Native North American Art

Zusatztext an intense and richly detailed treatment of the complex nature of Native American art ... These devoted scholars have done a remarkable and brilliant job with élan and confidence. Informationen zum Autor 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 Klappentext The richness of Native American art is explored from the early pre-Columbian period to the present day, stressing the conceptual and iconographic continuities over five centuries and across an immensely diverse range of regions. 53 color photos. 104 halftones. 8 maps. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: An Introduction to the Indigenous Arts of North America 2: The Southwest 3: The East 4: The West 5: The North 6: The Northwest Coast 7: The Twentieth Century: Trends in Modern Native Art Notes, List of Illustrations, Bibliographic Essay, Timeline, Index

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• Authors: Janet Berlo, Janet C Berlo, Janet Catherine Berlo, Janet Catherine (Susan B. Anthony Chair of Gender and Women's Studies and Professor of Art History Berlo, Berlo Janet Catherine, Ruth Phillips, Ruth B Phillips, Ruth B. Phillips, Ruth B. (Director Phillips, Phillips Ruth B.
• Publisher: Oxford University Press Trade
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.09.1998
• EAN: 9780192842183
• ISBN: 978-0-19-284218-3
• Dimensions: 168 mm x 238 mm x 18 mm
• Series: Oxford History of Art; Oxford History of Art; Oxford History of Art (Paperba
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history; Ethnic Studies, Canada, ART / History / General, Art of indigenous peoples, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Indigenous Studies, ART / Canadian, History of Art, Relating to indigenous peoples, Social and cultural history, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General, Indigenous styles, ART / Indigenous