Research Guides: African Art: Books

Recommendations

African Masks by Iris Hahner-Herzog; Maria Kecskesi; Laszlo Vajda
Call Number: N5311.M55 2006
ISBN: 3791327097
Publication Date: 2004-06-01
This text surveys 248 of the finest examples of African masks, of which 100 are reproduced in stunning color illustrations.
African and Oceanic Art by Margaret Trowell & Hans Nevermann
Call Number: N7397 .W4 T7
Publication Date: 1968
Form and content of African art & the art of Oceania.
Africa: women's art, women's lives by Betty LaDuke
Call Number: N7391.65 .L34 1997
ISBN: 0865434344
Publication Date: 1996-10-01
In Africa, women's passion to create is evident during times of peace as well as war, under favorable circumstances as well as the most difficult and dangerous imaginable. Their media of expression can be naturally derived or imported. It can vary from monumental stone sculpture to intricate beadwork, or from painting with mud to oil and acrylic. The passion to decorate is evident in daily life from the designs applied to the smallest clay bowls, to the sturdy mud walls of their compounds where women give birth or see life pass away. These decorations are frequently symbolic and the motifs can please as well as reinforce shared community values.
A Companion to Modern African Art by Gitti Salami; Monica Blackmun Visona
Call Number: ebook
ISBN: 1118515064
Publication Date: 2013-10-22
Offering a wealth of perspectives on African modern and Modernist art from the mid-nineteenth century to the present, this new Companion features essays by African, European, and North American authors who assess the work of individual artists as well as exploring broader themes such as discoveries of new technologies and globalization.
Tribal Art by Judith Miller; Graham Rae (Photographer); Philip Keith (As told to)
Call Number: N5311 .M55 2006
ISBN: 9780756618841
Publication Date: 2006-03-20
The only guide that features art from tribes and cultural groups from all around the world, not just one region, Tribal Art features historical, cultural, and price guide information on the art of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas and is the definitive collector's guide for tribal art enthusiasts.

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