Oliver Ranch

Oliver Ranch
Author: Joan Simon
Publisher: Gregory R. Miller
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2015
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9780982681398

The ongoing project that Steve and Nancy Oliver have developed over the last 30 years has no obvious parallel in the history of art collecting. Beginning in 1985, their ranch in Northern California has been the site for dozens of commissions, site-specific and permanent outdoor works, by some of the most significant artists of the twentieth century. The likes of Bruce Nauman, Richard Serra, Ann Hamilton, Martin Puryear, Andy Goldsworthy and many others have constructed works, with the active support of the Olivers. Oliver Ranch is the first published look at one of the greatest collections of outdoor sculpture in the world (open to the public only during the fall and spring for organized groups). Including a major essay plus individual texts on each commission by Joan Simon, and filled with interviews, artist statements, plans, archival photographs and stunning new photography, this book charts the history of the project through each commission, through the eyes of the artists and the Olivers.

Richard Serra Sculpture

Richard Serra Sculpture
Author: Kynaston McShine
Publisher: The Museum of Modern Art
Total Pages: 428
Release: 2007
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780870707124

"This book offers a detailed presentation of Richard Serra's entire career, from his early experiments with materials like rubber, neon, and lead to the environmentally scaled steel works of recent years, including three monumental new sculptures created for the exhibition that this book accompanies."--BOOK JACKET.

To be a Cowboy

To be a Cowboy
Author: Barbara Holliday
Publisher: University of Calgary Press
Total Pages: 165
Release: 2003
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 155238117X

Spanning a period from the late 1800s to the mid-1900s, To Be a Cowboy recounts the dreams and realities of Otto Christensen, a Denmark immigrant and his son Oliver.

Behind the Mountains

Behind the Mountains
Author: Oliver La Farge
Publisher: Sunstone Press
Total Pages: 230
Release: 2008
Genre: New Mexico
ISBN: 0865346763

Pulitzer Prize-winner La Farge died in 1963. Of his many books, this work has earned the affection of Santa Feans and New Mexicans, who continue to regard it as a regional classic.

The American Book of the Dead

The American Book of the Dead
Author: Oliver Trager
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 452
Release: 1997-12-04
Genre: Music
ISBN: 0684814021

Contains over 750 alphabetically-arranged entries that provide information about the rock group Grateful Dead, featuring profiles of band members and associated musicians, filmmakers, photographers, composers, and others, and descriptions of the band's albums and solo releases.

Wall

Wall
Author: Andy Goldsworthy
Publisher:
Total Pages: 96
Release: 2000-05
Genre: Art
ISBN:

Documents the British photographer's latest artwork -- a 2,278 - foot stone wall at Storm King Arts Center, New York. Stunning color photographs show the wall from every vantage point & in all four seasons, as well as documenting ephemeral work made around it.

Jubilee Trail

Jubilee Trail
Author: Gwen Bristow
Publisher: Open Road Media
Total Pages: 840
Release: 2014-05-20
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1480485144

A willful New York debutante travels the rugged Great Plains for a future in the flourishing American West in this New York Times bestseller. Charting the trail across the Great Plains from New York City to the Mexican territory of California, a headstrong couple embarks on a new life in this classic work of historical fiction as unforgiving, moving, and unpredictable as the frontier. A recent finishing school graduate, eighteen-year-old Garnet Cameron is desperate for direction. Too driven for the restrictive manners of the upper class, Garnet is naturally drawn to Oliver Hale, a frontier trader. Unlike the men Garnet is accustomed to, Oliver treats her as his equal and respects her independence. His tales of adventure on the plains thrill her. And his proposal of marriage is accepted. Garnet eagerly grabs hold of the promise and prospect of an exciting future, only to discover how ill-prepared she is for the punishing landscape of the Jubilee Trail and the even harsher realities of human nature. Adapted into a feature film, Jubilee Trail is a classic novel of a woman in the West, beloved not only for the rebelliousness and resilience of its heroine, but for its authenticity, grand sweep, unsparing intimacy, and honest portrayal of the survivors and victims—as well as the victors and villains—of a defiant American wilderness.

Folklore

Folklore
Author: Kenneth L. Untiedt
Publisher: University of North Texas Press
Total Pages: 312
Release: 2006
Genre: History
ISBN: 157441223X

Folklore is everywhere, whether you are aware of it or not. A culture's traditional knowledge is used to remember the past and maintain traditions, to communicate with other members within a community, to learn, to celebrate, and to express creativity. It is what helps distinguish one culture from another. Although folklore is so much a part of our daily lives, we often lose sight of just how integral it is to everything we do. If we look for it, we can find folklore in places where we'd never think it existed. Folklore: In All of Us, In All We Do includes articles on a variety of topics. One chapter looks at how folklore and history complement one another; while historical records provide facts about dates, places and names, folklore brings those events and people to life by making them relevant to us. Several articles examine the cultural roles women fill. Other articles feature folklore of particular groups, including oil field workers, mail carriers, doctors, engineers, police officers, horse traders, and politicians. As a follow-up article to Inside the Classroom (and Out), which focused on folklore in education, there is also an article on how teachers can use writing in the classroom as a means of keeping alive the storytelling tradition. The Texas Folklore Society has been collecting and preserving folklore since its first publication in 1912. Since then, it has published or assisted in the publication of nearly one hundred books on Texas folklore.

Illuminating Video

Illuminating Video
Author: Doug Hall
Publisher:
Total Pages: 584
Release: 1990
Genre: Art
ISBN:

This volume contains the insights of prominent artists in the field as well as critical writings by scholars and critics. It illustrates the complex, heterogeneous nature of video, and highlights its strong ties to the visual arts and social theory. While providing an essential critical context for understanding video's role as art, these writings show that video is at the forefront of contemporary cultural and aesthetic discourse. Using a wide range of strategies, from the poetic to the deconstructive, these essays provide a long overdue critical context in which to evaluate video as art and its subsequent impact on social and cultural behavior.