Iridescent Light: The Emergence of Northwest Art.
Seattle: University of Washington Press, 2001. First Printing of the First US Edition. A Fine tight copy in a Fine dust jacket. Ament, an art critic for the Seattle Times from 1971-1995, has written profiles of artists who developed the definitive style of the Northwest School beginning in the 1930s and 1940s. Mark Tobey, Morris Graves, Philip McCracken, Phillip Levine, and Mary Randlett are among the 21 artists whose careers and work are described. Quotes from their writing and other primary material, numerous quality b&w plates of the artists and their works, and chronologies for each artist enrich this handsome volume. This in-depth history and assessment of the Northwest School of artists is richly illustrated with photographs by Mary Randlett. Item #27273
ISBN: 0295981474
Price: $125.00