Between Home and Heaven: Contemporary American Landscape Photography

The catalogue for an exhibition of landscape photography of the 1980s showing how visual artists have attempted to grapple with the enigmatic terrain of contemporary America. Themes that emerge include: the vanishing American wilderness, the fragile coexistence of nature and human culture in the late 20th century, the dramatic march of urban development, and the often lopsided balance of nature and civilization. The exhibit was held at the National Museum of American Art and was derived from the Consolidated Natural Gas Company Foundation Collection. Includes: Richard Arentz, Linda Connor, Rick Dingus, Anthony Hernandez, Len Jenshel, Mark Klett, Stuart Klipper, Roger Mertin, Richard Misrach, Ray Mortenson, John Pfahl, Jim Stone, and others. An excellent collection. Curated with a preface by Merry A. Forestra; essays by Foresta, Stephan J. Gould, and Karol Ann Marling. 176 pages with 4 gatefolds; 99 color and duo-toned b&w plates plus 31 b&w text illustrations; 13 x 10.25 inches. Bibliography, checklist, biographies.