{"product_id":"composing-olana-9781531513078","title":"Composing Olana","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first and only book devoted to the landscape Frederic Church designed at Olana—what he considered his greatest work of art—timed to coincide with the bicentennial of his birth\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eModelled on her acclaimed \u003ci\u003eOn the High Line \u003c\/i\u003e(now in its third edition from Fordham University Press), \u003ci\u003eComposing Olana \u003c\/i\u003eunfolds as a series of walks along the seven carriage roads Frederic Edwin Church built here in 1860s–1880s. Along the way, LaFarge unpacks the history of everything we see, and much that we don’t, in the greater landscape, from the Ice Age geology that created it to the artists and conservationists who preserved it. We learn about lesser-known women painters of the Hudson River School; the Native Peoples who lived here before the Europeans arrived; and the mentorship of Church’s only teacher, Thomas Cole.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArchival letters, diaries, and historic accounts reveal Church’s vital role in preserving Niagara Falls; his contributions to Central Park and the Metropolitan Museum of Art; and his engagement with music, photography, and global exploration throughout the second half of the nineteenth century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePublished to coincide with the 200th anniversary of his birth, \u003ci\u003eComposing Olana \u003c\/i\u003eenables readers to finally comprehend Church’s vital, and still not properly recognized, place in the American story. Illustrated with dozens of historic and contemporary photographs, it is both a guidebook and a meditation on American art, landscape, and preservation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn innovative companion website, \u003ci\u003eOlanaBook.com\u003c\/i\u003e, provides hundreds of photos, audio clips from the soundscape, and an interactive version of the specially created “Rambler’s Map.” Designed as an accessible and lively companion for armchair readers and park visitors, \u003ci\u003eComposing Olana \u003c\/i\u003eshows why this landscape, still intact today, matters so profoundly in the history of American art and public parks.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Annik LaFarge","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43356489384054,"sku":"9781531513078","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0671\/1374\/6550\/files\/CoreSourceHub_35cacdb9-07e4-48cc-8b6e-16c42753b50e.jpg?v=1778972431","url":"https:\/\/ingramacademic.com\/products\/composing-olana-9781531513078","provider":"Ingram Academic \u0026 Professional","version":"1.0","type":"link"}