Northern Ghanaian Womens Artistry - Visualizing Culture

Northern Ghanaian Women's Artistry: Visualizing Culture explores women's tradition of wall painting, or bamb¿lse, in northern Ghana by delving into the history of bamb¿lse and how it has changed over time. This book explores women artists' experiences, knowledge, and technical processes.

List of contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1: Bamb?lse: History and Identity
Chapter 2: House Tours
Chapter 3: Artistic Processes: Plastering and Painting
Chapter 4: Designs
Chapter 5: Artistry Today: Decline
Chapter 6: Artistry Today: Adaptation and Resurgence
Appendix: Interview List
Glossary
Bibliography
About the Author

About the author

Brittany Sheldon is lecturer at Cal Poly Humboldt in the Art + Film Department.

Summary

Northern Ghanaian Women’s Artistry: Visualizing Culture explores women’s tradition of wall painting, or bamb?lse, in northern Ghana by delving into the history of bamb?lse and how it has changed over time. This book explores women artists’ experiences, knowledge, and technical processes.

Product details

• Authors: Brittany Sheldon
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.12.2023
• EAN: 9781666905113
• ISBN: 978-1-66690-511-3
• No. of pages: 254
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Ghana, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, ART / History / General, HISTORY / Women, HISTORY / Africa / West, ART / African, ART / Women Artists, History of art / art & design styles, History of Art, Painting & paintings, African History, Gender studies: women, Gender studies: women and girls, Murals and wall paintings