As one of America\'s most prominent nineteenth-century painters, Albert Bierstadt (1830-1902) is justly renowned for his majestic paintings of the western landscape.
Born in Germany, Bierstadt rose.
This splendid full-color volume highlights his achievements in chronicling a rapidly Changing American West.
Yet Bierstadt was also a painter of history, and his figural works, replete with images of Plains Indians and the American bison, are an important part of his legacy as well.
As one of America\'s most prominent nineteenth-century painters, Albert Bierstadt (1830-1902) is justly renowned for his majestic paintings of the western landscape