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Indigenous beauty : masterworks of American Indian art from the Diker collection / David W. Penney ; with contributions by Janet Catherine Berlo, Bruce Bernstein, Barbara Brotherton, Joe D. Horse Capture, and Susan Secakuku.

Penn Museum Library E98.A7 P34 2015
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Penney, David W., curator, author.
Berlo, Janet Catherine, author.
Bernstein, Bruce, author.
Brotherton, Barbara, author.
Horse Capture, Joseph D., author.
Secakuku, Susan, author.
Contributor:
Seattle Art Museum, host institution.
Amon Carter Museum of American Art, host institution.
Michael C. Carlos Museum, host institution.
Toledo Museum of Art, host institution.
George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Diker, Charles--Art collections--Exhibitions.
Diker, Charles.
Diker, Valerie--Art collections--Exhibitions.
Diker, Valerie.
Indian art--North America--Exhibitions.
Indian art.
Art museums.
North America.
Genre:
Exhibition catalogs.
Physical Description:
191 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm
Place of Publication:
New York, NY : Skira Rizzoli Publications, Inc. in association with American Federation of Arts, 2015.
Summary:
Accompanying a major exhibition, this stunning volume serves as an introduction to North American Indian art and a rare opportunity to see this comprehensive and superb private collection. A glorious testament to the infinite beauty, diversity, and historical significance of Native American culture, this book presents outstanding examples of art made by tribes across the North American continent. This aesthetically rich and inclusive collection offers a broad view of American Indian art, including sculpture from the Northwest Coast; ancient ivories from the Bering Strait region; Yup'ik and Alutiiq masks from the Western Arctic; Katsina dolls from the Southwest Pueblos; Southwest pottery; sculptural objects from the Eastern Woodlands; Eastern regalia; Plains regalia and pictographic arts; and Western baskets. David Penney's introduction and texts by other renowned experts offer insight into the visual and material diversity of the collection, providing a greater understanding of the social and cultural worlds from which these works came. This magnificent survey is both an invaluable resource and a visual pleasure.
Notes:
Accompanies an exhibition at the Seattle Art Museum, February 12-May 17, 2015; Amon Carter Museum of American Art, July 5-Sept. 13, 2015; Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University, October 8, 2015-January 3, 2016; Toledo Museum of Art, February 14-May 11, 2016.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Local Notes:
Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.
ISBN:
0847845230
9780847845231
9781885444448
1885444443
OCLC:
900685768
Publisher Number:
99962453702

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