The High Sierra of California

The High Sierra of California is a brilliant tribute to the bold, jagged peaks that have inspired generations of naturalists, artists, and writers. Using traditional Japanese and European woodcut techniques, Killion has created stunning visual images of the Sierra that focus on the backcountry above nine thousand feet, accessible only on foot. Accompanying these riveting images are the journals of Gary Snyder, chronicling more than forty years of travels through the High Sierra backcountry.

Riassunto

The High Sierra of California is a brilliant tribute to the bold, jagged peaks that have inspired generations of naturalists, artists, and writers. Using traditional Japanese and European woodcut techniques, Killion has created stunning visual images of the Sierra that focus on the backcountry above nine thousand feet, accessible only on foot. Accompanying these riveting images are the journals of Gary Snyder, chronicling more than forty years of travels through the High Sierra backcountry.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Gary Snyder
• Con la collaborazione di: Tom Killion (Illustrazione), Killion Tom (Illustrazione)
• Editore: Ingram Publishers Services
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 16.10.2014
• EAN: 9781890771515
• ISBN: 978-1-890771-51-5
• Pagine: 128
• Illustrazioni: Illustrationen, nicht spezifiziert
• Categorie: Narrativa > Poesia lirica, drammatica; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Arte > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; NATURE / General, NATURE / Essays, ART / Subjects & Themes / Plants & Animals, ART / General, Nature & the natural world: general interest, Nature and the natural world: general interest, Nature in art, The Arts: art forms, POETRY / Subjects & Themes / Animals & Nature, Poetry / poems by individual poets