Adirondack Prints and Printmakers: The Call of the Wild

Since the late eighteenth century, the Adirondacks-first characterized as a "Dismal Wilderness" and then a "Sportsman's Paradise"-has challenged cartographers, scientists, sportsmen, travelers, and artists. In a volume that covers nearly three hundred years of artistic achievement, Adirondack Museum curator Caroline M. Welsh includes essays that were originally presented at the 1995 North American Print Conference at the Adirondack Museum. Comprehensive in scope and lavishly illustrated, th...