Isbn: 9780872731226 - objects of myth and memory: american indian art at the brooklyn museum (10 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The Brooklyn Museum has played a major role in presenting andinterpreting North American Native art. Its commitment to this fieldbegan in 1903, when R. Stewart Culin was appointed to head its newDepartment of Ethnology. During three trips to the Northwest in 1905,1908, and 1911, Culin collaborated with Dr. Charles F. Newcombe andbought several pieces from Newcombe's own collection, includingobjects from the Haida, Kwakiutl, Nootka, and Salish as well as someTlingit, Tsimshian, and Athapaskan pieces. By 1912 the museum'scollection included more than 9,000 pieces. Objects of Myth and Memory is the first publication devotedto this fascinating and influential early collection. It includes twointerpretive essays on Culin's career as well as 250 individualentries which illustrate and annotate his most importantacquisitions. A visually stunning book, Objects of Myth and Memorypresents masterworks of North American Indian art in a precise socialand historical context and offers fascinating glimpses of thecollecting process. …

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. 1991. North America, Native Americans, Art. The Brooklyn Museum, 320 p., very good paperback.

Zustand: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Zustand: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Covers have a couple of light crease lines. A New Unread copy. U.S. orders are shipped from N.Y. state.

Paperback. Zustand: Very good. Paperback. 320pp. Very good in publisher's wraps.

paperback. Zustand: fine. Many color and black-and-white illustrations. 320 pages, 4to, pictorial wrappers. (Brooklyn): Brooklyn Museum, (1991). A fine copy.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. Book.

paperback. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. large paperback, pictorial gloss card covers, a very good tightly bound copy with a clean and unmarked text, illustrated throughout in colour and b&w, 320pp.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: n No Jacket. y 1st Edition. New York: The Brooklyn Museum in association with University of Washington Press, 1991. Book. Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Book published to accompany an exhibition held at The Brooklyn Museum in Oct-Dec 1991, The Oakland Museum in Feb-May 1992 and The Heard Museum, Phoenix in Oct 1992-Jan 1993, featuring Native American art fro many areas. 320pp with index, illustrated throughout in colour and black and white. Some edgewear and creasing to cover, slight marking to lower edges and former owner's name to endpaper, otherwise good copy. HEAVY BOOK, extra postage may be required for Air Mail shipping. Book.…