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A Wealth of Thought: Franz Boas on Native American Art
by Boas, Franz; Jonaitis, Aldona [Editor]
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University of Washington Press. Softcover. Like New. 6x0x9. Gift Inscription by Previous Owner; else In Near Fine condition. Although Franz Boas--one of the most influential anthropologists of the twentieth century--is best known for his voluminous writings on cultural, physical, and linguistic anthropology, he is also recognized for breaking new ground in the study of so-called primitive art. His writings on art have major historical value because they embody a profound change in art history.Nineteenth-century scholars assumed that all art lay on a continuum from primitive to advanced: artworks of all nonliterate peoples were therefore examples of early stages of development. But Boasâs case studies from his own fieldwork in the Pacific Northwest demonstrated different tenets: the variety of history, the influence of diffusion, the symbolic and stylistic variation in art styles found among groups and sometimes within one group, and the role of imagination and creativity on the part of the artist.This volume presents Boasâs most significant writings on art (dated 1889-1916), many originally published in obscure sources now difficult to locate. The original illustrations and an extensive, combined bibliography are included.
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- Michael Patrick McCarty, Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
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- Title
- A Wealth of Thought: Franz Boas on Native American Art
- Author
- Boas, Franz; Jonaitis, Aldona [Editor]
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0295973846
- ISBN 13
- 9780295973845
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Place of Publication
- Seattle
- This edition first published
- April 1995
- Size
- 6x0x9
- X weight
- 20 oz
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