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March 15, 1999
Janice Driesbach Art of the Gold Rush Oakland, CA: University of California Press in association with Oakland Museum of California, 1997. 148 pp.; 75 color ills.; 50 b/w ills. Cloth $50.00 (0520214323)

Exhibition schedule: Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, June 20–Sept. 13, 1998; National Museum of American Art, Washington, D.C., October 30, Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, June 20–Sept. 13, 1998–Mar 7, 1999; Bowers Museum of Cultural Art, Santa An Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, June 20–Sept. 13, a, Calif., April 17–June 6, 1999

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Art of the Gold Rush, a book that accompanies an exhibition of the same name, sets out to present the impact of the gold rush on the northern California art scene. The authors’ stated aim was to depict the era in works of art selected both for their visualization of gold rush themes, and for their intrinsic aesthetic quality. The project is a fascinating one, linking the influx of miners and artists with the rise...