James Eldin Reed: Pacific Northwest Renaissance

1. General Nonfiction

“A wonderfully detailed and, at the same time, evocative work of interpretation that weaves together media, history, and artists.”

—David Hall, Harvard University

2. Cultural History

The exuberant coming of age—in the many-angled Seattle of the 1920s—of one of America’s most celebrated intellectuals.

3. Religion and Culture

“A richly evocative and deeply humane exploration of religion, culture, and art.”

—David Hempton, Harvard Divinity School

Mark Tobey and the Pacific Northwest Modernists

“The eye burns gold, burns crimson and turns to ash. The thunder is gone, reverberating in the hollows beyond lost hills.”

—Mark Tobey