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In the summer of 1995, New York artist Elisha Cooper hit the road to capture America with his paint brush.
Fifteen thousand miles and 136 sketches later, his cross-country odyssey resulted in Off the Road--a visual diary that captures the spirit of places as majestic as Yellowstone and as quaint as Alice, North Dakota.
Beginning with the Manhattan skyline, he heads north through the heart of New England, loops back down through the deep south, breezes past the arid Southwest, hits the California coast, and swings back through the Plains states on his way home to New York City. It's a fifty-day whirlwind tour that includes stop-offs in Friendship, Maine; Intercourse, Pennsylvania; Moss Point, Mississippi; Enid, Oklahoma; Pilar, New Mexico; Hollywood Hills, California; Canby, Oregon; Moose Junction, Wyoming; Chicago, Illinois; and Muskegon, Michigan.
A lovely gift, with full-color art throughout, Off the Road is sure to delight readers with its whimsical yet perceptive look at America.
Fifteen thousand miles and 136 sketches later, his cross-country odyssey resulted in Off the Road--a visual diary that captures the spirit of places as majestic as Yellowstone and as quaint as Alice, North Dakota.
Beginning with the Manhattan skyline, he heads north through the heart of New England, loops back down through the deep south, breezes past the arid Southwest, hits the California coast, and swings back through the Plains states on his way home to New York City. It's a fifty-day whirlwind tour that includes stop-offs in Friendship, Maine; Intercourse, Pennsylvania; Moss Point, Mississippi; Enid, Oklahoma; Pilar, New Mexico; Hollywood Hills, California; Canby, Oregon; Moose Junction, Wyoming; Chicago, Illinois; and Muskegon, Michigan.
A lovely gift, with full-color art throughout, Off the Road is sure to delight readers with its whimsical yet perceptive look at America.
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About the Author:
Elisha Cooper grew up on a farm in Connecticut, played football at Yale, then worked as a messenger at The New Yorker magazine. He is twenty-five years old and this is his second book. He lives in New York City.
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Almost everyone yearns to jump in a car and travel across the USA, actually seeing this gigantic country. Artist Elisha Cooper, 25, did exactly that. The charming result: Off the Road: An American Sketchbook. Using watercolors and simple ink drawings, Cooper chronicles his 50-day adventure with wit and whimsy. -- USA Today Best Bets January 31, 1997
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- PublisherVillard
- Publication date1996
- ISBN 10 0679455868
- ISBN 13 9780679455868
- BindingHardcover
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- Number of pages144
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