Hopi Katsina: 1,600 Artist Biographies (American Indian Art Series) - Hardcover

Schaaf, Gregory

9780977665211: Hopi Katsina: 1,600 Artist Biographies (American Indian Art Series)

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0977665216 ISBN 13: 9780977665211

Publisher: Ciac Pr, 2008

The volume is desinged as a standard reference and provides biographical information on 1,623 Hopi Katsina carvers from 1840 to the present. The alphabetical design allows one to look up an individual artist in 30 seconds or less. We hope everyone interested in Hopi Katsina dolls will find this easy reference to be helpful.

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From the Inside Flap:

American Indian Art Series: Volume Seven Hopi Katsina 1,600 Artist Biographies by Gregory Schaaf Assisted by Angie Yan Schaaf The Center for Indigenous Arts & Cultures is proud to present the seventh volume in our series. Each book is organized alphabetically, so readers can look up a particular artist in seconds. The purpose of the series is to introduce the public to American Indian artists and to honor them for their “fine arts.” This volume profiles over 1,600 Hopi Katsina carvers from 1840 to the present. Although Katsina dolls began to be signed in the 1930s, earlier carvers were identified from family tree charts, historic documents and oral history interviews with direct descendants. This book was designed to make the vast body of research readily available.

About the Author:

Gregory Schaaf is Director of the Center for Indigenous Arts & Cultures in Santa Fe. He earned his doctorate in American Indian History and a degree in Art History at the University of California, Santa Barbara. During his distinguished teaching career at the University of California, California State University and Minnesota State University, he became an Associate Professor and Coordinator of American Indian Studies. As a recognized scholar, he addressed the United Nations and testified before the United States Senate on Indian Affairs. He co-founded the international Tree of Peace Society and Santa Fe's Indian Art Collectors Circle. He is the author of the American Indian Art Series; Wampum Belts & Peace Trees; Franklin, Jefferson, & Madison: On Religion & the State; The U.S. Constitution and the Great Law of Peace.

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