{"product_id":"views-of-a-vanishing-frontier","title":"Views of a Vanishing Frontier","description":"Commemorating the 150th anniversary of the expedition of the German prince Maximilian of Wied and the Swiss artist Karl Bodmer to North America, the traveling exhibition â Views of a Vanishing Frontierâ visually recreates the historic journey into the early-nineteenth-century wilderness. The show was organized by the Joslyn Art Museum, where The Inter-North Art Foundation, owner of the priceless Bodmer collection, has placed it on permanent loan. It depicts the epic journey chronologically, combining Bodmerâ s magnificent watercolors, Maximilianâ s written accounts of the expedition, and artifacts collected by Maximilian.\nÂ\nThis catalogue offers a broad sampling from the showâ thirty-four color and thirty-five black and white reproductions that will delight the most demanding connoisseurs. The pictorial record is complemented by selections from Maximilianâ s writings. In addition, a long essay by John C. Ewers, Ethnologist Emeritus, Smithsonian Institution, examines the ethnological and historical significance of Bodmerâ s pictures of Indians, which authorities have judged the finest, most faithful likenesses made before the introduction of photography.\nÂ\nThe book includes a biography of Maximilianâ the prototypical nineteenth-century scientistâ by Joseph C. Porter, curator of western American history and ethnology at the Center for Western Studies, Joslyn Art Museum. In a third essay, David C. Hunt, curator of western American art, and Marsha V. Gallagher, curator of material culture at the Center for Western Studies, trace the expeditionâ s travels to the upper Missouri and review their extraordinary trip of 1832-34.\nÂ\nPublished by the Center for Western Studies, Joslyn Art Museum and distributed by the University of Nebraska Press.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0936364130\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.0936364130.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Erers, John C.|Gallagher, Marsha V.|Hunt, David C.|Porter, Joseph C.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43335367917629,"sku":"BVV.0936364130.G","price":7.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/0936364130-0.jpg?v=1783724476","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/views-of-a-vanishing-frontier","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}