Two centuries ago, artists began painting the American West in watercolor.
From firsthand portraits of Native Americans to dramatic landscapes, the visual story is told in The River Flows, Watercolors of the American West .
It is an art exhibition and a history lesson together in a large (11 by 12.
5 inches) 200 page coffee table book showcasing the work of 41 watercolorists.
The paintings are large, generally one per page.
There are biographies and stories of the artists and a timeline.
Weller Institute The river flows: watercolors of the american west, hardcover/marlin rotach
