West of the Imagination: Enduring Dreams:
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* Genre: History
* Movie Type: Social History, Mythology
* Release Year: 1991

Plot
Each episode of West of the Imagination presents a history of the popular mythology of the American West and offers an explication and exploration of the artists, writers, and other mythologists who are responsible for the images that leap to a modern mind when considering the legend of the West. In this particular episode, viewers investigate the legends of the West that have their genesis in our century, including enduring images of the Dust Bowl. The works of Grant Wood and Thomas Hart Benton is explored. ~ Rob Ferrier, All Movie Guide

Next: West of the Imagination: Golden Land (1991 History Film),
West of the Imagination: Images of Glory (1991 History Film)

An unrivaled survey of western art, now revised and expanded ''For many people, ''western art'' immediately conjures images by Frederic Remington or Georgia O'Keeffe - but there's so much more. From early explorers' first sketches of the Rockies to the modern earth sculptures of Michael Heizer, images of the American West are as multifaceted as its cultures. This book embraces them all.''

A landmark overview of western American art, the original edition of West of the Imagination brought the region to wide public attention as a companion to a popular PBS series of the same name. This new edition, significantly expanded and updated, shows that the West is a vibrant mirror of American cultural diversity. Through 450 illustrations - more than 300 in color - the authors trace the visual evolution of the myth of the American West, from unknown frontier to repository of American values, covering popular and high arts alike.

ISBN10: 0806135336
ISBN13: 9780806135335
Edition/Copyright: 09

Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Cover: Hardback
Year Published: 2009