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Art, Innovation, and Politics in Eighteenth-Century Benin

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Art, Innovation, and Politics in Eighteenth-Century Benin - Ben-Amos, Paula G
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" --Warren d'AzevedoMaking use of archival and oral resources in this extensively researched book, Paula Girshick Ben-Amos questions to what extent art operates as political strategy. How do objects acquire political meaning? How does the use of art enhance and embody power and authority?

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Art, Innovation, and Politics in Eighteenth-Century Benin 1999, Indiana University Press, Bloomington, IN

ISBN-13: 9780253335036

Hardcover