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Author | : Dorothy S. Sides |
Publisher | : Courier Corporation |
Total Pages | : 127 |
Release | : 2013-03-05 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0486155242 |
The decorative art of the Indians of the American Southwest has long been recognized as one of the most beautiful art traditions in the primitive world. It demonstrates a technical skill with simple materials, a symbolic richness, and a faculty for creating rich effects by the imaginative use of ornament that are all almost unique. Museums use Pueblo ceramics for display pieces, and modern artists and crafters have turned eagerly to the handwork of prehistoric Indian women for inspiration and working ideas. Mrs. Dorothy Sides, a noted artist and collector, has gathered together and redrawn in black and white nearly 300 examples of the finest authentic Southwestern Indian decoration that she has seen in a lifetime of study. She has not limited her selection to one period or style, however; to make her book as useful as possible, she has selected material ranging from the thirteenth century great geometric art of the Pueblos to the handcrafts carried on by the nomadic and Pueblo peoples of the present. The main emphasis of this volume is on ceramic decoration, and Mrs. Sides includes pieces from the rich archeological sites of Pecos, Sikyatki, the Mimbres, and modern Pueblo pottery from Acoma, Zuni, Cochiti, and the Hopi. She also includes designs and motifs from the basketry of the Apache, Pima, and Papago; beadwork from the Mohave; authentic Zuni masks; Hopi kachina dolls; and sand paintings and blanket designs from the Navajo. This broad coverage of beautiful ornament illustrates many different art styles to fit every situation: geometric designs based upon balanced mirror fields of design, symbolic figures of the thunderbird, and modern stylizations. All is beautiful and imaginative. Any crafter working with ceramics will find this book indispensable as a source of rich, easily used, powerful design; workers in wood, weavers, metal workers, and leather workers will find that it will enlarge their decorative resources considerably. It also offers unusual and eye-catching designs for commercial artists who wish to do work suggesting travel, handcrafts, the Southwest, or the social sciences. Individual drawings are royalty-free and may be reproduced without fee or permission. "Worthy of an honored place in the library of aboriginal American art." — F. H. Hodge, Director, Southwestern Museum.
Author | : Arnold Skolnick |
Publisher | : UNM Press |
Total Pages | : 132 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 9780826328434 |
A rare collection of art and literature perfectly suited for the artist, traveler, or anyone enchanted by the Southwest.
Author | : Allan Hayes |
Publisher | : Taylor Trade Publishing |
Total Pages | : 225 |
Release | : 2015-08-03 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 1589798627 |
When this book first appeared in 1996, it was “Pottery 101,” a basic introduction to the subject. It served as an art book, a history book, and a reference book, but also fun to read, beautiful to look at, and filled with good humor and good sense. After twenty years of faithful service, it’s been expanded and brought up-to-date with photographs of more than 1,600 pots from more than 1,600 years. It shows every pottery-producing group in the Southwest, complete with maps that show where each group lives. Now updated, rewritten, and re-photographed, it's a comprehensive study as well as a basic introduction to the art.
Author | : Linda B. Eaton |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 168 |
Release | : 1993 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 9781561732791 |
Author | : Polly Schaafsma |
Publisher | : UNM Press |
Total Pages | : 420 |
Release | : 1986 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 9780826309136 |
The comprehensive book on Indian petroglyphs in the Southwest.
Author | : Dirk Smidt |
Publisher | : Tuttle Publishing |
Total Pages | : 377 |
Release | : 2012-11-13 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 1462909647 |
Asmat Art features the world renowned woodcarvings of the Asmat, former head-hunters who live in the western half of New Guinea This book presents a full range of Asmat woodcarving art, but emphasizes the rare early shields and figure sculptures. Drums, canoe prowheads and the larger, more dramatic "objects" are also shown. Together with bisj poles, war shields are perhaps the most famous creation of Asmat artists, and these were carved throughout the region. It is in the design and construction of the shields that the variations in style region can most clearly be seen. Figure sculptures, of varying styles, are also well represented here, and a limited number of the huge ceremonial carvings, such as bisj poles and basu suangkus, have also been included. The cultural context in which these items play their part is described in detail in the introductory chapters. But it is not the intention of this book to be an ethnography. The focus is on the art pieces themselves.
Author | : Julie Sasse |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2020 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9780977743223 |
Elaine Horwitch was a feisty, larger-than-life gallerist who put contemporary Southwest art on the culture map. Prefaced by a historical survey of art in Arizona and New Mexico, Southwest Rising examines Horwitch's remarkable life and highlights many of the artists she promoted in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s, as well as some of her top rivals in the art business. This book looks at Southwest art through the lens of art markets and institutions, and the creative spirit of artists who contributed to the rise of a unique genre.
Author | : Marit K. Munson |
Publisher | : Altamira Press |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2011 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 9780759110779 |
Marit K. Munson explores ancient artwork with standard archaeological approaches to material culture, framed by theoretical insights of disciplines such as art history, visual studies, and psychology. Munson demonstrates how archaeological methods, combined with theoretical insights open up new avenues for understanding of past peoples.
Author | : Douglas Bullis |
Publisher | : Schiffer Publishing |
Total Pages | : 236 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : |
This book features the work of 100 important painters, sculptors, photographers, potters, weavers, and jewelers living and working in New Mexico and Arizona today. Their stories and works of art will amaze as well as illuminate. This book provides the most vibrant picture of contemporary Southwestern art that you can find anywhere.
Author | : Margaret Moore Booker |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2013 |
Genre | : Folk art |
ISBN | : 9781933855752 |
The traditional arts of the Southwest are brought together in one volume for the first time. Comprehensive descriptions of Native American and Hispano art are accompanied by full-color photographs of art from museums, galleries, and private collections.