Once upon a time ..
Subtitle: the western : a new frontier in art and film
By: edited by Mary-Dailey Desmarais ; Thomas Brent Smith
Contributors: 5 Continents Editions; Denver Art Museum; Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 303
ISBN-13: 9788874397655; 9782891924078; 9780914738268
Subjects: In art; American Art; In mass media; Art; Exhibitions; Western television programs; Western films
Other titles: Western :
Description: The Western is the quintessential American epic--a mythic story of nation building, triumphs, failures, and fantasies. This book accompanies the first major exhibition to examine the Western genre and its evolution from the mid-1800s in fine art, film, and popular culture, exploring gender roles, race relations, and gun violence--a story that is about more than cowboys and American Indians, pursuits and duels, or bandits and barroom brawls. From 19th-century landscape paintings by Albert Bierstadt and Frederic Remington to works by Andy Warhol, Ed Ruscha, and Kent Monkman; from the legends of "Buffalo Bill" Cody and Billy the Kid to John Ford's classic films and Sergio Leone's spaghetti Westerns and recent productions by Quentin Tarantino, Ang Lee, and Joel and Ethan Coen, 'The Western' observes how the mythology of the West spread throughout the world and endures today.00Exhibition: Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Canada (14.10.2017-04.02.2018).
Notes: Exhibition hosted by: Denver Art Museum, May 27 to September 10, 2017 and The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, October 14, 2017 to January 28, 2018.

Includes bibliographical references and filmography.