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Native North American Art (Oxford History of Art)
Janet Catherine Berlo
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Description for Native North American Art (Oxford History of Art)
Paperback. An investigation of the indigenous arts of the US and Canada in the OXFORD HISTORY OF ART series. The importance of these arts to the integrity of spiritual, social, political and economic systems within Native North American societies is considered through issues such as gender, representation, the colonial encounter and contemporary arts. Series: Oxford History of Art. Num Pages: 304 pages, 53 colour plates, numerous black and white halftones, 16 line drawings, 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBC; ACBK; HBTB; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 170 x 18. Weight in Grams: 726.
An innovative survey of Native North American art history which fully incorporates substantive new research and scholarship, and examines such issues as gender, representation, the colonial encounter, and contemporary arts. By encompassing both the sacred and secular, political and domestic, the ceremonial and commercial, it shows the importance of the visual arts in maintaining the integrity of spiritual, social , political, and economic systems within Native North American societies. This exciting new investigation explores the indigenous arts of the US and Canada from the early pre-contact period to the present day, stressing the conceptual and iconographic continuities over ... Read more
An innovative survey of Native North American art history which fully incorporates substantive new research and scholarship, and examines such issues as gender, representation, the colonial encounter, and contemporary arts. By encompassing both the sacred and secular, political and domestic, the ceremonial and commercial, it shows the importance of the visual arts in maintaining the integrity of spiritual, social , political, and economic systems within Native North American societies. This exciting new investigation explores the indigenous arts of the US and Canada from the early pre-contact period to the present day, stressing the conceptual and iconographic continuities over ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
OUP Oxford
Condition
New
Series
Oxford History of Art
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780192842183
SKU
9780192842183
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About Janet Catherine Berlo
Janet Catherine Berlo is the Susan B. Anthony Chair of Gender and Women's Studies and Professor of Art History at the University of Rochester, New York. Ruth B. Phillips is Director of the Museum of Anthropology and Professor of Fine Art and Anthropology at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
Reviews for Native North American Art (Oxford History of Art)
the best guide yet to understanding the complexities of Native North American art ... a splendidly well-written sophisticated history, combining art history, anthropology, and cultural studies
Gerald McMaster, Curator of Art, Canadian Museum of Civilization
an intense and richly detailed treatment of the complex nature of Native American art ... These devoted scholars have done a remarkable and ... Read more
Gerald McMaster, Curator of Art, Canadian Museum of Civilization
an intense and richly detailed treatment of the complex nature of Native American art ... These devoted scholars have done a remarkable and ... Read more