{"product_id":"chronicling-the-west-for-harpers-volume-12-coast-to-coast-with-frenzeny-tavernier-in-1873-1874-hardcover","title":"Chronicling the West for Harper's, Volume 12: Coast to Coast with Frenzeny \u0026 Tavernier in 1873-1874 - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eClaudine Chalmers\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe opening of the West after the Civil War drew a flood of Americans and immigrants to the frontier. Among the liveliest records of the westering of the 1870s is the series of prints collected for the first time in this book. \u003ci\u003eChronicling the West for \u003c\/i\u003eHarper's showcases 100 illustrations made for the weekly magazine by French artists Paul Frenzeny and Jules Tavernier on a cross-country assignment in 1873 and 1874. The pair--\"Frenzeny \u0026amp; Tavernier,\" as they signed their work--documented the newly accessible territories, their diverse inhabitants, and the changing frontier. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Historian Claudine Chalmers focuses on the life and work of Frenzeny and Tavernier, who were accomplished and adventurous enough to succeed as \"special artists,\" the label \u003ci\u003eHarper's Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e gave the illustrators it sent into the field. The job required imagination, courage, and adaptability, not to mention expert draftsmanship. Frenzeny, a skilled artist who accepted his adopted country's many cultures, was also a superb horseman. Tavernier had been trained to work fast in a variety of media. Both men had the advantage of viewing America with fresh eyes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e They began their artistic record in the East with \u003ci\u003eAn Emigrant Boarding-House in New York\u003c\/i\u003e. Their journey ended in San Francisco, where they sketched the city's bustling Chinatown and pastoral Marin County suburbs. Along with each illustration, the artists sent \u003ci\u003eHarper's\u003c\/i\u003e a description; those captions are reproduced here. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Frenzeny and Tavernier documented the frontier as it evolved. They depicted the hazards of travel and settlement, from fires to destitution, and presented disconcerting subject matter--such as the Sioux Sun Dance--in relentless detail. Their skill has made some of their drawings, among them \u003ci\u003eThe Strike in the Coal Mine, \u003c\/i\u003e classics of American culture. With pencil and woodblock, Chalmers shows, these intrepid Frenchmen shaped public perceptions of the West for decades to come.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 11 x 8.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 04, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42689512407103,"sku":"9780806143767","price":81.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/bbeb523a68aa3ccb913c896fde6a0c36.webp?v=1764985766","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/chronicling-the-west-for-harpers-volume-12-coast-to-coast-with-frenzeny-tavernier-in-1873-1874-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}