After Dutch expeditions reached New Guinea's Lake Sentani island and Humboldt Bay in the mid-1800s, Western visitors began collecting works by local artists. Ancestors of the Lake is a stunning look at the region's distinctive art, such as its highly stylized wooden sculptures and decoratively and abstractly designed barkcloths. This beautifully illustrated volume brings together many of these important historic pieces for the first time, including the landmark collection of French writer and art dealer Jacques Viot, along ...
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After Dutch expeditions reached New Guinea's Lake Sentani island and Humboldt Bay in the mid-1800s, Western visitors began collecting works by local artists. Ancestors of the Lake is a stunning look at the region's distinctive art, such as its highly stylized wooden sculptures and decoratively and abstractly designed barkcloths. This beautifully illustrated volume brings together many of these important historic pieces for the first time, including the landmark collection of French writer and art dealer Jacques Viot, along with photographs by Paul Wirz. The book also explores how European Surrealist artists found inspiration in the art of New Guinea, highlighted by rarely seen photographs by Man Ray of Sentani sculpture. Distributed for The Menil Collection Exhibition Schedule: The Menil Collection (05/06/11-08/28/11) The Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, Norwich, UK (09/27/11-12/11/11)
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Fine in fine jacket. Art of Lake Sentani and Humboldt Bay, New Guinea. 4to. 136 pp. Bound in full gray cloth in illustrated dust jacket. Full-color and black and white illustrations, including photographs by Man Ray, Jacques Viot and Paul Wirz. Includes bibliography and index. Fine in Fine dust jacket.
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VG / VG. Dark beige cloth over boards; Color pictorial dj.; 136 pp.; Profusely illustrated in bw and color, with 96 color figures. Accompanied an exhibition of the same name, which appeared at the Menil Collection and the Sainsbury Centre for the Visual Arts; Includes six essays; Very well illustrated.
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Like New. 136 pages. Numerous color photographs of objects and black & white in situ photographs. Catalogue of an exhibition at the Menil Collection. Contributions by Anna_Karina Hermkens, Philippe Peltier, Andrea Schmidt, Dirk Smidt, David van Duuren, Kristina Van Dyke and Muridan Widjojo. U.S. orders are shipped from N.Y. state.
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New. 0300166109. *** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request ***-*** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT-Flawless copy, brand new, pristine, never opened--136 pp.; 103 illus. (60 in color. )--with a bonus offer--
