Charles Deas and 1840s America / Carol Clark ; with contributions by Joan Carpenter Troccoli, Frederick E. Hoxie, and Guy Jordan ; foreword by Lewis I. Sharp and Peter H. Hassrick.

Author/creator Clark, Carol
Format Book
Publication InfoNorman : University of Oklahoma Press, ©2009.
Descriptionxv, 232 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 29 cm.
Subjects

Other author/creatorDeas, Charles, 1818-1867.
Other author/creatorTroccoli, Joan Carpenter.
Other author/creatorHoxie, Frederick E., 1947-
Other author/creatorJordan, Guy.
Other author/creatorDenver Art Museum.
SeriesThe Charles M. Russell Center series on art and photography of the American West ; v. 4
Charles M. Russell Center series on art and photography of the American West ; v. 4. ^A788788
Contents Foreword / by Lewis I. Sharp and Peter H. Hassrick -- Acknowledgments / by Carol Clark -- Introduction / by Carol Clark -- 1. Charles Deas : a life / Carol Clark -- 2. A world of fragments : America in the 1840s / Frederick E. Hoxie -- 3. Telling tales in 1840s America / Carol Clark -- 4. Walking the chalk : taverns, alcohol, and ambiguity / Guy Jordan -- 5. Long Jakes : some currents in the mountain air / Joan Carpenter Troccoli -- Charles Deas : catalogue of works and selected references / Carol Clark -- Exhibition checklist -- Index.
General noteCatalog of an exhibition to be held at the Denver Art Museum in 2010.
General note"In cooperation with Denver Art Museum."
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2008040513
ISBN9780806140308 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN0806140305 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN9780806140483 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0806140488 (pbk. : alk. paper)