Product Description: This richly illustrated book shows the remarkable graphic imagery inspired by the Adirondacks, from Homer's engravings of hunting and fishing to the beloved outdoors scenes of Currier & Ives.

Product Description: The study of artist education includes examining how historical and environmental factors affect the way artists receive their training. This collection of essays published by the American Antiquarian Society (AAS) brings the role of history back into exploring how young people began and developed as artists in the nineteenth century...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)