Art of the Northwest coast:

"Originally published in 2006, Art of the Northwest Coast offers an expansive history of this great tradition, from the earliest known works to those made at the beginning of the twenty-first century. Although non-Natives often claimed that First Nations cultures were disappearing, Northwest Co...

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1. Verfasser: Jonaitis, Aldona 1948- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Seattle Bill Holm Center for the Study of Northwest Native Art, Burke Museum, in association with University of Washington Press [2021]
Ausgabe:Second edition
Schriftenreihe:Native art of the Pacific Northwest: A Bill Holm Center series
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Zusammenfassung:"Originally published in 2006, Art of the Northwest Coast offers an expansive history of this great tradition, from the earliest known works to those made at the beginning of the twenty-first century. Although non-Natives often claimed that First Nations cultures were disappearing, Northwest Coast Native people continued to make art during the painful era of colonization, often subtly expressing resistance to their oppressors and demonstrating the resilience of their heritage. Integrating the art's development with historical events following contact with Euro-Americans sheds light on the creativity of artists as they appropriated and transformed foreign elements into uniquely Indigenous statements. A new chapter discusses contemporary artists, including Marianne Nicholson, Nicholas Galanin, Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun, and Sonny Assu, who address pressing issues ranging from Indigenous sovereignty and destruction of the environment to the power of Native women and efforts to work with non-Natives to heal the wounds of racism and discrimination"--
Beschreibung:xxiv, 387 Seiten Illustrationen, Karten 25 cm
ISBN:9780295748559
9780295748542

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