Published by Dover, New York, NY, 1961
ISBN 10: 0486201392 ISBN 13: 9780486201399
Seller: 100POCKETS, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Dover Reprint. Text/BRAND NEW. Illustrated soft cover/VG w/light edge & surface wear. First published 1936; this is a Dover unabridged and corrected republication. Some 300 examples of Southwestern Indian design motifs from ceramics, basketry, beadwork, masks, kachina dolls, sand paintings and blanket design. Illustrated with 50 plates and 300 illustrations. Fine reference/resource. Strong copy.
Published by Dover, Mineola, New York, U.S.A., 1961
ISBN 10: 0486201392 ISBN 13: 9780486201399
Seller: 100POCKETS, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
Soft cover. Condition: New. Reprint. BRAND NEW Copy w/trace cover wear. 1961 Dover, unabridged and corrected republication of work first published in portfolio format by the Fine Arts Press, Santa Ana, CA in 1936. Artist and collector Dorothy Sides gathers together, with some 300 re-drawn b/w illustration of Southwestern Indian design motifs, primarily from ceramic decorations. Rich reference & resource.
Published by Dover Pubcations, Inc., New York, 1961
ISBN 10: 0486201392 ISBN 13: 9780486201399
Seller: Don's Book Store, Albuquerque, NM, U.S.A.
First Edition
Trade Paperback. Condition: Fine. First Dover Edition. Included is a list of the 50 plates and and a six page Bibliography. Plate pages are un-numbered and are flawless. None missiong. kThe decorative art of the Indians of the American Southwest has long been recognized as one of the most beautiful art traditions in the primitive world. It demonstrates a technical skill with simple materials, a symbolic richness, and a faculty for creating rich effects by the imaginative use of ornament that are all almost unique. Museums use Pueblo ceramics for display pieces, and modern artists and craftsmen have turned eagerly to the handwork of prehistoric Indian women for inspiration and working ideas. The author, a noted artist and collector, has gathered together and redrawn in black and white nearly 300 examples of the finest authentic Southwestern Indian decoration that she has seen in a lifetime of study. She has not limited her selection to one period or style, however; to make her book as useful as possible, she has selected material ranging from the 13th century great geometric art of the Pueblos to the handcrafts carried on by the nomadic and Pueblo peoples of the present. The main emphasis of this volume is on ceramic decoration, and Mrs. Sides includes pieces from the rich archeological sites of Pecos, Sikyatki, the Mimbres, and modern Pueblo pottery from Acoma, Zuni, Cochiti, and the Hopi. She also includes designs and motifs from the basketry of the Apache, Pima, and Papago, beadwork from the Mohave; authentic Zuni masks; Hopi kachina dolls; and sand paintings and blanket designs from the Navajo. This broad coverage of beautiful ornament illustrates many different art styles, to fit every situation: geometric designs based upon balanced mirror fields of design, symbolic figures of the thunderbird, and modern stylizations. Craftsman working with ceramics will find this book indispensable as a source of rich, easily used, powerful design; workers in wood, weavers, metalworkers, and leatherworkers will find that it will enlarge their decorative resources considerably. It also offers unusual and eyecatching designs for commercial artists who wish to do work suggesting travel, handcrafts, the Southwest, or the social sciences. Individual drawings are copyright free and may be reproduced without fee or permission. Laid in is a two-page brochure HIstory of the Storyteller Figurine published by the The Indian Arts Gallery of Santa Fe and a Taos Book Shop bookmark.
Published by Dover Publications, 1000
Seller: Librairie Laumiere, Paris, France
in8, souple, 18p de texte + 50 planches, bon etat d'usage, coins frottes, petite rayure en quatrieme de couverture, interieur tres propre, texte en anglais, 50 planches de motifs en noir et blanc, Dover Publications, non date (1961 ?).