Charles M. Russell: A Catalogue Raisonné (Volume 1) (The Charles M. Russell Center Series on Art and Photography of the American West)
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Charles M. Russell: A Catalogue Raisonné (Volume 1) (The Charles M. Russell Center Series on Art and Photography of the American West) Details
About the Author B. Byron Price is Director of the Charles M. Russell Center for the Study of the American West and holds the Charles Marion Russell Memorial Chair in the School of Art and Art History, University of Oklahoma, Norman. Anne Morand (1951-2013) was the curator of Native American Art at the National Cowboy Hall and Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City. Raphael James Cristy is an award-winning historian and actor.<>Brian W. Dippie is retired as Professor of History at the University of Victoria, British Columbia. The leading authority on Russell, he is the author of numerous books and articles on the history and art of the American West, including The Vanishing American: White Attitudes and U.S. Indian Policy and Charles M. Russell: Word Painter.Peter H. Hassrick is Director Emeritus and Senior Scholar at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West. He is the author, coauthor, or editor of many publications, including Frederic Remington: A Catalogue Raisonné II, Painted Journeys: The Art of John Mix Stanley, and In Contemporary Rhythm: The Art of Ernest L. Blumenschein. Read more
Reviews
This Catalogue Raisonne has the worst color reproduction in the many color plates of any art book I have ever seen. Very disappointing. I do not know if it was the paper quality, which is heavy and glossy, the printing process (from Singapore), or some other error. The quality is also inconsistent. The pictures described as "photomechanical reproduction" are the worst, but most have too much contrast, are dark, poor color separation and gradation, overly enriched color, and differ dramatically from the original paintings. I have seen many Russell paintings in person and reproductions of Russell paintings in other art books. These are very poor by comparison. It's hard to believe that a book which is a collaboration from the University of Oklahoma Press, The Charles M. Russell Center, and the C. M. Russell Museum, and which contains nice essays and most of his works, got published with such inadequate color reproductions. Far below the quality of similar art books.
