The Adirondack World of A.F. Tait
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Few painters are so closely associated with images of the Adirondacks as Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait. His storytelling pictures of its wildlife, sportsmen, landscape, and rural community life helped create and perpetuate the vision of the Adirondack wilderness as a sportsman’s paradise. His images helped define what is “Adirondack” about the Adirondacks.
Written to accompany the Adirondack Museum’s exhibition of the same name, The Adirondack World of A.F. Tait examines the life and work of this quintessentially Adirondack—and American—artist. Lavishly illustrated throughout, the volume includes a complete checklist of paintings in the exhibition, chronicles Tait’s family life from his boyhood days in England to his death in 1905, and describes the “difficulties and annoyances” of making a living as an artist in nineteenth century America. The Adirondack World of A.F. Tait offers readers a fascinating look at the artist and the iconic images he created. 40 color plates. 128 pages. Softcover. 2011.
Written to accompany the Adirondack Museum’s exhibition of the same name, The Adirondack World of A.F. Tait examines the life and work of this quintessentially Adirondack—and American—artist. Lavishly illustrated throughout, the volume includes a complete checklist of paintings in the exhibition, chronicles Tait’s family life from his boyhood days in England to his death in 1905, and describes the “difficulties and annoyances” of making a living as an artist in nineteenth century America. The Adirondack World of A.F. Tait offers readers a fascinating look at the artist and the iconic images he created. 40 color plates. 128 pages. Softcover. 2011.
