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Rock art made in translation : framing images from and of the landscape : to accompany an exhibition at Iziko South African Museum / curated by Pippa Skotnes and Petro Keene ; edited by Pippa Skotnes ; with contributions by Kapilolo Mario Mahongo ... [and others].
Penn Museum Library N5310.5.S6 R63 2010 1 v. + CD
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Rock paintings--South Africa--Exhibitions.
- Rock paintings.
- Petroglyphs--South Africa--Exhibitions.
- Petroglyphs.
- Art, San--South Africa--Exhibitions.
- Art, San.
- Landscapes in art--Exhibitions.
- Landscapes in art.
- South Africa--In art--Exhibitions.
- South Africa.
- Genre:
- Exhibition catalogs.
- Art.
- Physical Description:
- 106 unnumbered pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm + 1 audio disc (14 min. : digital ; 4 3/4 in.)
- Other Title:
- Made in translation : framing images from and of the landscape
- Place of Publication:
- Johannesburg : Jacana, 2010.
- Summary:
- Accompanying CD contains 'Ukuthula', an African lullaby song, and 'Horizons', by Peter Louis van Dijk; both pieces performed by the University of Cape Town Choir, conducted by John Woodland.
- Showcases the varying ways in which South African landscapes have been 'translated' or transformed via rock art. Includes the works of copyists from the mid-19th to early 20th centuries, including works by George Stow, Helen Tongue, Dorothea Bleek, and Charles Schunke. Also includes essays, historical and contemporary photographs, and translations of San texts and stories.
- Notes:
- Catalogue of an exhibition held at Iziko South African Museum, November 2010 to September 2011.
- "A project of the University of Cape Town's Centre for Curating the Archive and the Visual University and its Columbarium."--P. [4].
- Includes bibliographical references (page [104-105]).
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 1431400807
- 9781431400805
- OCLC:
- 697458176
- Publisher Number:
- 99945253618
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