The responsive eye : Ralph T. Coe and the collecting of American Indian art / Ralph T. Coe ; foreword by Eugene V. Thaw ; with contributions by J.C.H. King, Judith Ostrowitz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Coe, Ralph T.

Contributor:

King, J. C. H. (Jonathan C. H.)

Thaw, Eugene Victor.

Ostrowitz, Judith.

Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Coe, Ralph T--Art collections--Exhibitions.

Coe, Ralph T.

Coe, Ralph T--Ethnological collections--Exhibitions.

Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)--Exhibitions.

Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.).

Indian art--Collectors and collecting--North America--Exhibitions.

Indian art.

Indians of North America--Material culture--Exhibitions.

Indians of North America.

Indians of North America--Antiquities--Collectors and collecting--Exhibitions.

Indians of North America--Antiquities--Collectors and collecting.

Indians of North America--Material culture.

Indian art--Collectors and collecting.

Ethnological museums and collections.

Art museums.

North America.

Genre:

Exhibition catalogs.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

New York, N.Y. : The Metropolitan Museum of Art ; New Haven, Conn. : Yale University Press, [2003]

System Details:

Mode of Access: World Wide Web.

text file

Summary:

Over the past three decades, Ralph T. Coe has traveled extensively throughout the United States and Canada to assemble this collection of Native American art, one of the finest in private hands today. Immersed in the cultures of Native America, he has come to know artists and artisans, traders, dealers, and shop proprietors, selecting the very best they have to offer. The Ralph T. Coe Collection includes representative pieces from most Native American geographic regions and historical periods, beginning with objects dating back to the fourth millennium B.C. Many examples-men's shirts with ermine fringe, weapons, and button blankets-evoke the heroic lifestyle of the past, while small objects, such as tipi and kayak models, dolls, and tiny moccasins, speak to a more intimate significance. Ritual objects imbued with spiritual meaning-masks and katsinas, tablitas and medicine bundles-as well as utilitarian objects, such as pottery and baskets, also have a strong presence. This catalogue tells the stories of nearly two hundred of these objects, combining art history with personal reminiscence, and reveals the role Coe has played in bringing about awareness of the artistic heritage of Native America.-- Metropolitan Museum of Art website

Contents:

Director's Foreword / Philippe de Montebello

Foreword / Eugene Victor Thaw

The Re-Education of an Art Collector: From Aesthetics to Culture / Ralph T. Coe

Marginality and Intelligence in the Collecting of Native American Art / J. C. H. King

"Full of Blood, Thunder and Springy Abandon": History, Text, and the Appreciation of Native American Art / Judith Ostrowitz

Map: Major Cultural Areas of North America

Catalogue / Ralph T. Coe.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Catalog of an exhibition held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Sept. 9-Dec. 14, 2003.

Exhibition title: The responsive eye: Ralph T. Coe and the collecting of American Indian art.

ISBN:

1588390853

1588390861

0300101872

OCLC:

52539900