Forging an American identity
Subtitle: the art of William Ranney with a catalogue of his works
By: by Linda Bantel and Peter H. Hassrick ; with essays by Sarah E. Boehme and Mark F. Bockrath ; edited by Kathleen Luhrs.
Contributors: Bantel, Linda.; Hassrick, Peter H.; Boehme, Sarah E.; Bockrath, Mark.; Luhrs, Kathleen, 1941-; Buffalo Bill Historical Center.
Publisher: Buffalo Bill Historical Center
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Cody, Wyo
Language: eng
Number of pages: 225
Subjects: Ranney, William Tylee, -- 1813-1857 -- Exhibitions.; Painting, American -- 19th century -- Exhibitions.
Genres: Exhibitions.
Other titles: Art of William Ranney with a catalogue of his works
Notes: Published in conjunction with an exhibition of the same name held at the Buffalo Bill Historical Center, Cody, Wyoming, May 13-Aug. 14, 2006; Speed Art Museum, Louisville, Kentucky, Sept. 29, 2006-Jan. 1, 2007; Amon Carter Museum, Fort Worth, Texas, Feb. 10-May 13, 2007; Philadelphia Museum of Art, June 23-Aug. 26, 2007.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 222-224) and index.
Table of contents: value: Foreword / Robert E. Shimp; value: Prologue / Ranney Moran; value: William Ranney : American artist / Linda Bantel; value: William Ranney and the creation of the frontier ideal / Sarah E. Boehme; value: Observations on the painting techniques of William Ranney / Mark F. Bockrath; value: Catalogue. Paintings ; Works on paper; value: The Ranney Fund exhibition and sale; value: Concordance of old-new titles.