Art and the Native American (Paperback)

Paperback. ContentsIntroductionAcknowledgments 1. Why are Native Americans (still) Called "Indians"? The Illuminating Example of Giovanni di Paolo's Quattrocento Mappamundi 2. Between Science and Art: The European Representation of America, 1500-1800 3. "Een West-Indien Landtschap met Vreemt Ghebouw" Jan Mostaert on the Architectural Primitivism Characterizing a "Golden Age" Reborn in the New World 4. Cooper, Cole and The Last of the Mohicans 5. Carpeaux's America: Art and Sculptural Politics 6. Nineteenth Century Haida Argillite Carvings: Documents of Cultural Encounter 7. "Maids of Palastine" Pueblo Pots, Potters, and the Politics of Representation 8. Art and Indian Culture at the Crossroads of a New Century: A Postlude to the Exhibition "Lost and Found Traditions: Native American Art 1965-1985" 9. The Collection of the North and Central American Department of the Museum fur Volkerkunde, Vienna This volume tracing the history of Native American art examines such topics as Native American culture, art and tradition, and how these have changed in modern times. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…