Llanero
a boyhood on the 360-of-180
Published on 1. December 2021
Book
Paperback/Softback
164 pages
978-1-0880-0417-3 (ISBN)
Description
Llanero : a boyhood on the 360-of-180 is a memoir of growing up atop the flattest mountain on Earth. The writer -- Andy Wilkinson -- a poet, songwriter and artist -- reflects on how the Llano Estacado shaped him as a person as it shaped his work. It also speaks to how place shapes us all. The artist -- Amanda Sneed -- who also grew up on the Llano Estacado -- reacted to the text with her multi-layered use of bold colors and brash forms to tell the story in a different way.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 216 mm
Thickness: 11 mm
Weight
485 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-0880-0417-3 (9781088004173)
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Persons
Andy Wilkinson is a poet, song writer, singer, playwright, and visual artist whose particular interest is the history and peoples of the Great Plains. He has been recognized with several awards, among them the Kerrville Folk Festival's New Folk Contest (1985), the Texas Historical Foundation's John Ben Shepperd Jr. Craftsmanship Award, and seven National Western Heritage Wrangler Awards in five different categories. His visual art works are principally done in gouache, pencil, or pastel. Since 2001, he has been affiliated with Texas Tech University, having served as Artist in Residence at the Southwest Collection, as an instructor in songwriting in the School of Music, and as a teacher in the Honors College. Retired from his regular duties with the University, he continues to teach.