Indigenous Beauty
Masterworks of American Indian Art from the Diker Collection
By: David W. Penney
Hardcover | 10 February 2015 | Edition Number 1
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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.
About the Author
David W. Penney is the associate director of museum scholarship at the National Museum of the American Indian, Washington, D.C. Janet Catherine Berlo is a professor of art history and visual and cultural studies at the University of Rochester.
Bruce Bernstein is executive director of the Continuous Pathways Foundation, Pueblo of Pojoaque, New Mexico. Barbara Brotherton is the curator of Native American art at the Seattle Art Museum.
Joe Horse Capture is an associate curator at the National Museum of the American Indian. Susan Secakuku is a Hopi curator and consultant for museums and cultural organizations.
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ISBN: 9780847845231
ISBN-10: 0847845230
Published: 10th February 2015
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Number of Pages: 192
Audience: General Adult
Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications
Country of Publication: US
Edition Number: 1
Dimensions (cm): 26.72 x 24.28 x 2.57
Weight (kg): 1.31
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