KCTS 9's "Land of Beauty & Bounty" provides an in-depth look at the history of the Pacific Northwest and the exploration of the West as seen through the Seattle Art Museum's June 30--September 11, 2011 exhibit on American Landscapes. The documentary explores how landscape paintings and photographs of the late 19th Century fueled the world's fascination with the Western Frontier, shaped America's concept of the Northwest Territories, and provided fodder for debates about stewardship of our "magnificent, untamed wilderness." These are environmental debates that rage on to this day.
