Art, ecology, and the resilience of a Maine island: the Monhegan wildlands

Abstract

"Merging art, science, and history, this book explores the broad arc of ecological events on the island--the formation and abandonment of pastureland, forest recovery, and the critical importance of land conservation--through their representation in visual art. Indeed, for well over a century, painters, photographers, printmakers, and cartographers alike have observed and depicted this dynamic landscape" -- Provided by publisher.

Contents

Foreword / David Foster -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Forest recovery and Monhegan's emergence as a tourist destination and artist colony, 1897 to 1928 -- Monhegan's forest health / William Livingston -- Chapter 2. Retreat of the ice sheet to ongoing year-round settlement of Monhegan and Maine statehood, circa 20,000 years before the present to 1820 -- Wabanaki homelands : a tribal fisherman's tale / John Bear Mitchell (Penobscot) -- Chapter 3. Year-round settlement to the arrival of rusticators and the removal of sheep, 1821 to 1896 -- Monhegan becomes a destination / Earle G. Shettleworth, Jr. -- Chapter 4. Wilderness preservation, Ted Edison, and the Monhegan Associates, 1929 to 1954 -- Small island, big questions : the Monhegan Associates and the entangled histories of conservation / Matthew Klingle -- Chapter 5. The era of introduced deer on Monhegan, 1954 to 1999 -- The rise and fall of deer ticks on Monhegan island / Robert P. Smith -- Chapter 6. The recent past and the future of Monhegan, 2000 onward -- Lessons from Monhegan / Tish Miller -- Shaping lives : Monhegan's secret power / Doug Boynton -- Afterword : photographing Monhegan / Accra Shepp -- Acknowledgments -- About the authors -- Notes -- For further reading -- Credits.