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Book Title: Painted Journeys: The Art Of John Mix Stanley
Number of Pages: 308 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Painted Journeys : the Art of John Mix Stanley
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Publication Year: 2015
Subject: Individual Artists / Essays, History / Modern (Late 19th Century to 1945), Ethnic Studies / Native American Studies, Native American, Subjects & Themes / General
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 12.3 Oz
Author: Mindy N. Besaw, Peter H. Hassrick
Item Length: 11 in
Subject Area: Art, Social Science
Series: The Charles M. Russell Center Series on Art and Photography of the American West Ser.
Item Width: 9 in
Format: Trade Paperback
