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A history of art in Africa / Monica Blackmun Visonà ... [and others] ; introduction by Suzanne Preston Blier ; preface by Rowland Abiodun.
Fine Arts Library - Core Reading Collection N7380 .H54 2001
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Penn Museum Library N7380 .H54 2001
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Art, African.
- Physical Description:
- 544 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 29 cm
- Other Title:
- Art in Africa
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Harry N. Abrams, 2001.
- Summary:
- This innovative and comprehensive book approaches African Art from a historical perspective rather than an anthropological perspective. "A History of Art in Africa" shows how African Art has developed from beliefs, traditions, cultural and historical influences. It challenges current perceptions of African Art and presents it as intellectual and intentional in it's own right, rather than as intuitive or " primal" impulses, as it has been previously perceived. The book also covers the entire continent of Africa, including Egypt, and incorporates the creative influences of Islamic and Christian religious artistic traditions as well. A discussion of contemporary Africa Art includes the works of the Diaspora. Five part organization of the book's content allows the user to select which geographical area of the continent to explore first. Useful to anyone interested in African Art or art history.
- Contents:
- Africa, art, and history: an introduction / Suzanne Blier
- The Sahara and the Maghreb / Monica Blackmun Visonà
- Lands of the Nile: Egypt, Nubia, and Ethiopia / Monica Blackmun Visonà
- The Central Sudan / Monica Blackmun Visonà
- Mande worlds and the Upper Niger / Monica Blackmun Visonà
- The Western Sudan / Herbert M. Cole
- West Atlantic forests / Monica Blackmun Visonà
- Akan worlds / Herbert M. Cole
- The Yoruba and the Fon / Robin Poynor
- The Lower Niger / Herbert M. Cole.
- Cross River, Cameroon Grasslands, and Gabon / Robin Poynor
- The Western Congo Basin / Robin Poynor
- The Eastern Congo Basin / Robin Poynor
- Eastern Africa / Monica Blackmun Visonà
- Southern Africa / Monica Blackmun Visonà
- Art of the African diaspora / Michael Harris.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 529-536) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Hazel M. Hussong Fund.
- ISBN:
- 0810934485
- 0134421876
- OCLC:
- 43445774
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