For spirits and kings African art from the Paul and Ruth Tishman Collection edited by Susan Vogel ; translations and additional research by Kate Ezra ; photographs by Jerry L. Thompson

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Vogel, Susan Mullin, editor, writer of introduction.

Ezra, Kate, translator, researcher.

Thompson, Jerry L., photographer.

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

Language:

English

French

Subjects (All):

Tishman, Paul--Art collections--Exhibitions.

Tishman, Paul.

Tishman, Ruth--Art collections--Exhibitions.

Tishman, Ruth.

Sculpture, Black--Africa, Sub-Saharan--Exhibitions.

Sculpture, Black.

Sculpture, African--Exhibitions.

Sculpture, African.

Sculpture, Black--Africa, West--Exhibitions.

Art, African--Exhibitions.

Art, African.

Art--Private collections.

Sub-Saharan Africa.

West Africa.

Genre:

Exhibition catalogs

Art criticism

Collection catalogs

Essays

Physical Description:

1 online resource (256 pages) illustrations (some color), maps

Distribution:

New York Distributed by Harry N. Abrams, Incorporated

Manufacture:

New York Arts Publisher, Incorporated

Other Title:

For spirits and kings African art from the Tishman Collection.

Place of Publication:

New York The Metropolitan Museum of Art [1981]

System Details:

Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212

Summary:

"Africa is enormous--more than three times the size of the continental United States--and the art produced in this vast land reflects its rich and varied culture. Yet African art, perhaps more than any other, is widely misunderstood. Far from being "primitive," it represents a highly developed aesthetic expressed by accomplished professional artists who have complete mastery over their materials and techniques"

"For Spirits and Kings presents the art of six major regions south of the Sahara: the Western Sudan, the Guinea Coast, Nigeria, Equatorial Africa, Central Africa, and the Southeast. Susan Vogel, curator of African art at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, has contributed a valuable general introduction and a brief essay on the art of each area listed. Outstanding examples of the art of each area are then illustrated with striking photographs and discussed by seventy-one eminent specialists from the United States, Europe, and Africa. Each author has written about objects in his area of expertise, and many writers have supplemented their texts with field photographs showing related objects in traditional contexts"--From publisher's description

Contents:

A collector's note / Paul Tishman

Foreword / Philippe de Montebello

Introduction / Susan Vogel

List of writers

The Western Sudan

The Guinea Coast

Nigeria

Equatorial Africa

Central Africa

Eastern and Southern Africa

Notes:

Published for the exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, June 3-Sept. 6, 1981

Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-252) and index

Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010

Print version record

Other Format:

Print version For spirits and kings

OCLC:

564687054