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African Art (World of Art S.)
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By
Frank Willett
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Free shipping Australia wide Ships from UK supplier | Rating: | | | Format: | Paperback / softback, 304 pages, 3rd Edition | | Other Information: | 288 illustrations, 78 in colour | | Published In: | United Kingdom, 07 October 2002 |
The art of the Fang, the BaTeke, the BaKota and other African peoples is extremely vigorous and shows brilliant sense of form. The substantial aesthetic impact of their works upon the development of 20th-century Western art - on Picasso, Derain, Braque and Modigliani, among others - continues to this day. This survey reveals the astonishing variety and expressive power of a continent that contains more distinct peoples and cultures than any other. The revised edition of this classic study incorporates new research and modern place names, as well as extended and updated references. |
About the AuthorFrank Willett was Director, and is now an Honorary Senior Research Fellow, of the Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery of the University of Glasgow. Reviews'The finest general introduction to African art... packed with valuable information... stimulating and challenging' - The Times Literary Supplement 'Excellent... a compact but generously illustrated survey which slices through stereotypes to reveal the diversity and particularity of the continent's painting, sculpture and architecture' - The Independent on Sunday 'An exemplary study' - The Journal of African and Asian Affairs
| Publisher: | Thames & Hudson Ltd | | ISBN: | 0500203644 |
| EAN: | 9780500203644 | | Dimensions: | 20.98 x 12.7 x 1.88 centimeters (0.54 kg) |
| Age Range: |
15+ years |
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