This eloquent, intimate portfolio links full-page, full-color photographs to brief, readable text to unveil the myths and mysteries of African art and the people who created it. Five recurring themes in African art -- the human image, objects for personal and ritual use, ceremonial masks, and animal symbol and image -connect some 50 objects from 22 sub-Saharan cultures.
Gold and bronze jewelry, ceremonial objects of carved and gilded wood and bone, terra cotta figures, as well as a sampling of textiles, are illustrated. Brier descriptions place each object in its cultural and geographic context. Special features include colorful maps of historical and present-day Africa, many photos that illustrate how the objects appear in actual use, and comments on the purposes, forms, and complexities of African art.
L'ouvrage de Frank Willett a été qualifié par le Times Literary Supplément de « meilleure introduction générale à l'étude de l'art africain, pleine d'informations de premier ordre, stimulante et fascinante ».
Throughout, the authors emphasize the cultural contexts in which art is produced and imbued with meanings. Among the ancient works illustrated are masterpieces in brass, gold, ivory, stone and terracotta.
Through the prism of America's most enduring African-inspired art form, the Lowcountry basket, Grass Roots guides readers across 300 years of American and African history. In scholarly essays and beautiful...
Catalog of an exhibition held at Smith College Museum of Art, Feb. 1-Jun. 15, 2008.
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This work presents 75 pieces of sculptural art in various mediums from across sub-Saharan Africa, including masks, carved figures, furniture, ceramics and jewellery. Brief entries accompany each object, none of...
At long last, the Blue Dog Man, as Rodrigue calls himself, sheds light on his creation as he guides us through this remarkable collection of over sixty new Blue Dog...
The South Africans David Koloane , Pat Mautloa , Sam Nhlengethwa and Kay Hassan are some of the permanent resident artists who regularly exhibit their works here . The Bag Factory also displays works by non - resident South African ...
Beautifully produced and illustrated, this study of the Zimbabwean birds is more than a description or history of the eight soapstone carvings found at the Great Zimbabwe historical site. It...
This exuberantly illustrated book celebrates the sophistication, vivacity, and significance of improvisational African-Aemrican quilts, both as artistic achievements and as expressions of African-American traditions. The knowledge, attitudes, and values carried...