The Arts of the North American Indian: Native Traditions in Evolution

New York and Tulsa, OK: Hudson Hills Press; Philbrook Art Center, 1986. 324 pages, illustrations (some colour); 32 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. CONTENTS: Foreword, by George Patterson Nigh, William C. Douce, Fred Myers; Preface, by Marcia Y. Manhart; Acknowledgments, by Edwin L. Wade; Introduction: what is Native American art?, by Edwin L. Wade; Meaning. The meanings of Native American art, by William C. Sturtevant; Aesthetic archives: the visual language of Plains ledger art, by Gloria A. Young; Tradition. Tradition in Native American art, by J.C.H. King; European influences on Plains Indian art, by Norman Feder; Aesthetics. Aesthetics in Native American art, by Wolfgang Haberland; The dancing headdress frontlet: aesthetic context on the Northwest Coast, by Bill Holm; Quality. Determining quality in Native American art, by Evan M. Maurer; Sculptural arts of Native America, by Christian Feest; Individuality. The individual in Native American art: a sociological view, by John Anson Warner; Washoe innovators and their patrons, by Marvin Cohodas; Controversy. Controversy in Native American art, by Jamake Highwater; Straddling the cultural fence: the conflict for ethnic artists within Pueblo societies, by Edwin L. Wade; The future. Frames of reference: Native American art in the context of modern and postmodern art, by Gerhard Hoffman; Tall visitor at the Indian gallery: or, The future of Native American art, by Rennard Strickland; Glossary.. Paperback. Very Good. Folio.