Montana's Cultural Treasures - 2012-2013
by Kuehlwein, Holly (Project Coordinator)
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good/none
- Seller
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Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, United States
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About This Item
Guide to Art Galleries, Museums, Book Stores & Theatres
Montana, The Land of Creativity
Many well-known artists, photographers and authors have documented the land, culture and people of Montana in the last 100 years. Painter and sculptor Charles Marion Russell, known as "the cowboy artist" created more than 2,000 paintings of cowboys, Indians, and landscapes set in the Western United States and in Alberta, Canada. The C. M. Russell Museum Complex located in Great Falls, Montana houses more than 2,000 Russell artworks, personal objects, and artifacts.
Evelyn Cameron, a naturalist and photographer from Terry documented early 20th century life on the Montana prairie, taking startlingly clear pictures of everything around her: cowboys, sheepherders, weddings, river crossings, freight wagons, people working, badlands, eagles, coyotes and wolves.
Many notable Montana authors have documented or been inspired by life in Montana in both fiction and non-fiction works. Pulitzer Prize winner Wallace Earle Stegner from Great Falls was often called "The Dean of Western Writers". James Willard Schultz ("Apikuni") from Browning is most noted for his prolific stories about Blackfeet life and his contributions to the naming of prominent features in Glacier National Park.
Major cultural events
Dancers at Crow Fair in 1941
Montana hosts numerous arts and cultural festivals and events every year. Major events include:
Bozeman was once known as the "Sweet Pea capital of the nation" referencing the prolific edible pea crop. To promote the area and celebrate its prosperity, local business owners began a "Sweet Pea Carnival" that included a parade and queen contest. The annual event lasted from 1906 to 1916. Promoters used the inedible but fragrant and colorful sweet pea flower as an emblem of the celebration. In 1977 the "Sweet Pea" concept was revived as an arts festival rather than a harvest celebration, growing into a three-day event that is one of the largest festivals in Montana.
Montana Shakespeare in the Parks has been performing free, live theatrical productions of Shakespeare and other classics throughout Montana since 1973. The Montana Shakespeare Company is based in Helena.
Since 1909, the Crow Fair and Rodeo, near Hardin, has been an annual event every August in Crow Agency and is currently the largest Northern Native American gathering, attracting nearly 45,000 spectators and participants.Since 1952, North American Indian Days has been held every July in Browning.
Details
- Bookseller
- Worldwide Collectibles (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- biblio990
- Title
- Montana's Cultural Treasures - 2012-2013
- Author
- Kuehlwein, Holly (Project Coordinator)
- Format/Binding
- 5 1/4 inches x 8 1/2 inches, 126 pages
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- none
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 2012-2013
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Missoulian
- Place of Publication
- Missoula, MT
- Date Published
- 2013
- Keywords
- Montana
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