About the Author

Alisa LaGamma is Ceil and Michael E. Pulitzer Curator in Charge, Department of the Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas, The Metropolitan Museum of Art. 

 

Reviews

‘A veritable tour de force, this landmark publication mobilises a wealth of information with as much zest as depth.’ — Afonso Dias Ramos, Oxford Art Journal

‘Every school, college and university, should have a copy of this in their library.’ — Natty Mark Samuels, Izibongo
 

Won honorable mention for the 2016 PROSE Awards in the Art Exhibitions category. Metropolitian Museum of Art. PROSE Awards recognize the very best in Professional and Scholarly Publishing (PSP) Division of the Association of American Publishers (AAP)

"Kongo: Power and Majesty is one of two notable and highly readable books on African art this season . . . compelling."—Holland Cotter and Roberta Smith, New York Times, Holiday Gift Guide 2015 section