Author : Douglas Fraser
Publisher : Univ of Wisconsin Press
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 18,54 MB
Release : 1972
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780299058241
A scholarly analysis of the close relationships among the structure, function, and history of the sub-Saharan African arts.
Author : Dallas Museum of Art
Publisher :
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 37,32 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Architecture
ISBN :
This beautifully illustrated book showcases 110 objects from the Dallas Museum of Art's world-renowned African collection. In contrast to Western "art for art's sake," tradition-based African art served as an agent of religion, social stability, or social control. Chosen both for their visual appeal and their compelling histories and cultural significance, the works of art are presented under the themes of leadership and status; the cycle of life; decorative arts; and influences (imported and exported). Also included are many fascinating photographs that show the context in which these objects were originally used. Distributed for the Dallas Museum of Art
Author : Susan Susan Cooksey
Publisher :
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 19,29 MB
Release : 2020-05-07
Category :
ISBN : 9781734323504
Author : Gitti Salami
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 650 pages
File Size : 25,5 MB
Release : 2013-12-24
Category : Art
ISBN : 1444338374
Offering a wealth of perspectives on African modern and Modernist art from the mid-nineteenth century to the present, this new Companion features essays by African, European, and North American authors who assess the work of individual artists as well as exploring broader themes such as discoveries of new technologies and globalization. A pioneering continent-based assessment of modern art and modernity across Africa Includes original and previously unpublished fieldwork-based material Features new and complex theoretical arguments about the nature of modernity and Modernism Addresses a widely acknowledged gap in the literature on African Art
Author : Alisa LaGamma
Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 43,80 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Art
ISBN : 1588394328
Issued in connection with an exhibition held Sept. 20, 2011-Jan. 29, 2012, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, and at the Rietberg Museum, Zeurich, at later dates.
Author : Robert Priest
Publisher : Langham Publishing
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 28,25 MB
Release : 2019-10-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1783687517
Do you wish you had a better understanding of the issues and questions African Christians face as they seek to live out their faith in their cultural context? Do you wonder how Africans themselves frame these questions and their answers? Would you like access to actual research that can confirm your own experience or bring new information to your attention that would deepen and broaden your understanding? This unique book, the product of a multiyear study and survey sponsored by the Tyndale House Foundation, offers insights into all these questions and more. Featuring input from over 8,000 African survey participants and 57 in-depth interviews, it provides invaluable insight and concise analysis of the dynamics of the development of African Christian leaders today. For more information about the study project visit www.africaleadershipstudy.org.
Author : Douglas Fraser
Publisher :
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 27,83 MB
Release : 1972
Category : Africa
ISBN :
Author : Judith Perani
Publisher : Pearson
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 40,1 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Art
ISBN :
Special features of this book: follows a geographical organization across the continent; each chapter is reader friendly with clear, accessible sub-headings; represents important religious and utilitarian art traditions from the Sahara desert, West Africa, Central Africa, Northeast Africa, Eastern Africa, and Southern Africa; gives special attention to the themes of gender, power, and life cycle rituals, which frequently intersect with one another to form an understanding of the arts of Africa; includes figurative sculpture, masquerades, architecture, textiles, dress, ceramics, wall painting, and leatherwork traditions; includes selected examples of the earliest known documented art works as well as contemporary art of each geographical region; includes an up-to-date bibliography, incorporating recent published field research for each chapter; and features 369 black and white illustrations, 16 colored plates, maps, and a time line.
Author : Douglas Fraser
Publisher :
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 49,23 MB
Release : 1980
Category :
ISBN :
Author : Christa Clarke
Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 10,85 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Art
ISBN : 1588391906
A CD-ROM and DVD set extracted from the 'The Art of Africa: A Resource for Educators.' The CD-ROM "contains a PDF of 'The Art of Africa: A Resource for Educators, ' which features forty traditional works of African art in The Metropolitan Museum of Art. It includes a brief overview of the Metropolitan's collection of African art; a short introduction and history of Africa; an explanation of the role of visual expression in the continent; descriptions of the featured works of art and background about the materials and techniques that were used to created them ... The DVD, 'Ci Wara Invocation, ' "presents the highlights of a dozen ci wara performances in Bamana communities in present-day Mali that were recorded by five different observers between 1970-2002. Among the Bamana, oral traditions credit a mythical being named Ci Wara, a divine being half mortal and half antelope, with the introduction of agriculture to the Bamana. The ci wara performances are part of biannual celebrations that either launch or conclude the farming season."--Container
