Published to accompany an exhibition held at the Portland Art Museum in 2005, this oversized (10.25x12.25") catalogue presents color plates of 204 works in the exhibition, grouped by media--sculpture, basketry, and beadwork. Mercer (curator, Native American Art, Portland Art Museum) was responsible for organizing this impressive exhibition, which assembled the works from public and private collections throughout the US. An initial historical introduction, and short essays introducing each section constitute the main text, though many of the works are accompanied by catalogue entries. There is a bibliography but no index. Distributed by the U. of Washington Press. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

People Of The River: Native Arts Of The Oregon Territory

Arts & Photography

Mercer, Bill

History & Criticism

Univ of Washington Pr

Singing the Clay: Pueblo Pottery of the Southwest, Yesterday and Today

Cincinnati Art Museum

When routine coverage of JFK's Dallas visit suddenly evolved into reporting a worldwide tragedy, KRLD reporters assumed the duty of reassuring a shocked nation and an anxious world. Broadcast journalism came of age in that crisis, and KRLD News earned the profession's highest honor for its on-the-scene reporting. The writers worked in support of Dan Rather and Walter Cronkite as they reported the first on-camera murder and initiated the first continuous live coverage. Reporters who were part of this watershed in broadcast journalism have had four decades to consider events that were too fast and stunning to allow emotional detachment or reflection. They have never written their account of what happened on the scene in Dallas in 1963 until this book, and no other group had quite the behind-the-scene perspectives these four shared.

When the News Went Live: Dallas 1963

Huffaker, Bob

Phenix, George

Wise, Wes

Biographies & Memoirs

Taylor Trade Publishing

Both a memoir and a "how-to" for anyone who aspires to a career in broadcast journalism, particularly sports, this book calls on Mercer's vast experience and name recognition in Texas to give an insider's view of everything from play-by-play to interviewing a celebrity athlete. Mercer began his career as the voice of professional wrestling in Dallas in the 1950s, and later went on to be a play-by-play announcer for teams ranging from the Dallas Cowboys to the Chicago White Sox, in addition to a brief "hard news" stint at the time of the Kennedy assassination in Dallas in 1963.

Play-by-Play: Tales from a Sportscasting Insider

Arts & Literature

The minutes, hours, and days after President John F. Kennedy was shot on November 22, 1963, provided no ready answers about what was going on, what would happen next, or what any of it meant. For millions of Americans transfixed by the incomparable breaking news, television—for the first time—emerged as a way to keep informed. But the journalists who brought the story to the television airwaves could only rely on their skill, their experience, and their stamina to make sense of what was, at the time, the biggest story of their lives. President Kennedy’s assassination was the first time such big breaking news was covered spontaneously—this book tells the stories of four men who were at the epicenter of it all. Bob Huffaker, Bill Mercer, George Phenix, and Wes Wise were among those responsible for covering the assassination and its aftermath for Dallas’s KRLD. These reporters fed news and footage to Walter Cronkite and all of the other CBS affiliates around the country. From the presidential motorcade to Parkland Hospital, from Lee Harvey Oswald’s shooting to the trial and lonesome death of Jack Ruby, these men were there, on the inside. The view they were afforded of these events was unparalleled; the tales they have to tell, one-of-a-kind. This 50th anniversary edition includes new photos, insights, and reflections on the state of news (and faux news) today from the four men who were active participants in television news' pivotal moment.

When the News Went Live: Dallas 1963, 50th Anniversary Edition

Pueblo To Pueblo: The Legacy Of Southwest Indian Pottery

Rockhill Books An Imprint Of Kansas City Star Books

Contains the text of the Report of the Regional Consultative Meeting on Environmentally Sound and Sustainable Development Indicators, held in Bangkok in November 1996, as well as background documents, and a review of the work done on compiling indicators of sustainable development for the region. No index. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

Lena Taku Waste (These Good Things: Selections from the Elizabeth Cole Butler Collection of Native American Art

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

Portland Art Museum

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