Ogun: An Old God for a New Age
Philadelphia: Institute for the Study of Human Issues, 1980. Paperback. Blue stapled wraps with black lettering; 64 pp.; illustrations. This is Number 3 in the series, "ISHI Occasional Papers in Social Change." More
Philadelphia: Institute for the Study of Human Issues, 1980. Paperback. Blue stapled wraps with black lettering; 64 pp.; illustrations. This is Number 3 in the series, "ISHI Occasional Papers in Social Change." More
Cairo: Agenzia Italiana, 2010. Hardcover. Italian language text. Black illustrated boards. xxi, 229 pages : color illustrations. Catalog of the exhibition held at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, January 27th - February 23rd, 2010./ Includes bibliographical references (pages 224-228). More
Paris: Christie's, 2009. Softcover. Glossy pictorial wrap. 176 pages: mostly illustrations. Text in French. More
New York, New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1992. Hardcover. Red cloth over boards; Color pictorial dj.; 330 pp.; 164 color and bw figures. Accompanied the 1992 exhibition of the same name; Features Benin altars, palace plaques, court and ceremonial objects, and more; Includes a glossary of terms. More
New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art; Distributed by H.N. Abrams, 1992. Paperback. Photo-illustrated wraps with cream-colored and black lettering; xiii, 330 pp.; richly illustrated. "For more than 500 years, the artists of the West African kingdom of Benin created objects in brass, ivory, terracotta, and wood for use in divine..... More
[New York, N.Y.]: The University, 1981. Paperback. Black wraps with brown and white lettering; 80 pp.; richly illustrated. Created on the occasion of an exhibition held at the Grey Art Gallery, New York University, January 23rd through February 21, 1981. More
Milan: 5 Continents, 2010. Hardcover. Black boards, photographic dust jacket with brown lettering. 211 pp. Mainly color illustrations. Map. "Richly illustrated, this monograph is the first devoted to the work of the Babembe people, who live on the banks of Lake Tanganyika in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Their anthropomorphic..... More
Leuven, Belgium: Leuven University Press, 2021. Softcover. white wraps w/ color illustration & black printing. 223 pgs w/ color & bw illustrations. In 'Colonial Legacies', Gabriella Nugent examines a generation of contemporary artists born or based in the Congo whose lens-based art attends to the afterlives and mutations of Belgian..... More
New York: O'Reilly's Plaza Art Galleries, 1966. Softcover. Glossy white, stapled wraps with bw image and brown lettering. 28 pp. with 8 bw illus. Catalogue from the auction held Thursday, April 28, 1966. Included Benin bronzes from the collection of Mr. E.I. Thiam, with additional items. 123 items listed and..... More
Munich, Germany: Munchner Buchgewerbehaus GmbH, 1973. Hardcover. Cream canvas, purple and turquoise dust jacket, 370 pp., many BW & color illus. Text is in German, English, and French. An introduction sets the scene; then the rest of the book is a close catalog of these African art pieces, arranged by..... More
London: Sotheby & Co., 1975. Paperback. Green wraps with black borders and lettering. 97 pp. Over 100 BW illustrations. Price List stapled to front cover, with other list and estimates laid in. A catalogue of African, Oceanic, Pre-Columbian, Pacific Northwest and American Indian art sold by Sotheby & Co. Date..... More
Paris: Sotheby's, 2006. Softcover. Black illustrated wraps with both volumes in brown wraps, Voume 1 is 143 pp, Volume 2 is 207 pp, both richly illustrated in color. Volume 1 Collection Nicole et John Dintenfass from June 23, 2006. Volume 2 is Collections Andrea Portago, Roger Vanthournout, Helmut Zake et..... More
New York: Harry N. Abrams and The Center for African Art, 1989. Paperback. Color glossy wraps. 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 12th to the 20th..... More
NY: Center for African Art / Prestel, 1988. Paperback. Black illustrated wraps. 255 pp. Color and bw plates. Catalogue for exhibition. An interesting and illuminating work of scholarship discussing the trade between African artists and European markets. More
Paris: Christies, 2015. Softcover. French and English language text. White wraps with illustrations. 171 pages : illustrations (chiefly color). Lot entries and conditions of sale in French and English./ Lots 1-100. See also, separately issued catalog for lot 37: The William Rubin Kota : Le Kota William Rubin, sale code..... More
Washington, D. C. Smithsonian Institute Press, 1998. Hardcover. Brown cloth boards with rust lettering on spine, color illustrated dust jacket with mylar cover, xvi, 192 pp, richly illustrated in color and bw. "Analyzing the work of Mande potters and leatherworkers, Barbara E. Frank argues that studying craft technologies in addition..... More
Darmstadt, Germany: Folkwang Verlag, 1923. Hardcover. grey, flexible cloth boards w/ brown stamped printing. 59 pgs w/ 121 bw plates. Text in German. Pages may have instances of light marks, smudges, otherwise bright. More
Hovikodden, Norway: Henie-Onstad Kunstsenter, 1994. Softcover. square, tan textured wraps w/ bw illustration, dark red printing. 32 pgs w/ bw & color plates. A nice, bright and sharp copy. Includes 9 color plates. Text in English and Norwegian. Exhibiton held May 26-Sept. 11, 2004 at Henie-Onstad Kunstsenter. More
New York: Metropolian Museum of Art, 2000. Paperback. Photo-illustrated wraps with black lettering; 80 pp.; richly illustrated. Created on the occasion of an exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, April 25 through July 30, 2000. More
Cleveland and New York: The World Publishing Company, 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. Tan cloth, 219 pp., 64 tipped-in color plates, many BW illus. fold-out map at rear. "Does not aim at defining African art in its overall expression; it merely tried to cast light -- to a great extent thanks..... More
Murcia, Spain: Sala de Exposiciones CAM, 2007. Softcover. White and black wraps with color illustration and red lettering; French flaps; 64 pp., unpaginated; with 32 color plates. Text in Spanish; the color plates include one or two views of each mask. With a map of Africa and an essay about..... More
Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1969. Hardcover. Black cloth boards with gilt spine lettering; bw map and bw illustrated frontispiece; 348 pp; bw illustrations, maps, plates and folded genealogical table. Originally published 1923. "This volume contains the results of the first year's work of the new Anthropological department in Ashanti, West Africa."--Preface..... More
St. Augustin, Germany: Internationale Zeitschrift fur Volker- und Sprachenkunde, 1963. offprint. Softcover. Yellow wraps with black lettering. 29 pp. (numbered from 839 - 867) with 16 bw figures. An article by Ladislas Segy, Hungarian-born, New York dealer, author, and collector of African art. The essay includes 10 sections: Introduction and..... More
New York: Sotheby's, 2017. Paperback. Glossy blue and color-illustrated wraps with white lettering. 283 pp. Mainly color illustrations. Date of Sale: November 13, 2017. Lots 1-71. Sale Code: NO9620. Includes price list. More
Detroit, Michigan: Detroit Institute of Arts, 2009. Softcover. Color pictorial wraps; 295 pp.; 100+ color plates and figures. Published in conjunction with the exhibition of the same name; Focuses on how Africa's relationship with Europe has evolved and been depicted in African art over the last 500 years; Ninety-two works..... More