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Intimate conversations : African miniatures / John and Nicole Dintenfass ; texts by Heinrich Schweizer and Bérénice Geoffroy-Schneiter ; photographs by Vincent Girier-Dufournier.

Penn Museum Library NB1277 .C6613 2017
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Book
Contributor:
Dintenfass, John.
Dintenfass, Nicole.
Schweizer, Heinrich C., contributor.
Geoffroy-Schneiter, Bérénice, contributor.
Girier-Dufournier, Vincent, photographer.
Standardized Title:
Conversations intimes. English.
Language:
English
French
Subjects (All):
Dintenfass, Nicole--Art collections--Catalogs.
Dintenfass, Nicole.
Dintenfass, John--Art collections--Catalogs.
Dintenfass, John.
Dintenfass, John--Art collections.
Dintenfass, Nicole--Art collections.
Small sculpture--Africa--Catalogs.
Small sculpture.
Wood sculpture, African--Catalogs.
Wood sculpture, African.
Sculpture--Private collections--New York (State)--New York--Catalogs.
Sculpture.
Sculpture--Private collections.
Art--Private collections.
Africa.
New York (State)--New York.
Local Subjects:
Dintenfass, John--Art collections.
Dintenfass, Nicole--Art collections.
Genre:
Catalogs.
Physical Description:
333 pages : color illustrations ; 31 cm
Place of Publication:
Milan : 5 Continents Editions, [2017]
Language Note:
Translated from the French.
Summary:
"Over the past 50 years, John and Nicole Dintenfass have assembled an African art collection that can serve as a model and a source of inspiration for new and seasoned collectors alike. Featuring 130 works from their collection, each object captured in multiple beautiful and sensitive photographs, this lavishly illustrated book traces the origin of a collector's interest in African art and analyzes the psychological aspects driving the passion for collecting."--Jacket.
Contents:
In the palm of your hand: a phenomenology of African miniature sculptures / Heinrich Schweizer
The psychology of the collector / Nicole Dintenfass
Intimate conversations / John Dintenfass
The standing man: musical variations on the human body / Bérénice Geoffroy-Schneiter
Silent choreographies / Bérénice Geoffroy-Schneiter
Maternities, couples, and Janus figures: the sacredness of life / Bérénice Geoffroy-Schneiter
The dance of the masks / Bérénice Geoffroy-Schneiter
Following the thread: pulleys to weave the world / Bérénice Geoffroy-Schneiter
Prestige objects: majestic design / Bérénice Geoffroy-Schneiter
In the beginning was the animal / Bérénice Geoffroy-Schneiter
Power and divination: on the other side of the mirror / Bérénice Geoffroy-Schneiter
Transcendence: beyond African art / Bérénice Geoffrey-Schneiter.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (page 329).
ISBN:
8874397747
9788874397747
8874397461
9788874397464
OCLC:
973800804

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