Some people have dismissed wildlife art as sentimental kitsch fit only for hotel lobbies or illustrating bird-watcher's handbooks. David J. Wagner might just change that perception with American Wildlife Art, a magisterial volume lavishly illustrated with more than 300 pictures, most in color. His text eruditely surveys the visual representation of North American fauna from the 16th century through the present. A director for many years of Wausau's Woodson Art Museum, Wagner has devoted much of his professional life to human depictions of the natural world. He’ll speak about the book tonight.
David Wagner
Tonight @ Boswell Book Company, 7 p.m.
