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E. John B. Allen is the most recognized ski (art) historian in the world. For this book he has made an exclusive selection of international artists from 11 countries. The thirty-six images of skiing, paintings, drawings, lithographs, and caricatures span the years from 1867 to the early twenty-first century. They illustrate the art of skiing in its many forms. The texts give the social, political and economic background. Artists such as Edvard Munch, Roger Broders, Achille Beltram or the Austrians Dietmar Kainrath, Max Basis or Johannes Troyer are represented in this volume with their interpretations of skiing.
About the author
As Emeritus Professor of History at Plymouth State University and His- torian for the New England Ski Museum, both in New Hampshire, USA, the author brings 45 years of academic research-a dozen books, 70 articles, some documentary film work, and numerous lectures in North America and Europe-to back up the text and images presented here. Three of his books have received Ullr awards from the International Skiing History Association, and in 2009 he was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award. He also skis!
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E. John B. Allen is the most recognized ski (art) historian in the world. For this book he has made an exclusive selection of international artists from 11 countries. The thirty-six images of skiing, paintings, drawings, lithographs, and caricatures span the years from 1867 to the early twenty-first century. They illustrate the art of skiing in its many forms. The texts give the social, political and economic background. Artists such as Edvard Munch, Roger Broders, Achille Beltram or the Austrians Dietmar Kainrath, Max Basis or Johannes Troyer are represented in this volume with their interpretations of skiing.
