Nature and Culture: American Landscape and Painting, 1825-1875Oxford University Press, 1980 - 323 pages Studies the work of the Hudson River School artists, the Lumiists and other mid-nineteenth century painters of the American landscape, setting the work of these artists into the broadest cultural context. |
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The Nationalist Garden and the Holy Book | 3 |
Changing Concepts of the Sublime | 34 |
Rocks | 47 |
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References to this book
Environmental Aesthetics: Ideas, Politics and Planning J. Douglas Porteous No preview available - 2002 |