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North American Indian Art (World of Art)
David W. Penney
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Description for North American Indian Art (World of Art)
Paperback. Artistic traditions of indigenous North America are explored in a study that draws on the testimonies of oral tradition, Native American history, and North American archaeology, focusing on the artists themselves and their cultural identities. Original. Num Pages: 232 pages, 187 illustrations, 80 in colour. BIC Classification: 1KB; ACBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 151 x 16. Weight in Grams: 466.
This timely book surveys the artistic traditions of indigenous North America, from those of ancient cultures to the work of modern artists. The text is organized geographically, covering tribes as wide-ranging as the Navajo, Cheyenne, Chumash, Tsimshian and Inuit, and draws upon Native American history, the testimonies of oral tradition and the latest research in North American archaeology.
Native American art is often discussed simply as a cultural production, but this book focuses as much as possible on the individual artists, their roles in society, and the cultural and social contexts of the objects they created, whether ‘traditional’, ‘tourist’ ... Read more
This timely book surveys the artistic traditions of indigenous North America, from those of ancient cultures to the work of modern artists. The text is organized geographically, covering tribes as wide-ranging as the Navajo, Cheyenne, Chumash, Tsimshian and Inuit, and draws upon Native American history, the testimonies of oral tradition and the latest research in North American archaeology.
Native American art is often discussed simply as a cultural production, but this book focuses as much as possible on the individual artists, their roles in society, and the cultural and social contexts of the objects they created, whether ‘traditional’, ‘tourist’ ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780500203774
SKU
V9780500203774
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About David W. Penney
David W. Penney is Vice President of Museum Programs and Curator of Native American Art at the Detroit Institute of Arts.
Reviews for North American Indian Art (World of Art)
'A wonderful and consistently fascinating study … especially revealing about the interplay between the indigenous artist and the colonial audience' - Scotland on Sunday