T.J. Richardson, Alaska's Pioneer Artist, 1884-1914. By M. J. Kirchhoff.
Softcover, first edition of only 500 copies. Privately published by the author. This will be a valuable book when they are all gone!
New, in original factory shrink wrap. 80 pages. 8 ½ X 11 inches.
Chapters:
Preface, page 11
Introduction, page 13
A Minneapolis Man Discovers Alaska, 1884, page 15
T.J. Marries Flora, and their First Tramp Together, page 20
Back to Alaska, page 25
"Cobalt" in Glacier Bay, page 28
Leaving Minneapolis, page 34
An Artist's Rambles in Europe, 1896-1901, page 36
A Hero's Return, page 44
A Busy and Profitable Year, page 48
St. Louis World's Fair, 1904, page 50
Pacific Grove, page 52
Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, 1909, page 54
The "Alaska Painter", page 55
The Spokane Disaster, page 58
Return to Minneapolis, page 64
Unexpected Death, 1914, page 66
Two Professional Views, page 68
Notes, page 73
Bibliography, page 77
Many of Richardson's Alaska watercolor paintings are shown in color.
The author, M. J. Kirchhoff, is an award-winning Alaska historian. This book belongs in every Alaska and art library.
From the back cover: "One of Alaska's earliest professional artists, Minneapolis resident T.J. Richardson was a faithful visitor to the North for nearly thirty years between 1884 and 1914. His expressive watercolors and pastels of Alaska's glaciers and Native villages are represented in museums across the country, including the Smithsonian Institution, the Huntington Library, the Alaska State Museum, and the Minneapolis Institute of Art. This richly illustrated biography by Alaska historian M.J. Kirchhoff is the result of the discovery of Richardson's personal photo album and letters, providing to the public for the first time art in-depth look at the life of this accomplished Alaskan artist."
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Keywords: Theodore Jeremiah Richardson, Theodore J. Richardson, Theodore Richardson, Ted Richardson.
