Life and Times of Jo Mora : Iconic Artist of the American West.
Hiller, Peter.
Life and Times of Jo Mora : Iconic Artist of the American West. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (412 pages)
Intro -- Preface -- Introduction -- Growing into the Arts -- Wanderlust, Vaqueros, and the Missions of California -- Off to the Sierra -- Yosemite and the Trail to Arizona -- Hopiland: A Dream Come True -- Settling and Working in California -- Training for the Great War -- The Lure to the Monterey Peninsula -- Mapping History: the Cartes -- Jo Mora as Writer and Illustrator -- Abounding Talent: Etchings and Dioramas -- The End of the Trail: Putting Away the Sculpting Tools -- Acknowledgments -- Appendix -- Jo Mora's Public Sculpture and Architectural Adornments -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography and Sources.
Jo Mora (1876-1947) lived the Western life he depicted in his prolific body of visual art. The magnitude of Mora's insights into his life and work, as described in his own words--many presented here in this book--cannot be underestimated. Peter Hiller's thoughtful presentation of Jo Mora's life is seen here in all of its creative glory.
9781423657361
Mora, Jo,-1876-1947.
Authors, American-California-Biography.
Illustrators-California-Biography.
Electronic books.
N6537.M6418 H555 2021
709.2
Life and Times of Jo Mora : Iconic Artist of the American West. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (412 pages)
Intro -- Preface -- Introduction -- Growing into the Arts -- Wanderlust, Vaqueros, and the Missions of California -- Off to the Sierra -- Yosemite and the Trail to Arizona -- Hopiland: A Dream Come True -- Settling and Working in California -- Training for the Great War -- The Lure to the Monterey Peninsula -- Mapping History: the Cartes -- Jo Mora as Writer and Illustrator -- Abounding Talent: Etchings and Dioramas -- The End of the Trail: Putting Away the Sculpting Tools -- Acknowledgments -- Appendix -- Jo Mora's Public Sculpture and Architectural Adornments -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography and Sources.
Jo Mora (1876-1947) lived the Western life he depicted in his prolific body of visual art. The magnitude of Mora's insights into his life and work, as described in his own words--many presented here in this book--cannot be underestimated. Peter Hiller's thoughtful presentation of Jo Mora's life is seen here in all of its creative glory.
9781423657361
Mora, Jo,-1876-1947.
Authors, American-California-Biography.
Illustrators-California-Biography.
Electronic books.
N6537.M6418 H555 2021
709.2