A History of Art in Africa
ISBN: 9780136128724 | 0136128726
Edition: 2ndFormat: Paperback
Publisher: Pearson
Pub. Date: 7/3/2007
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A History of Art in Africa, Second Edition, is the only comprehensive art historical survey of the African continent to incorporate discussions of contemporary art and artists. It is both a reliable resource for art historians and an accessible introduction to the vibrant arts of Africa.
This comprehensive survey of African art discusses the art from the perspective of art history, unlike most account that tend to focus on a more anthropological interpretation. A History of Art in Africa shows how African art has d... MORE
This comprehensive survey of African art discusses the art from the perspective of art history, unlike most account that tend to focus on a more anthropological interpretation. A History of Art in Africa shows how African art has d... MORE
| Preface | |
| Africa, Art, and History: An Introduction | p. 14<$$$> |
| From the Nile to the Niger | |
| The Sahara and the Maghreb | |
| Lands of the Nile: Egypt, Nubia, and Ethiopia | |
| The Central Sudan | |
| Mande Worlds and the Upper Niger | |
| The Western Sudan | |
| Western Africa | |
| West Atlantic Forests | |
| A... MORE | |
| The Yoruba and the Fon | |
| The Lower Niger | |
| Central Africa | |
| Cross River, Cameroon Grasslands, and Gabon | |
| The Western Congo Basin | |
| The Eastern Congo Basin | |
| Eastern and Southern Africa | |
| Eastern Africa | |
| Southern Africa | |
| The Diaspora | |
| African Artists Abroad | |
| Art of the African Diaspora | |
| Glossary | |
| Annotated Bibliography | |
| Picture credits | |
| Index | |
| Table of Contents provided by Publisher. All Rights Reserved. |
MONICA BLACKMUN VISONA is Assistant Professor of Art History at the University of Kentucky. Her publications focuses upon the arts of the Lagoon Peoples and upon the larger issues of contemporary African art.
ROBIN POYNOR is Professor of Art History at the University of Florida. He is a specialist on Yoruba arts in Africa and the New World and is a regular contributor to African Arts. He has served as both consultant and guest curator for numerous exhibitions.
HERBERT M. COLE is Professor Emeritus of Art History at the University of California, Santa Barbara and a recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Arts Council of the African Studies Association. He has published numerous books and exhibition catalogues.
The closing chapter of this book was written by Michael Harris, Associate Professor of African American Studies at Emory University. The preface was written by Roland Abiodun, Professor of Art Hisotry at Amherst College, and the introduction was written by Suzanne Preston Blier, Allen Whitehill Clowes Professor of Fine Art and Africam American Studies at Harvard University.
