Ranch gates of the Southwest
By: Daniel M. Olsen, Henk van Assen ; introduction by Lucy R. Lippard ; text by Kenneth I. Helphand.
Contributors: Assen, Henk van, 1961-; Helphand, Kenneth I.
Publisher: Trinity University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: San Antonio
Language: eng
Number of pages: 139
ISBN-13: 9781595340382
Subjects: Gates -- Southwest, New; Gates -- Southwest, Old; Ranches -- Southwest, New; Ranches -- Southwest, Old
Description: "Documents an idiosyncratic artifact of American culture, offering insight into the Southwest's landscape through its ranch gates. In photographs by Olsen and text by Helphand, with book design by van Assen and a foreword by Lucy Lippard, the book explores the context in which gates were designed and constructed"--Provided by publisher.
Table of contents: title: Acknowledgments; title: Preface / Daniel M. Olsen and Henk van Assen; title: Beyond the gates / Lucy R. Lippard; title: Ranch gates of the Southwest / Kenneth I. Helphand. Origins; title: Property and naming; title: Threshold; title: Type; title: Triumph; title: Americana; title: Branding and type design / Henk van Assen; title: Language in the landscape / Daniel M. Olsen.