The Modern West: American Landscapes by Emily Ballew Neff, Book, copyright 2006 28983 as viewed from above

as viewed from above

Pages: 115

Germantown textiles like this were woven by Native American Navajo weavers in the late 19th century

Antique Great Plains miniature parfleche box

oil on paper mounted on cardstock from 1936

The Modern West: American Landscapes by Emily Ballew Neff, Book, copyright 2006 28983 as viewed from aboveThe Modern West: American Landscapes, 18901950 is a landmark exhibition catalog that reexamines the role of the American West in the development of modern art. Published in conjunction with a major exhibition organized by the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, the volume brings together paintings, photographs, Native American works, prints, and other visual arts that demonstrate how Western landscapes and cultures helped shape American modernism during the