Secrecy: African Art that Conceals and Reveals
1993. Softcover. Black ill. wraps. 255 pp. Profuse bw and color plates. Offers penetrating new insights into knowledge, power, and artistic creativity in Africa. More
1993. Softcover. Black ill. wraps. 255 pp. Profuse bw and color plates. Offers penetrating new insights into knowledge, power, and artistic creativity in Africa. More
New York: MoMA, 1935. Pamphlet. White illustrated wraps with bw image and black lettering. [8] pp. with 8 additional bw illustrations. This issue features African art with an article, African Negro Art, by Charles Ratton and brief comments on African sculpture by A.H. Barr, Jr. The book review, by Ernestine..... More
New York, NY: The Museum of Modern Art, 1935. Hardcover. Tan paper-covered boards; Black cloth at spine; Red titling at spine and on front cover; 58 pp. plus approx. 80 pp. of plates; 100 bw plates, three maps on rear fold-out. Accompanied an exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art..... More
Milan, Italy: Skira, 2000. 1st English edition. Hardcover. Black boards, black & illus. dust jacket, 297 pp. Illustrated throughout in color. "Provides a unique opportunity to discover more than 400 objects of functional art from Africa. The furniture, containers, musical instruments, weapons, objects of adornment, and textiles all offer a...... More
Washington, DC: International Art & Artists, 2009. Softcover. Black & BW illus. wraps; 183 pp.; Profusely illustrated with color and duotone figures. Accompanied the traveling exhibition of the same name, which appeared at The Phillips Collection, University of New Mexico Art Museum, University of Virginia Museum of Art, and University..... More
New York: Hacker Art Books, 1967. Reprint Edition. Hardcover. Green cloth. Appx. 300 pp. 220 bw plates. Text is in French. A comprehensive reprint volume containing all of what was once a four-volume set, originally published between 1935 and 1938. The four sections divide Africa and approach its art geographically..... More
New York: (None Listed), 1943. Ephemera. Cream paper tri-fold with bw map and black lettering. 6 panels. Catalogue from the special exhibition held May 4th to June 5th, 1943 to raise funds for The Fighting French Relief, Inc., the proceeds of which were used for medical and hospital supplies, food..... More
Antwerpen: Kunstgalerij BBL "De Keyser" 1984. Softcover. BW illustrated wraps. Unpaginated (approx 80 pp). BW plates. In English and Dutch. More
Philadelphia: Boyer Galleries Inc., 1936. Original. Ephemera. Cream tri-fold paper sheet with black lettering; no illus. Catalogue from the exhibition held Deceber 9-31, 1936 in Philadelphia. Included is an introduction by Horace Jayne and a list of the 18 sculptures on view: masks, fetishes, wood carvingd, a drum, and more..... More
New York, New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1999. Slipcased. 2 vols. Black cloth over boards, with color photo laid on to each front cover; Color pictorial endpapers; 384, 360 pp.; Profusely illustrated in color; held in original slipcase covered in black cloth and color pictorial paper. A wonderful set..... More
New York: The Center for African Art / Harry N. Abrams, 1989. Hardcover. Blue cloth with white lettering; color-pictorial dj; 256 pp. with 274 images in color and bw. Focuses on the artistic expressions of the Yoruba and the historical and cultural issues that have shaped its civilization from the..... More
Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, for the National Museum of African Art, 1986. Softcover. Brown wraps with black and white illustration. 48 pp. 45 black and white illustrations. Catalogue published for an exhibition held April 30-June 15, 1986. Includes extensive text on Bamana figurative sculpture. More
München (Munich), Germany: Panterra, 1992. Softcover. Black illustrated wraps. 247 pp. Many color plates. Exhibition at the Villa Stuck Munchen. Book contains introductory essays and annotated catalogue of 200 works. More
Philadelphia: The University of Pennsylvania, 1967. Hardcover. Mustard cloth. vi, 73 pp. Numerous bw ills. Scholarly study of the African ancestoral figurines in the University of Pennsylvania collection. More
Paris: Revue Noire Editions, 1999. Hardbound. Black boards with black color-illustrated dj and white lettering; 432 pp. with profuse bw and color photographs. Photographs showing life in Africa, African-related Indian Ocean, and the African diaspora. With excellent text (in French) and biographies of the photographers. A stunning book and very..... More
Greenwich, Conn. Bruce Museum of Arts and Sciences, 1999. Softcover. White & ilus. wraps, 48 pp., many BW & color illus. Issued in conjunction with a 1999 exhibition that includes a variety of American sculptures. With accompanying essay by Allen Wardwell. 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
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
Indianapolis Museum of Art, 1996. First Edition. Softcover. Yellow/black wraps. 134 pp. 96 color & bw plates. Includes a checklist of 175 works, which accompany extensive essays and excellent illustrations. More
London / Lagos: Ethnographica / National Commission for Museums and Monuments, 1990. Hardcover. Black cloth boards with gilt spine lettering, black dust jacket, color illustrated with white lettering, 157 pp, profusely illustrated throughout in bw and color with color fold out map in rear. "In 1943 the first Nok terracotta..... More
Cleveland: Cleveland Musem of Art/5 Continents, 2015. Hardcover. Orange stamped cloth boards, color-illustrated dust jacket with black and orange lettering. 287 pp. 281 color and BW illustrations. New York's now defunct Museum of Primitive Art (MPA) opened its landmark exhibition Senufo Sculpture from West Africa in February 1963. Joining historical..... More
Nairobi: Robert Glen, N/D. Softcover. Glossy, white, oblong stapled wraps; 24 pp. with color plates throughout. Text in English. With biographical and artistic information about Glen's stunning bronze sculptures of African wildlife, in places throughout the world. Full of excellent photos of his works. More
Art Gallery, University of Notre Dame, 1970. Softbound. Brown illustrated wraps. [32] pp, profusely illustrated in two-tone. Includes essays on Ashanti Goldweights by Warren M. Robbins, and Senufo Bronzes by the collector, Eric de Kolb. A scarce catalogue on this most impressive collection. There are almost 635 Ashanti pieces listed..... More
Paris: Musee Dapper, 1994. Hardcover. Black cloth boards, color illus. dust jacket. 253 pp. Profusely illustrated with many color plates and additional images. Text in English. The outcome of 20 years of research by Francois Neyt, who has set out to rigorously explain and analyze the historical and sociological factors..... More
Stockholm: Almquist & Wiksell International, 1990. Hardcover. Ill. red, white, green and yellow boards. x, 180 pp. 4 color plates, 135 bw ills. Documentation and analyis of political posters in Ethiopia and Mozambique. Compelling study. Lavishly illustrated. More