Northwest Coast Indian Art - An Analysis of Form, 50th Anniversary Edition

Bill Holm is professor emeritus of art history at the University of Washington and curator emeritus of Northwest Coast Indian art at the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture.

About the author

Bill Holm is professor emeritus of art history at the University of Washington and curator emeritus of Northwest Coast Indian art at the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture.

Summary

Focuses on the art of Northwest Coast Indians that offers color illustrations for a new generation of readers along with reflections from contemporary Northwest Coast artists. This book presents an analysis of the use of color, line, and texture; the organization of space; and such typical forms as ovoids, eyelids, U forms, and hands and feet.

Product details

• Authors: Bill Holm
• Assisted by: Burke Museum (Editor)
• Publisher: University Of Washington Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 13.11.2014
• EAN: 9780295994277
• ISBN: 978-0-295-99427-7
• No. of pages: 144
• Dimensions: 192 mm x 242 mm x 10 mm
• Series: Native Art of the Pacific Nort; Native Art of the Pacific Nort; Native Art of the Pacific Northwest: A Bill Holm Center Series; Northwest Coast Indian Art
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Art