Francis Lee Jaques: Artist-Naturalist
Best known for the distinctive style of his dioramas at the American Museum of Natural History and other museums, Francis Lee Jaques was also a painter and illustrator whose elegant black-and-white drawings appeared in over 30 books about wildlife adn nature. This book, a biographical essay illustrated with his own drawings and paintings, is a lucid examination of his work within the context of American nature painting. In his foreword, Roger Tory Peterson says, “His dioramas and canvases are a sensitive and joyous celebration of the wild world - a record of the way it was in his time.”Published in association with the James Ford Bell Museum of Natural History, University of Minnesota.
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Francis Lee Jaques: Artist-Naturalist
Best known for the distinctive style of his dioramas at the American Museum of Natural History and other museums, Francis Lee Jaques was also a painter and illustrator whose elegant black-and-white drawings appeared in over 30 books about wildlife adn nature. This book, a biographical essay illustrated with his own drawings and paintings, is a lucid examination of his work within the context of American nature painting. In his foreword, Roger Tory Peterson says, “His dioramas and canvases are a sensitive and joyous celebration of the wild world - a record of the way it was in his time.”Published in association with the James Ford Bell Museum of Natural History, University of Minnesota.
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Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780816611461 |
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| Publisher: | University of Minnesota Press |
| Publication date: | 11/08/1982 |
| Edition description: | First edition |
| Pages: | 88 |
| Product dimensions: | 8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.20(d) |
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