Landscapes of Extraction

Name: Landscapes of Extraction
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The Art of Mining in the American West

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Landscapes of Extraction examines the art inspired by mining in the American West, highlighting how this transformative industry reshaped natural environments through open pit mines, coal tipples, and oil rigs. The book includes four scholarly essays exploring representations of mining sites, mining towns, and the lives of miners and their families across states like Arizona, California, and Colorado. It presents a compelling regional narrative integral to national identity on a vast geographical scale.
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This book will appeal to readers interested in art history, environmental studies, and the cultural impact of industrial landscapes, particularly those fascinated by the American West and its mining heritage.

Landscapes of Extraction

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Landscapes of Extraction explores the art of mining, the transformative industry of the American West, competing in sublimity and striking colour with the natural scenic landscape on its own terms. These landscapes of enterprise altered the natural environment on a spectacular scale, with open pit mines, coal tipples, and oil rigs.

How artists portrayed the mining industry in the American West is explored in the book with four scholarly essays. Artworks were inspired by the multiple landscapes created by large-scale mining, specifically the mines themselves, the towns that grew up around them, and the miners and their families who lived and worked there. The industry shaped communities and landscapes throughout the West: Arizona, California, Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, Nevada, Oklahoma, Texas, and Utah.

Landscapes of Extraction explores a powerful regional narrative that is a fundamental element of national identity played out on a vast geographical scale.

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American Art Review praises the book for revealing the rich historical heritage of regional art inspired by mining, noting the complex legacy of environmental and health challenges reflected in contemporary artworks. The TICCIH Bulletin describes it as both a catalogue for an exhibition at the Phoenix Art Museum and a thoughtful meditation on the gritty mining landscapes depicted by the featured artists. The volume is also commended for its careful illustration and engaging essays that complement the visual exploration of mineral extraction methods.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9783777437538

Publisher: Hirmer Verlag

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 28 April 2022

Country: Germany

Imprint: Hirmer Verlag

Illustration: Illustrated in colour throughout

Contributors:

Edited by Betsy Fahlman
Contributions by B. Fahlman
Contributions by B. L. Jones
Contributions by J. R. Swensen
Contributions by W. L. Fox

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 235.0mm

Height: 275.0mm

Weight: 1120g

Pages: 176

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Arts & Culture Non-Fiction

About the Author

Betsy Fahlman, Ph.D., is Adjunct Curator of American Art at Phoenix Art Museum and Professor of Art History at Arizona State University. A specialist of American Art, she is an authority on the relationship between American Art and industrial themes. Her publications include articles and books on the artists Charles Demuth, John Ferguson Weir, and Joseph Pennell.