02316nam 2200469 450 991079465390332120230630003159.01-4236-5736-5(CKB)4100000011946772(MiAaPQ)EBC6629127(Au-PeEL)EBL6629127(OCoLC)1255223847(EXLCZ)99410000001194677220220705d2021 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe life and times of Jo Mora iconic artist of the American West /Peter Hiller, edited by Gail S. JonesLayton, Utah :Gibbs Smith,[2021]©20211 online resource (412 pages)1-4236-5735-7 Includes bibliographical references.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.Authors, AmericanCaliforniaBiographyIllustratorsCaliforniaBiographyWest (U.S.)In artAuthors, AmericanIllustrators709.2Hiller Peter1952-1571292Jones Gail S.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910794653903321The life and times of Jo Mora3845625UNINA