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Books on: african art history

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African Art

Book by Werner Schmalenbach; Macmillan, 1954

Subjects:

Art, African, Art, Primitive, Blacks--Africa, Sculpture, African

Collections: Entire Library

...inquire of the African continent about its history, it remains...subject the art of this continent...works of art. We must...composite African history and to range...view of the history of culture or art, as there...land of the African Negroes...
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African Art in Cultural Perspective: An Introduction

Book by William Bascom; W. W. Norton, 1973

Subjects:

Sculpture, African, Sculpture, Primitive--Africa

Collections: Entire Library

...Leiris and Delange. For the history of African art we must look to archaeology...Willett, in "Towards a History of African Art" in his African Art: An...problematical, and students of African art history are faced with even greater...
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Art History: An Anthology of Modern Criticism

Book by Wylie Sypher; Vintage Books, 1963

Subjects:

Art--History

Collections: Entire Library

...criticism. W. S. ART HISTORY An Anthology...BOAS PRIMITIVE ART 1927, 1951...While people like the African Negroes or the Malay...Werner Schmalenbach African Art 1954 illustrates...Two Faces of Art History from Recherches...
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Art History in Africa: An Introduction to Method

Book by J. Vansina; Longman, 1999

Subjects:

Art, African

Collections: Entire Library

...Vansina, Jan Art history in Africa. I. Arts, African I. Title 709...Art and its history 1...African geography...their art. The art history of African regional traditions...
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Art History and Its Institutions: Foundations of a Discipline

Book by Elizabeth Mansfield; Routledge, 2002

Subjects:

Art, Modern--19th Century--History, Art, Modern--19th Century--Societies, Etc

Collections: Entire Library

Art History and Its Institutions focuses on the institutional discourses that shaped and continue to shape the field from its foundations in the nineteenth century. From museums and universities to law courts, labour organizations and photography studios, contributors examine a range of ...
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Art History and Its Institutions focuses on the institutional discourses that shaped and continue to shape the field from its foundations in the nineteenth century. From museums and universities to law courts, labour organizations and photography studios, contributors examine a range of institutions, considering their impact on movements such as modernism; their role in conveying or denying legitimacy; and their impact on defining the parameters of the discipline.
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Journal Articles on: african art history

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The Historical Life of Objects: African Art History and the Problem of Discursive Obsolescence

Journal article by Sylvester Okwunodu Ogbechie; African Arts, Vol. 38, 2005

Subjects:

African art--History, African art--Research, Art, African--History, Art, African--Research

Collections: History, Entire Library

...Historical Life of Objects: African Art History and the Problem of Discursive...evaluates how the field of African art history deals with the problem of cultural...Mbari constitutes a crisis for African art history. This crisis is evident in...
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Notes on African Art, History and Diasporas Within

Journal article by John Peffer; African Arts, Vol. 38, 2005

Subjects:

African art--Criticism and interpretation, Art, African--Criticism and interpretation

Collections: History, Entire Library

Notes on African Art, History and Diasporas Within. by John...it passed? Where, and when, is African art history? In his 1984 book Art History in...century French, or Post 45 art, African art history has tended to be associated more...
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Redefining Twentieth Century African Art; the View from the Lagoons of Cote d'Ivoire

Journal article by Monica Blackmun Visona; African Arts, Vol. 38, 2005

Subjects:

African art--Criticism and interpretation, African art--History, Art, African--Criticism and interpretation, Art, African--History

Collections: Entire Library

...Ghanaian Art History, eds. Doran...Christopher. 1994. African Art in Transit...Ivory Coast." African Arts 20...Coast as an Art Historical...of Natural History. 65, 1. New...of Natural History. --. 1990...dIvoire." African Arts 23...1988. The Art of Collecting...
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Global Africa: Through the Lens of Visual Culture: Fourteenth Triennial Symposium on African Art, Gainesville, FL March 28-April 1 2007

Journal article by Eugenia S. Martinez, Courtnay Micots, Mackenzie Moon, Amy Schwartzott; African Arts, Vol. 41, 2008

Subjects:

African art--Conferences, meetings and seminars, Art, African--Conferences, meetings and seminars

Collections: Entire Library

...of inquiry in the field of African art history. With a packed schedule of...contribution to the field of African art history by not only by hosting and...MICOTS is a PhD student in African art history at the University of Florida...
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Venice and Contemporary African Art

Journal article by Chika Okeke-Agulu; African Arts, Vol. 40, 2007

Subjects:

African art--Appreciation, African artists--Works, Art exhibitions--Appreciation, Art, African--Appreciation, Art--Appreciation, Art--Exhibitions, Artists, African--Works, Venice Biennale (Arts exhibition)--2007 AD, Venice Biennale (Arts exhibition)--Appreciation

Collections: Entire Library

...a fact of life and history, and that although...robber-baron fiber-art patrons, the late...flamboyant South African mining magnate who...Journal of Contemporary African Art, and assistant professor in art history at Penn State University...

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Magazine Articles on: african art history

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African Art & Picasso

Magazine article by Carolyn Young Long; School Arts, Vol. 99, February 2000

Subjects:

Art, African--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Art--Study and teaching, Teaching--Technique

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...bright, intense colors. The Importance of Art History All of the masks were beautifully made with much...materials. We talked about how so much beautiful art had been made by African artists without any commercial artist materials...
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Teaching about African Art

Magazine article by Christopher O. Adejumo; School Arts, Vol. 102, February 2003

Subjects:

Art, African--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Art, African--Study and teaching

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...documented in written form. Despite their problems of accuracy, direct interaction and oral history remain the most important sources of knowledge of African art. Christopher O. Adejumo is an assistant professor of visual arts studies and art education...
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Benin's Art of History

Magazine article by Stephen Williams; New African, April 2006

Subjects:

African art--History, Art, African--History, Beninese history--Analysis

Collections: History, Entire Library

Benins Art of History. by Stephen...throughout the African Diaspora. By...They tell the history of Dahomeys royal...Even where the art of bas relief...over one million African slaves were loaded...with the national art of bas relief...
4.

Art History/art and Cultural Appreciation

Magazine article by Geri Greenman; Arts & Activities, Vol. 142, January 2008

Subjects:

Art education--Curricula, Art education--Methods, Art history--Study and teaching, Civilization--Appreciation, Culture--Appreciation

Collections: History, Education, Entire Library

...tip from Laurel W., from Akron, Ohio: "I try to make an art history link with whatever I am teaching. One of the ways I incorporate...View (2), and how some of the symbols and traditions of African quilts went into American quilts. The premise of this...
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Teaching Art History to Young Learners

Magazine article by Melissa Mathews; Arts & Activities, Vol. 142, January 2008

Subjects:

Art education--Curricula, Art education--Methods, Art history--Study and teaching, Creative activities (Education)--Usage, Creative activities and seat work--Usage

Collections: History, Education, Entire Library

...to fulfill the outcome of teaching art history in an approachable and exciting way, one...his life and his important influences on art. I ask students to share which parts of...Display on Earth and Orion. She is an African-American artist, originally an art teacher...

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Newspaper Articles on: african art history

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African Art of Today; 'Obsessed Collector' Shares His Treasures

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, November 26, 2005

Subjects:

Smithsonian Institution. National Museum of African Art

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...debut at the Houston museum last spring and shows at the African Art Museum through Feb. 16. The Harvard-educated Mr. Pigozzi...group based in Kinshasa who believe that art can change history. The group initially was led by Monsengwo Kejwamfi, better...
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New Director's Steady Direction: Roslyn Walker Wants Colorful Galleries, More Exhibits for African Art Museum

Newspaper article by Joanna Shaw-Eagle; The Washington Times, February 9, 1997

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...and contemporary African art. The permanent collection...and the Making of History." She notes that...Columbia. "She taught history involving the whole...stories and made the art." Years later...earn a doctorate in African art under his tutelage...
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Men of the Cloth: Silk Kente Fit for Ghana's Kings at Museum of African Art

Newspaper article by Joanna Shaw-Eagle; The Washington Times, October 2, 1999

Subjects:

Ghana

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...National Museum of African Art and in the gallery of...Museum and Center for African American History and Culture, located...National Museum of African Art, 950 Independence Ave...Museum and Center for African American History and Cultures Mall gallery...
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Director of African Art to Leave Smithsonian

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, May 9, 2002

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...possessing "an understanding of African art that few can equal," said...Spencer Crew, American History; Bob Fri, Natural History...acting director of Natural History, who leaves May 28. Some...private donors. The African art museum under Ms. Walkers...
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Museum Picks New Curator

Newspaper article by Joanna Shaw-Eagle; The Washington Times, September 6, 1998

Subjects:

Smithsonian Institution. National Museum of African Art

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...in 1975. From Indiana University in Bloomington, he received a masters degree in 1979 and a doctorate in 1987 in African art history. He said he has always been fascinated by African art, and that this interest dominated both his undergraduate...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: african art history

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African Art

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...the National Museum of African Art (Smithsonian Institution...Museum and the Natural History Museum, Chicago; the Peabody...the Museum of Cultural History, Los Angeles. Bibliography See general books on African art; M. Huet, The Dance...
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Paleolithic Art

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...as accomplished as continental examples. See also African art and Paleolithic period . See studies by A. Leroi...Mazonowicz (1984); P. G. Bahn, The Cambridge Illustrated History of Prehistoric Art (1997); D. Lewis-Williams, The Mind...
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History

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Trevelyan reasserted the principle of history as an art as well as a scientific study...London Univ. School of Oriental and African Studies, Historical Writing on...Craft (tr. 1964); F. Rosenthal, A History of Muslim Historiography (2d ed...
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Sculpture

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...nature in the work. History Ancient Sculpture...considerations (see Egyptian art ; Assyrian art ; Sumerian...traditions, such as those of African sculpture and Aztec sculpture...this liberation (see African art ). Among the gifted 20th-century...
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Smithsonian Institution

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...the National Museum of African Art; the National Museum of American History; the National Museum of Natural History; the National Museum...Smithsonian American Art Museum; the Smithsonian...National Gallery of Art is an affiliate of the...

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