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African art : an introduction / Frank Willett.

By: Willett, Frank.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: London : Thames and Hudson, 1971Description: 288 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 21 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 050020103X (pbk); 0500181098 (hbk).Subject(s): Art, AfricanDDC classification: 709.6
Contents:
Introducing Africa -- The development of the study of African Art -- Towards a History of African Art -- African Architecture -- Looking at African Sculpture -- Understanding African Sculpture -- African Art Today.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Barcode
General lending MTU Bishopstown Library Lending 709.6 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00100552
General lending MTU Crawford College of Art and Design Library Lending 709.6 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00059684
General lending MTU Crawford College of Art and Design Library Store 709.6 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00059685
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

"An indispensable part of the history of the skills and ideas of mankind." Scientific American.

Bibliography: (pages 275-279) and index.

Introducing Africa -- The development of the study of African Art -- Towards a History of African Art -- African Architecture -- Looking at African Sculpture -- Understanding African Sculpture -- African Art Today.

Reviews provided by Syndetics

Booklist Review

One of the best general surveys of African art, this well-illustrated volume uses a thematic approach to consider history, architecture, art in society, and form, style, and aesthetics in sculpture. (Jl 15 71)