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Cleveland, OH, and Seattle, WA: Cleveland Museum of Art; Distributed by the University of Washington Press, 2003. 128 pages, illustrations (chiefly colour); 32 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. Profusely illustrated. "Even before its doors opened to the public in 1916 the Cleveland Museum of Art had begun to collect the art of Africa, and in 2003 reaffirms its commitment with an innovative reinstallation of a gallery of sub-Saharan African art. Enriched with many field photographs and much ethnographical information, this presentation also emphasizes the extraordinary formal invention and spiritual power of the objects. This volume celebrates the new energy and clarity brought to the collection with discussions of forty-two important works, newly photographed and generously illustrated, a concise introduction, and a list of references that range widely through the literature of the field." - Jacket.. 1st. Paperback. Fine.…
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South of the Sahara: Selected Works of African Art Paperback - 2004
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- Title South of the Sahara: Selected Works of African Art
- Author Constantine Petridis
- Binding Paperback
- Pages 128
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher University of Washington Press, [Cleveland]
- Date February 2004
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated
- ISBN 9780940717763 / 094071776X
- Weight 1.6 lbs (0.73 kg)
- Dimensions 12 x 8.52 x 0.49 in (30.48 x 21.64 x 1.24 cm)
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Themes
- Cultural Region: African
- Cultural Region: Asian - General
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2003110615
- Dewey Decimal Code 709.6
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- Choice, 07/01/2004, Page 2032
- Multicultural Review, 12/01/2004, Page 64
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