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JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE

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Bierstadt's Late Paintings: Methods, Materials, and Madness

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JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE

FOR CONSERVATION Spring 1999 * Volume 38 * Number 1

SPECIAL ISSUE: ALBERT BIERSTADT AND 19TH-CENTURY AMERICAN ART

Ross Merrill 1

FROM THE GROUND UP: THE GROUND IN 19TH-CENTURY AMERICAN PICTURES

Joyce Zucker 3

THE AMERICAN ARTIST'S TOOLS AND MATERIALS FOR ON-SITE OIL SKETCHING

Alexander Katlan 21

BIERSTADT'S LATE PAINTINGS: METHODS, MATERIALS, AND MADNESS

Dare Myers Hartwell 33

CORCORAN AND CODY: THE TWO VERSIONS OF THE LAST OF THE BUFFALO

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BIERSTADT AND OTHER 19TH-CENTURY AMERICAN PAINTERS IN CONTEXT

Lance Mayer and Gay Myers 55

PAINT DRIERS DISCUSSED IN 19TH-CENTURY BRITISH OIL PAINTING MANUALS

Leslie Carlyle 69

BOOK REVIEWS 83

GUIDELINES FOR AUTHORS 97



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COVER PHOTO: Albert Bierstadt. The Last of the Buffalo. 1888, oil on canvas 152.8 x 245.2 cm (60 1/4 x 96 1/2 in.). Buffalo Bill Historical Center, Cody, Wyoming. acc. no. 2.60

