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Book Title: Painting Culture, Painting Nature: Stephen Mopope, Oscar Jac...
Number of Pages: 368 Pages
Publication Name: Painting Culture, Painting Nature : Stephen Mopope, Oscar Jacobson, and the Development of Indian Art in Oklahoma
Language: English
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Item Height: 1.2 in
Publication Year: 2019
Subject: History / Modern (Late 19th Century to 1945), General, Study & Teaching, Native American
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 22.4 Oz
Item Length: 9.2 in
Subject Area: Art, Education, History
Author: Gunlög Fur
Item Width: 6.3 in
Format: Hardcover