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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.
- 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.).
- Indigenous art--Collectors and collecting--North America--Exhibitions.
- Indigenous art.
- Indigenous peoples of North America--Material culture--Exhibitions.
- Indigenous peoples of North America.
- Indigenous peoples of North America--Antiquities--Collectors and collecting--Exhibitions.
- Anthropology--Private collections.
- Art--Private collections.
- Indian art--Collectors and collecting.
- Indians of North America--Antiquities--Collectors and collecting.
- Indians of North America--Material culture.
- North America.
- Genre:
- Exhibition catalogs
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xi, 328 pages) illustrations (chiefly color)
- Place of Publication:
- New York, N.Y. The Metropolitan Museum of Art ; [2003]
- New Haven, Conn. Yale University Press [2003]
- 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:
- 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
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Other Format:
- Print version Coe, Ralph T. Responsive eye
- ISBN:
- 1588390853
- 9781588390851
- 1588390861
- 9781588390868
- 0300101872
- 9780300101874
- OCLC:
- 895136748
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