Speaking of objects : African art at the Art Institute of Chicago

Speaking of objects : African art at the Art Institute of Chicago / edited by Constantine Petridis ; with contributions by Martha G. Anderson [and seven others].

"Featuring a selection of more than 75 works of traditional African art in the Art Institute of Chicago's collection, this volume includes objects in a wide variety of media from regions across the continent. Essays and catalogue entries by leading art historians and anthropologists attend...

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Corporate Author: Art Institute of Chicago (Creator)
Other Authors: Petridis, Constantijn (Editor), Anderson, Martha G., 1948- (Contributor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Chicago, IL : Art Institute of Chicago, [2020]
Subjects:
Art Institute of Chicago > Catalogs.
Art Institute of Chicago
Art, African > Catalogs.
Art > Illinois > Chicago > Catalogs.
Art
Art, African
Illinois > Chicago
catalogs (documents)
Catalogs
Catalogs.
Catalogues.
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Table of Contents:
  • Foreword / James Rondeau
  • Acknowledgments / Constantine Petridis
  • Note to the reader
  • From the object to the field (and back again) : complementary perspectives on African art / Constantine Petridis
  • Northern Africa and the Sahel. Cat. 1 Of crests, farmers, and antelopes / Pascal James Imperato ; Cats. 2-16 / Kathleen Bickford Berzock, Pascal James Imperato, and Constantine Petridis
  • Coastal West Africa. Cat. 17 Of figures, spirits, and shrines / Martha G. Anderson ; Cats. 18-50 / Martha G. Anderson, Kathleen Bickford Berzock, Babatunde Lawal, and Constantine Petridis
  • Central Africa. Cat. 51 Of masks, men, and women / Manuel Jordán ; Cats. 52-67 / Manuel Jordán and Constantine Petridis
  • Eastern and Southern Africa. Cat. 68 Of pillows, cattle, and curios / Anitra Nettleton ; Cats. 69-75 / Kathleen Bickford Berzock, Anitra Nettleton, Constantine Petridis, and Janet M. Purdy
  • "One's head is one's creator" : the interconnectedness of word and image in Yòrùbá art / Babatunde Lawal
  • Map
  • Works cited
  • Contributors.

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