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an intense and richly detailed treatment of the complex nature of Native American art ... These devoted scholars have done a remarkable and brilliant job with élan and confidence. (Professor Arthur Amiotte, Lakota artist and historian )
Professor Arthur Amiotte, Lakota artist and historian
Native North American art, after five centuries of contact and colonialism, is extraordinarily rich and diverse. Read the first page
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Janet C Berlo and Ruth B Phillips have done a first class job. The book has many excellent illustrations, which come across well despite the small format. One feature that I particularly like is the way the chapters are organised region by region rather than chronologically. This means that pieces by contemporary artists appear throughout the book on an equal footing with the work of past generations, which helps to counteract the impression given by many books of this kind that past work is somehow purer and more special than pieces being produced today. In fact the writers specifically challenge concepts like 'authenticity' and 'tradition' in order to celebrate the tremendous creativity and innovation that Native artists have shown in their engagements with other cultures and their willingness to experiment with new materials and techniques. The text also combines solid historical and contemporary research with a clear analysis of the way that previous judgements by art historians have obscured our understanding of Native work: for instance by classifying it under such headings as sacred and secular, and applied and fine arts, which are alien concepts to Native peoples.
NATIVE NORTH AMERICAN ART is a book both to leaf through for enjoyment and to keep for reference. Contrary to my initial expectations it also contains splendid inspiration for those of us denied easy access to eagle's feathers, porcupine quills, cedar roots and walrus gut, in the shape of Laurence Beck's 1986 Punk Polar Bear mask, (page 170). This alone is worth the price of the book, and Beck clearly knows what Native artists have always known: that magic exists everywhere around us - all we need to do is learn how to look.
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My only criticism of this book is that "art" is by default, defined as only visual arts, rather than including performance, literary and musical arts. It is also only an overview, and will not provide a complete explanation of every type of Native American art tradition, or even represent every tribal group.
Quite honestly, I would recommend this book to anyone researching or studying Native American culture, history and/or tradition, since the art is much more interesting to many people, and the culture, history and tradition are such an important part of the art, reading about Native art will also give a good overview of the other subjects.
the only complaint i have is the relative paucity of photos. but i would feel that way if the book were nothing but photos.
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