by Univ, 1998 55.00 Order from Amazon.com
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by Hackett, Rosalind, I.J. Cassell Academic, 1999 24.95 Order from Amazon.com "It is hoped that this book on African art, with its new grouping of data and ideas focused on the theme of religion rather than being centered on ethnicity, stylistic region, corpus, genre, collector or museum collection, will generate fresh thinking regarding the interdependency and interplay of art and religion in the African context." -Rosalind Hackett |
A Sense of Wonder: African Art from the Faletti Family Collection by Roberts, Mary Nooter and Allen Roberts University of Washington Press, 1998 29.95 Order from Amazon.com This publication of the Faletti Family collection exhibited by the Phoenix Art Museum aims to place the art in an accurate historical perspective. An important part of that perspective is the "Africans' own explanations of the efficacy of objects and other art forms (from the Introduction)." Yoruba objects are the heart of the Faletti Collection. |
New Traditions from Nigeria: Seven Artists of the Nsukka Group by Isidore Okpewho Smithsonian, 1997 Order from Amazon.com
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Memory: Luba Art and the Making of a History by Roberts, Mary Nooter and Allen F. Roberts Prestel, 1996 75.00 Order from Amazon.com Although Luba arts are well known for their astounding beauty, this book is the first study of their intellectual complexity, aesthetic impact, and social contexts. This path-breaking book will leave readers with vibrant memories of Luba arts and an understanding of their roles in the making of history. |
Chokwe: Art and Initiation Among Chokwe and Related Peoples by International, 1998 65.00 Order from Amazon.com
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Kilengi: African Art from the Bareiss Family Collection by Kestner-ge University, 1999 Order from Amazon.com
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by Angela Fisher and Carol Beckwith Harry Abrams, 1999 Order from Amazon.com
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Africa Explores: 20th Century African Art by Vogel, Susan The Center for African Art and Prestel, 1991 75.00 Order from Amazon.com Although contact with the West has been an important influence on African art during the twentieth century, the research presented here finds that Western things and ideas are only particles in a milieu of preexisting African styles and philosophies. The artworks are discussed in the context of Africa's past and present, revealing some interesting and insightful messages. |
Africa: The Art of a Continent by Phillips, Tom, ed Prestel, 1997 95.00 Order from Amazon.com Such a comprehensive and detailed array of African art-objects and artifacts from the whole of Africa over such a broad time span has never before been compiled until this 615 page book. An unparalleled exhibition, Africa: The Art of a Continent confirms the tenacious human will to survive and thrive (with artistic beauty and worldly engagement( through history to the present. |
African Art from the Han Coroy Collection by Szalay, Miklos, ed., Georg Baselitz and Peter Nebel Prestel, 1998 70.00 Order from Amazon.com Han Coroy was one of the first and most important European collectors of African art. The book contains a selection of 202 of the collection's most important works, presented in beautiful illustrations and accompanied by informative texts. The focus is Central African art, which includes ivories, textiles and metal works in addition to wooden sculptures and masks. |
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