Reviews
"The best guide yet to understanding the complexities of Native North American art....a solidly ground, sophisticated history, combining art history, anthropology, and cultural studies...splendidly well-written...useful and timely."--Gerald McMaster, Curator of Art, Canadian Museum of Civilization "An outstanding new volume in the Oxford History of Art series. Designed to introduce readers to the depth and diversity of Native regional art, it is also a highly readable introduction to Native North American history and anthropology."--Foreword "A fine statement, covering in fewer than 300 pages the artistic output of most Native American tribes across the northern hemisphere over a period of more than eight centuries.... Illustrations are especially fresh, varied, and well chosen."--Library Journal "Nicely organized and clearly written-- very good illustrations."--Pat McDonald, Calhoun Community College "This book has it all--a fresh, readable style, wonderful supporting photos and diagrams, and it's inexpensive. Berlo and Phillips also present a holistic view of Native American Art--just as it should be. Brava!"--Helen Barnes, Wichita State University "An excellent textbook--politically aware and well-written. An especially good bibliographic essay. One of the best aspects of this text is the integration of arts from all periods--ancient through contemporary."--Matthew Looper, California State University at Chico "An excellent book which includes information on various ethical issues surrounding the collection, display, and documentation of native American arts."--Maude Wahlman, University of Missouri, Kansas City, "the best guide yet to understanding the complexities of Native North American art . . . a solidly ground, sophisticated history, combining art history, anthropology, and cultural studies . . . splendidly well-written . . . useful and timely." --Gerald McMaster, Curator of Art, Canadian Museum of Civilization, "The best guide yet to understanding the complexities of Native North American art....a solidly ground, sophisticated history, combining art history, anthropology, and cultural studies...splendidly well-written...useful and timely."--Gerald McMaster, Curator of Art, Canadian Museum of Civilization, the best guide yet to understanding the complexities of Native North American art ... a splendidly well-written sophisticated history, combining art history, anthropology, and cultural studies, "The best guide yet to understanding the complexities of Native North American art....a solidly ground, sophisticated history, combining art history, anthropology, and cultural studies...splendidly well-written...useful and timely."--Gerald McMaster, Curator of Art, Canadian Museum of Civilization"An outstanding new volume in the Oxford History of Art series. Designed to introduce readers to the depth and diversity of Native regional art, it is also a highly readable introduction to Native North American history and anthropology."--Foreword"A fine statement, covering in fewer than 300 pages the artistic output of most Native American tribes across the northern hemisphere over a period of more than eight centuries.... Illustrations are especially fresh, varied, and well chosen."--Library Journal"Nicely organized and clearly written-- very good illustrations."--Pat McDonald, Calhoun Community College"This book has it all--a fresh, readable style, wonderful supporting photos and diagrams, and it's inexpensive. Berlo and Phillips also present a holistic view of Native American Art--just as it should be. Brava!"--Helen Barnes, Wichita State University"An excellent textbook--politically aware and well-written. An especially good bibliographic essay. One of the best aspects of this text is the integration of arts from all periods--ancient through contemporary."--Matthew Looper, California State University at Chico"An excellent book which includes information on various ethical issues surrounding the collection, display, and documentation of native American arts."--Maude Wahlman, University of Missouri, Kansas City, 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., "The best guide yet to understanding the complexities of Native North American art....a solidly ground, sophisticated history, combining art history, anthropology, and cultural studies...splendidly well-written...useful and timely."--Gerald McMaster, Curator of Art, Canadian Museum of Civilization "An outstanding new volume in the Oxford History of Art series. Designed to introduce readers to the depth and diversity of Native regional art, it is also a highly readable introduction to Native North American history and anthropology."-- Foreword "A fine statement, covering in fewer than 300 pages the artistic output of most Native American tribes across the northern hemisphere over a period of more than eight centuries.... Illustrations are especially fresh, varied, and well chosen."-- Library Journal "Nicely organized and clearly written-- very good illustrations."--Pat McDonald, Calhoun Community College "This book has it all--a fresh, readable style, wonderful supporting photos and diagrams, and it's inexpensive. Berlo and Phillips also present a holistic view of Native American Art--just as it should be. Brava!"--Helen Barnes, Wichita State University "An excellent textbook--politically aware and well-written. An especially good bibliographic essay. One of the best aspects of this text is the integration of arts from all periods--ancient through contemporary."--Matthew Looper, California State University at Chico "An excellent book which includes information on various ethical issues surrounding the collection, display, and documentation of native American arts."--Maude Wahlman, University of Missouri, Kansas City
Table of Content
Chapter 1: An Introduction to the Indigenous Arts of North America Art History and Native art What is 'art'? Western discourses and Native American objects Modes of appreciation: curiosity, specimen, artefact, and art What is an Indian? Clan, community, political structure, and art Cosmology The map of the cosmos The nature of spirit Dreams and the vision quest Shamanism Art and the public celebration of power The power of personal adornment 'Creativity is our tradition': innovation and tradition in Native American art Gender and the making of art Chapter 2: The Southwest The Southwest as a region The ancient world From the colonial era to the modern Pueblos Navajo and Apache arts Chapter 3: The East The East as a region Hunting cultures, burial practices, and Early Woodlands art forms Mississippian art and culture The cataclysm of contact: the Southeast The early contact period in the Northeast Arts of the middle ground Arts of self-adornment Chapter 4: The West Introduction The Great Plains The Intermontaine region--an artistic crossroads The Far West: arts of California and the Great Basin Chapter 5: The North Geography, environment, and language in the North Sub-arctic clothing: art to honour and protect The Arctic Chapter 6: The Northwest Coast Origins The early contact period Styles and techniques Western connoisseurship and Northwest Coast art Shamanism Crest art The potlatch Art, commodity, and oral tradition Northwest Coast art in the twentieth century Chapter 7: The Twentieth Century: Trends in Modern Native Art Questions of definition Commoditization and contemporary art Moments of beginning The Southern Plains and the Kiowa Five The Southwest and the 'Studio' style The display and marketing of American Indian art: exhibitions, mural projects, and competitions Native American modernisms, 1950-80 Institutional frameworks and modernism in Canada Postmodernism, installation, and other post-studio art Notes List of Illustrations Bibliographic Essay Timeline Index, 1: An Introduction to the Indigenous Arts of North America2: The Southwest3: The East4: The West5: The North6: The Northwest Coast7: The Twentieth Century: Trends in Modern Native ArtNotes, List of Illustrations, Bibliographic Essay, Timeline, Index
