Culture in the American Southwest - The Earth, the Sky, the People

From Houston to Los Angeles, from Tulsa to Tucson, Keith L. Bryant traces the development of "high culture” in the US southwest. Humans create culture, but in the southwest, Bryant argues, the land itself has also influenced that creation. "Incredible light, natural grandeur,... and a geography at once beautiful and yet brutal molded societies that sprang from unique cultural sources.”

About the author

KEITH L. BRYANT JR, a professor emeritus of history at the University of Akron, has published in Southwest history for over thirty years. His studies have included regional architecture, art, and cultural institutions. He also authored a biography of the American Impressionist painter William Merritt Chase. He resides in Bryan.

Summary

From Houston to Los Angeles, from Tulsa to Tucson, Keith L. Bryant traces the development of “high culture” in the US southwest. Humans create culture, but in the southwest, Bryant argues, the land itself has also influenced that creation. “Incredible light, natural grandeur,... and a geography at once beautiful and yet brutal molded societies that sprang from unique cultural sources.”

Product details

• Authors: Keith L. Bryant, Keith L. Bryant Jr., Keith L. Bryant Jr.
• Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 23.09.2014
• EAN: 9781623492076
• ISBN: 978-1-62349-207-6
• No. of pages: 392
• Series: Tarleton State University Sout; Tarleton State University Southwestern Studies in the Humanities; Tarleton State University Sout; Tarleton State University Southwestern Studies in the Humanities
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous