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The High Sierra of California

The High Sierra of California - Paperback

by Gary Snyder
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Availability:In StockContributor:Gary Snyder, Tom Killion (Illustrator)Publish date:9/1/2016Pages:128
Language:EnglishPublisher:Heyday BooksISBN-13:9781890771997ISBN-10:1890771996UPC:9781890771997Book Category:ArtBook Subcategory:Prints, Subjects & ThemesBook Topic:Landscapes & Seascapes, Plants & AnimalsSize:9.00 x 11.40 x 0.50 inchesWeight:1.6006Product ID:SCXSFZ71QB

"One of the great beauties in Sierra literature, maybe the finest of all in terms of quality of image and text, both individually and in combination." --Kim Stanley Robinson

The High Sierra of California is a brilliant tribute to the bold, jagged peaks that have inspired generations of naturalists, artists, and writers. Using traditional Japanese and European woodcut techniques, Killion has created stunning visual images of the Sierra that focus on the backcountry above nine thousand feet, accessible only on foot. Accompanying these riveting images are the journals of Gary Snyder, chronicling more than forty years of travels through the High Sierra backcountry.

Language:EnglishPublisher:Heyday BooksISBN-13:9781890771997ISBN-10:1890771996UPC:9781890771997Book Category:ArtBook Subcategory:Prints, Subjects & ThemesBook Topic:Landscapes & Seascapes, Plants & AnimalsSize:9.00 x 11.40 x 0.50 inchesWeight:1.6006Product ID:SCXSFZ71QB

Woodcut and letterpress artist Tom Killion grew up in Marin County, California, on the slopes of Mt. Tamalpais, where the rugged scenery inspired him from an early age to create landscape prints strongly influenced by traditional Japanese woodblock prints. Along with publishing fine art letterpress books, Killion holds a PhD in African history from Stanford University and has taught history at several Bay Area universities. He is the founder of The Quail Press and his extensively illustrated books include 28 Views of Mount Tamalpais, The Coast of California, and Walls: A Journey Across Three Continents. Killion and Gary Snyder collaborated on California's Wild Coast, The High Sierra of California, and Tamalpais Walking, all published by Heyday. You can find out more about his artwork at tomkillion.com.


Publisher: Heyday Books

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Gary Snyder, Tom Killion (Illustrator)

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Gary Snyder

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