CALIFORNIA ART: 450 YEARS OF PAINTING AND OTHER MEDIA.

California 1998. This is the first survey history of California art from the maps made by European explorers ca. 1550 to the multicultural message art of 2000. Focusing on painting and written in easy to understand terms, it takes the reader through the historic records and dramatic scenes of California's Sierra Nevada produced in the nineteenth century as well as movements like Tonalism, Impressionism, Regionalism, and modernism of the early twentieth century. Since 1945 California has challenged New York with its forward thinking and unique materials as in LA's 1960 glass and plastics movement, her light and space movement, the Bay Area's innovations in ceramic sculpture, and the statewide artistic advances made by feminists and peoples of different races. Today much of the world is following California's lead, particularly in conveying ideas with images derived from popular culture, in performance, computer art, and digital photography. Comprehensive. Intelligent. Each of California's many styles are discussed in its own chapter, chronologically. The book appeals to art lovers, history buffs and students with its easy-to-understand history, allows contemporary artists to see what styles preceded theirs, and teaches collectors what movements art historians consider important and what qualities to look for when purchasing California art. Winner special mention (3rd place out of 200 entries), 20th Annual George Wittenborn Memorial Book Awards, ARLIS/NA, the Art Libraries Society of North America. Beautifully designed and lavishly illustrated. Includes time-line., , Year1998, Illust. B/W45, Illust. Color475, ISBN 961462248, Code 5362. Softbound also available at $35.00.. Clothbound with Jacket, In Pristine Condition, Index. Bios. Bibl. Pages 560, Size 12”x 9”