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Marfa
This inviting book explores how small-town Marfa, Texas, has become a landmark arts destination and tourist attraction, despite--and because of--its remote location in the immense Chihuahuan desert.
Marfa and Presidio County, Texas
In their quest to complete their study and to share a better knowledge and understanding of a part of Texas that is still somewhat a frontier, authors Louise S. O'Connor and Cecilia Thompson reveal the first volume of their book Marfa and Presidio County, Texas: A Social, Economic, and Cultural Study 1937 to 2008 Volume One, 1937-1989. In a book that offers a closer look at the past and the present, readers will see how a place known as a tourist area and a center of contemporary art came to be. It returns to the pre-historic era of Far West Texas and bring readers up to the present with yearly reports on the region as well as extensive formal research and personal interviews with present day people who live in Presidio County. A case study worth reading, this book is an eye-opener for a better understanding of how this small yet historically rich land is what it is now. Packed with the economic, social, and cultural history of Presidio County; this book gives readers, both lay and the historians, a clear and complete picture of the events that lead to the preservation, industrialization, and the improvement of one of the frontiers of the United States of America.
Wanderful
A girl with a love for off-the-beaten-path destinations, fashion maven Andi Eaton found herself putting aside the Lonely Planet and Condé Nast Traveler guides and, instead, looking to bohemians and artists for travel and style inspiration: What do the flower children wear on their excursions? Where are the creatives’ favorite vintage shops? And where do the musicians go late-night dancing after the last encore? The dreamer in her wanted more than what a standard travel guide could offer, so she decided to create her own. Wanderful is a stylish lookbook and travelogue for the adventurous and nomadic at heart. Follow in Andi’s footsteps as she travels the United States to discover some of...
Art in America
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The Natalie and Irving Forman Collection
"The gift of Natalie and Irving Forman of their stellar art collection of monochrome works of art--161 paintings and sculpture and 127 works on paper--constitutes a remarkable contribution to the permanent collection of the Albright-Knox Art Gallery. It is the single largest gift to be donated at one time to the museum and is particularly noteworthy for its relevance and significance to the Gallery's collection of abstract art. This volume celebrates that magnificent gift, documents the painting and sculpture collection, and marks the exhibition that honors the Formans' generosity, on view at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery May 6-July 3, 2005"--Book jacket.
Teachers & Writers
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Art in America
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Chinati Foundation
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