Standing on the walls of time : ancient art of Utah's cliffs and canyons

In western culture, rock art has traditionally been viewed as “primitive” and properly belonging in the purview of anthropologists rather than art scholars and critics. This volume, featuring previously unpublished photographs of Utah’s magnificent rock art by long-time rock art researcher Layne Miller and essays by former Utah state archaeologist Kevin Jones, views rock art through a different lens. Miller’s photographs include many rare and relatively unknown panels and represent a lifetime of work by someone intimately familiar with the Colorado Plateau. The photos highlight the astonishing variety of rock art as well as the variability within traditions and time periods. Jones’s essays furnish general information about previous Colorado Plateau cultures and shine a light on rock art as art. The book emphasizes the exqui­site artistry of these ancient works and their capacity to reach through the ages to envelop and inspire viewers. In western culture, rock art has traditionally been viewed as "primitive" and properly belonging in the purview of anthropologists rather than art scholars and critics. This volume, featuring previously unpublished photographs of Utah's magnificent rock art by long-time rock art researcher Layne Miller and essays by former Utah state archaeologist Kevin Jones, views rock art through a different lens.0Miller's photographs include many rare and relatively unknown panels and represent a lifetime of work by someone intimately familiar with the Colorado Plateau. The photos highlight the astonishing variety of rock art as well as the variability within traditions and time periods. Jones's essays furnish general information about previous Colorado Plateau cultures and shine a light on rock art as art. The book emphasizes the exquisite artistry of these ancient works and their capacity to reach through the ages to envelop and inspire viewers CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 1. ABOUT THIS BOOK 2. WHEN AND WHERE (AND WHY) 3. ANCIENT ART 4. TIME, SPACE, CULTURE, AND SYMBOLISM ON THE WALLS OF TIME 5. UTAH: THE ROCK ART STATE 6. ROCK ART CULTURE HISTORY 7. IMAGES ON STONE MARK THE PASSAGE OF TIME 8. GHOST FIGURES 9. THE FREMONT TRADITION 10. BIGHORN SHEEP 11. THE MAN WITH A HEART OF STONE 12. HUNTER-GATHERER ART 13. ART AND THE MIND OF THE CREATOR 14. A HUNDRED YEARS FROM NOW GLOSSARY REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING ABOUT THE AUTHOR AND PHOTOGRAPHER Features previously unpublished photographs of Utah's magnificent rock art by long-time rock art researcher Layne Miller and essays by former Utah state archaeologist Kevin Jones. Miller's photographs include many rare and relatively unknown panels and represent a lifetime of work by someone intimately familiar with the Colorado Plateau. "Showcases Utah's rock art with previously unpublished photos and essays that illuminate the exquisite artistry behind this ancient art form"--Provided by publisher Kevin T. Jones ; Photographs By Layne Miller. Includes Bibliographical References. Electronic Reproduction. Baltimore, Md Available Via World Wide Web.