Artistic California : Regional Art from the Collection of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
by
Emma Acker
Book Details
Format
Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
1949480410
ISBN-13
9781949480412
Publisher
Cameron & Company Inc
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Cameron & Company Inc
Country of Manufacture
IT
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Apr 25th, 2024
Print length
84 Pages
Weight
594 grams
Dimensions
21.10 x 23.90 x 1.60 cms
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Exhibition catalogues & specific collections
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A collection of visual art,including works from many luminaries, that celebrates California's landscapes and culture
Compiled by museum curator Emma Acker, Artistic California is a collection of visual art, including works from many luminaries, that celebrates Californias landscapes and culture.
From the sweeping panoramas of the nineteenth-century American West to works that reflect the concerns of artists living and working in California today, the paintings, drawings, and prints featured here from the permanent collection of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco convey a multifaceted image of the Golden State. Art made in California forms a core component of the institutions collection and demonstrates the Museums decades-long history of supporting the regions artists.
Highlighting the scope and quality of the Museums collection, the works reproduced in Artistic California celebrate the stunning natural beauty, utopian idealism, and positive outlook of a region that has long fueled its residents unceasing quests for technological breakthroughs; social evolution and revolution; and personal, professional, and creative growth. At the same time, the state is also an epicenter for many of Americas gravest challenges, including surging wealth gaps and unhoused populations and the catastrophic impacts of climate change. Art produced in California reveals the vibrancy and diversity of the regions people and places, while also reflecting these complex issues and how our understanding of them has changed over time.
From the sweeping panoramas of the nineteenth-century American West to works that reflect the concerns of artists living and working in California today, the paintings, drawings, and prints featured here from the permanent collection of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco convey a multifaceted image of the Golden State. Art made in California forms a core component of the institutions collection and demonstrates the Museums decades-long history of supporting the regions artists.
Highlighting the scope and quality of the Museums collection, the works reproduced in Artistic California celebrate the stunning natural beauty, utopian idealism, and positive outlook of a region that has long fueled its residents unceasing quests for technological breakthroughs; social evolution and revolution; and personal, professional, and creative growth. At the same time, the state is also an epicenter for many of Americas gravest challenges, including surging wealth gaps and unhoused populations and the catastrophic impacts of climate change. Art produced in California reveals the vibrancy and diversity of the regions people and places, while also reflecting these complex issues and how our understanding of them has changed over time.
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