
  • Notes

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