How the "unique" look of African art captured the imagination of artists such as Picasso and Stieglitz is well known. But how do art aficionados today see African objects? And how does our view compare to the way in which these objects were seen in Africa? Presenting the William and Bertha Teel Collection for the first time, this book provides a chance to think about how our vision of such objects is shaped by the "ethnographic," "primitive," or "modern" labels that have been applied in the West, and to compare it to how ...
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How the "unique" look of African art captured the imagination of artists such as Picasso and Stieglitz is well known. But how do art aficionados today see African objects? And how does our view compare to the way in which these objects were seen in Africa? Presenting the William and Bertha Teel Collection for the first time, this book provides a chance to think about how our vision of such objects is shaped by the "ethnographic," "primitive," or "modern" labels that have been applied in the West, and to compare it to how those same works were viewed in their birthplace. Lavish, full-color illustrations of over 100 choice objects combine forces with essays by leading African art specialists Suzanne Preston Blier, Michael Kan, and Edmund B. Gaither, and object descriptions by the collector himself, to provide a thoughtful and visually stimulating examination of these important African forms--as well as of the dynamic relationship among their creators, their original cultural contexts, and the Western viewing public.
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VG. Black cloth, off-white & illus. dust jacket, 208 pp., 138 color illus., 9 BW illus. "How the unique 'look' of African art captured the imagination of artists such as Picasso and Stieglitz is well known. But how do art aficionados today see African objects? And how does our view compare with the way these objects were seen in Africa? Presenting this magnificent collection for the first time, [this book] discusses the different ways these works were viewed in their birthplace, and hwo our vision of them is shaped by the 'ethnographic, ' 'primitive, ' or 'modern' labels that have been applied in the West." (dj) With essays by Suzanne Preston Blier, Christraud M. Geary, and Edmund Barry Gaither. The annotated and illustrated catalogue addresses 105 pieces from various areas of the continent. Includes a bibliography.
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As New in As New jacket. Unopened, unread, pristine. Still in original shrinkwrapping. Oversized. SHIPPED DIRECTLY FROM A SMALL INDEPENDENT BOOKSHOP IN THE UNITED STATES, NOT FROM AN OVERSEAS WAREHOUSE.