Charles Deas and 1840s America
By: by Carol Clark ; with contributions by Joan Carpenter Troccoli, Frederick E. Hoxie, and Guy Jordan ; foreword by Lewis I. Sharp and Peter H. Hassrick.
Contributors: Deas, Charles, 1818-1867.; Troccoli, Joan Carpenter.; Hoxie, Frederick E., 1947-; Jordan, Guy.; Denver Art Museum.
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: The Charles M. Russell Center series on art and photography of the American West -- v. 4
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Norman, Okla
Language: eng
Number of pages: 232
ISBN-13: 9780806140308; 9780806140483
Subjects: Deas, Charles, -- 1818-1867 -- Exhibitions; Frontier and pioneer life in art -- Exhibitions
Genres: Exhibitions.
Description: "This exhibition, the first retrospective of the artist's work, will include over 45 paintings and works on paper, including Denver's Long Jakes, "the Rocky Mountain Man," Deas' depiction of an 1840s American trapper. This exhibition of Deas' works will illustrate how the artist helped shape Americans' understanding of themselves and their country during the pre-Mexican War era."--Denver Art Museum website.
Notes: Catalog of an exhibition to be held at the Denver Art Museum in 2010.

"In cooperation with Denver Art Museum."

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Foreword / by Peter H. Hassrick and Lewis I. Sharp; title: Acknowledgments / by Carol Clark; title: Introduction / by Carol Clark; title: 1. Charles Deas : a life / Carol Clark; title: 2. A world of fragments : America in the 1840s / Frederick E. Hoxie; title: 3. Telling tales in 1840s America / Carol Clark; title: 4. Walking the chalk : taverns, alcohol, and ambiguity / Guy Jordan; title: 5. Long Jakes : some currents in the mountain air / Joan Carpenter Troccoli; title: Catalogue of works and selected references / Carol Clark; title: Exhibition checklist; title: Index.