Native North American art

9780199947546

Second edition

xxix, 410 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 353-392) and index

1. An Introduction to the Indigenous Arts of North America
Art history and Native Art: The Challenge of Inclusion
Colonial Legacies
Spiritual Practices and the Making of Art
Social Practices and the Making of Art
2. The Southwest
The Southwest as a Region
The Ancient World: Anasazi, Mimbres, Hohokam
From Late Precontact to the Colonial Era to the Modern Pueblos
Navajo and Apache Arts
3. The East
The East as a Region
The Southeast: The Cataclysm of Contact
The Northeast and the Great Lakes
4. The West
The West as a Region
Art of the Great Plains
The Intermontaine Region-An Artistic Crossroads
The Far West: Arts of California and the Great Basin
5. The North
The North as a Region
Arts of the Boreal Forests
The Arctic
Historic and Contemporary Arts of the Arctic
Toward the Twenty-First Century in the North
6. The Northwest Coast
The Northwest Coast as a Region
The Development of Styles: Local Variations and Regional Continuities Across Time
Contexts for Art: Power, Status, and Cross-Cultural Exchange
Northwest Coast Art Since the Beginning of the Twentieth Century
7. Native Art 1900-1980: Moderns and Modernists
The Multiplicity of Modernisms
Moderns and Modernists at the Mid-Century
Artists and Activists in Canada: The 1970s and 1980s
8. Native Cosmopolitanisms: 1980 and Beyond
The 1980s and the Rise of a Contemporary Native Art Movement
Contemporary Art: Media, Expressive Modes, Artistic Choices
Preeminent Issues in Native Art Since 1980
Conclusion: "Celebrate 40,000 Years of American Art" - But Be Vigilant

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Phillips, Ruth B. (Ruth Bliss), 1945-