| Description |
560 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 28 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 544-551) and index. |
| Contents |
Africa, Art, and History: An Introduction -- Pt. I: From the Nile to the Niger -- The Sahara and the Maghreb -- Lands of the Nile: Egypt, Nubia, and Ethiopia -- The Central Sudan -- Mande Worlds and the Upper Niger -- The Western Sudan -- Pt. II: Western Africa -- West Atlantic Forests -- Akan Worlds -- The Yoruba and the Fon -- The Lower Niger -- Pt: III: Central Africa -- Cross River, Cameroon Grasslands, and Gabon -- The Western Congo Basin -- The Eastern Congo Basin -- Pt. IV: Eastern and Southern Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Southern Africa -- Pt V: The Diaspora -- African Artists Abroad -- Art of the African Diaspora. |
| Summary |
"Informed by the latest scholarship yet written for the general reader, this has been the first comprehensive study to present the arts of Africa in art historical terms. A History of Art in Africa covers all parts of the continent, including Egypt, from prehistory to the present day and includes the art of the African Diaspora. Many aspects of visual culture are given detailed consideration, including sculpture, architecture, and such quintessentially African forms as masquerades, festivals, and personal adornment. The arts of daily life, of royal ceremony, and of state cosmology receive compelling discussions. Throughout, the authors emphasize the cultural contexts in which art is produced and imbued with meanings." "Among the ancient works illustrated are masterpieces in brass, gold, ivory, stone and terracotta. Religious arts serving Islamic and Christian communities are presented, as are fascinating hybrid arts that periodically arose from African interactions with Europe, Asia and the Americas. Twentieth-century arts are explored as part of the vibrancy of modern Africa and as ingenious responses to historical change. 'Twenty-first-century African artists, and artists of the African Diaspora, are presented in the context of changing global economies and new theoretical positions." "This expanded and revised second edition provides a new chapter on African artists working abroad, and five new short essays on cross-cultural topics such as tourist arts, dating methods, and the illicit trade in archaeological artifacts. The illustrations - featuring a vast and rich array of images of artworks, archival and contemporary field photographs, explanatory drawings and plans, and individual objects displayed in museums and in use - have likewise been greatly extended, with many more pictures now shown in color."--BOOK JACKET. |
| Subject |
Art, African.
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Art africain. |
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Kunst. |
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Afrika. |
| Added Author |
Poynor, Robin, 1942-
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Cole, Herbert M.
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| Standard No. |
154666143 |
| ISBN |
0136128726 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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9780136128724 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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0136128742 (case : alk. paper) |
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9780136128748 (case : alk. paper) |
| OCLC # |
123137112 |
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