Primitive Art in the Collections of the Art Institute of Chicago
Art Institute of Chicago, 1965. Softcover. White ill. wraps. Unpaginated. 80 bw plates. More
Art Institute of Chicago, 1965. Softcover. White ill. wraps. Unpaginated. 80 bw plates. More
Indianapolis, IN: Thomas D. Slater, 2003. Softbound. BW illustrated wraps. 88 pp., profusely illustrated in bw. Includes a letter/brochure dated March 2004 wherein Mr. Slater implores the readers and viewers to approach him with reasonable offers, as it is his desire to liquidate everything. Very nicely illustrated. More
New York: Pace Primitive and Ancient Art, 1978. Softcover. Portfolio. Tan & reddish paper folder, with 17 leaves, one folded; containing 20 BW illus. and 7 color illus. Portfolio issued in conjunction with a 1978 exhibition of this collection of primitive art pieces. Catalogue lists 99 items, and 27 are..... More
New York: Sotheby's, 2006, November 17. Softbound. Color illustrated wraps. Profusely illustrated in color. The sale consisted of William Brill's collection of African art. The Brill Collection was one of the last encyclopedic American collections in private hands. Brill started collecting in the 1960's. He purchased numerous pices from Charles..... More
Paris, France: 2006. Hardcover. Illus. boards; Black cloth at spine; Illus. endpapers; 557 pp.; Profusely illustrated in color. Text in French; From the auction of a collection of primitive art from Ivory Coast, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Congo, Nigeria, Madagascar, Mali, and other areas ; 514 lots listed, accompanied by annotations;..... More
Paris, France: 2006. Hardcover. Illus. boards; Black cloth at spine; Illus. endpapers; 557 pp.; Profusely illustrated in color. Text in French; From the auction of a collection of primitive art from Ivory Coast, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Congo, Nigeria, Madagascar, Mali, and other areas ; 514 lots listed, accompanied by annotations;..... More
Paris: APAM, 1951. Softbound. Blue illustrated wrappers. 138 + [4] pp., 215 bw plates and 4 maps. Text is in French. A presentation of over 200 works of primitive art from Africa and other Oceanic locations such as Polynesia, Micronesia, Madagascar, Australia. A fabulous publication with extensive text. More
Decatur, Georgia: Agnes Scott College, 1975. Softcover. Black illus. stapled wraps; Unpaginated, approx. 60 pp.; 116 bw figures. Accompanied an exhibition held at Dalton Galleries, Dana Fine Arts Building, at Agnes Scott College; Foreword by Evelyn M. Mitchell. More
Katonah, New York: Katonah Museum of Art, 1991. Softcover. Black & color illus. wraps, French flaps, 80 pp., color & BW illus. Issued in conjunction with a 1991 exhibition of art pieces from a collection "drawn primarily from sources outside the Western mainstream, [that] demonstrates how art transcends cultural barriers..... More
Jerusalem: Israel Museum, 2003. Softcover. Black wraps with white lettering and gold illustration, 184 pp, richly illustrated in mostly color. Catalog of the exhibition held at the Judith and William Margulies Gallery Autumn 2002-Autumn 2003. Includes bibliographical references (page 183). More
Chicago, Illinois: Torshen, Fortes and Eiger, Ltd., 1974. Softcover. Off-white illus. wraps; Spiral bound; Unpaginated, approx. 36 pp. plus plates; 35 glossy bw plates. A private collection of African masks, ceremonial pieces, figures and more from various tribes; Letter from the attorneys of the collection owners laid in, offering the..... More
Maastricht: Foundation Kings of Africa, 1992. Hardcover. Black dust jacket with color illustration, boards with black and white checkered cloth, blue lines, batik-look. 325 pp. Over 200 full pages of large and magnificent color plates. Published in conjunction with the exhibition Kings of Africa : art and authority in Central..... More
NY: Christie's, 1992. Hardcover. Black cloth. Black dust jacket with color pictorial front. 112 pp. Color plates. Includes price list. May 1992 auction catalogue of 180 lots collected by William Augustine McCarty-Copper (1936-1991) for his West Hollywood Hills home. The "primitive art" collection contains mainly African works, but also pieces..... More
Cambridge, Massachusetts: Hurst Gallery, 1996. First. Softcover. Blue illus. wraps; 48 pp.; 44 bw and color figures. Includes a foreword by Norman Hurst; Includes masks, staffs, weapons, figures, and more from all over Africa, including Sierra Leone, Mali, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, and other countries; Price list laid in. More
New York: Skira Rizzoli, 2015. Hardcover. Color-illustrated natural cloth boards with gilt stamped lettering and black lettering, 295 pp. Color and BW illustrations. The first publication of the Barnes Foundation’s important and extensive African art collection. The Barnes Foundation is renowned for its astonishing collection of Postimpressionist and early Modern..... More
Ibadan, Nigeria: University of Ibadan Cultural Heritage Museum, 2011. Softbound. Reddish brown stapled wraps with color illustration, 44 pages, illustrated throughout in color. Discusses the permanent collection of cultural artifacts in the museum. The objects are mostly from the Yoruba, Igbo and middle-belt of Nigeria. Included are masks, masquerade paraphenalia..... More
Paris: Christian de Quay and Francis Lombrail, 1996. Softcover. Color illus. wraps; Unpaginated, approx. 60 pp.; Profusely illustrated with color photos, many full page. Text in French; From the auction of the collection of African art belonging to A. and J-P. Jernander, which took place 26 June 1996; Includes statues..... More
Washington, DC: Museum of African Art, 1971 circa. Softcover. Black wraps with color illustration; unpaginated with 243 bw images. Includes a brief essay on the Joys of Collecting by deHavenon. Each ethnic group/group of artists described in brief, followed by works from that area. More
Paris: Francois de Ricqles, 1995. Softcover. Color illus. wraps; 89 pp.; Profusely illustrated with bw and color photos. Text in French; From the auction of Pierre Harter's collection of primitive art; 283 lots listed, including masks, figures, pottery, and more from all over Africa (Cameroon, Mali, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Burkina..... More
Washington, DC: Museum of African Art, 1977. Softcover. Blue pictorial wraps; 58 pp.; 50+ bw figures. Accompanied an exhibition at the Museum of African Art in Washington, D.C.; Contains fifty-seven items with annotations; Introduction by Milton D. Ratner; Essay by Henry John Drewal. More
Yaounde, Camerooun: Mt. Febe Benedictine Monastery, 1989. Softcover. Glossy, black wraps with color image and white lettering. 123 pp. with 139 works pictured in color. Text in French/English. With a map of Cameroun. The catalogue is presented in 3 sections: The First Room, The Gallery, and The Bronze Room. Includes..... More
Zurich, Switzerland: Atlantis Verlag Zurich, 1963. Hardcover. BW illustrated boards. 326 pp. BW illustrations. Dual text in English and German. More
Tenafly, NJ: SMA African Art Museum, 2003. Softcover. Black & illus. wraps, 112 pp., many BW & color illus. & maps. Issued in conjunction with a 2003-2004 exhibition of this extensive collection of African masks. Includes much background information on the people and the places where the art originated. More
New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2012. Hardcover. Color pictorial boards. No dust jacket. 328 pages. 614 color illlustrations. "This comprehensive publication celebrates one of the largest and most significant bequests in the Yale University Art Gallery's history: the exceptional Charles B. Benenson Collection of African art. Bequeathed from 2002..... More
Tel Aviv, Israel: Tel Aviv Museum, 1960. Softcover. Yellow pictorial wraps; Unpaginated, approx. 90 pp.; Profusely illustrated in bw. Texts provided in English and Hebrew; Accompanied an exhibition at the Tel Aviv Museum in 1960, which featured pieces from the Sudan, Ivory Coast, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Cameroon, and other areas..... More