Works of Art by the People of South Africa / Imisebenzi Yobuciko Bezizwe Yase Mzansu Afrika
Boston: Pucker Gallery, 1994. Softcover. BW stapled wraps. 13 pp. 60 BW illustrations. Catalogue of an exhibition held April 9-May 2, 1994. More
Boston: Pucker Gallery, 1994. Softcover. BW stapled wraps. 13 pp. 60 BW illustrations. Catalogue of an exhibition held April 9-May 2, 1994. 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
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
Bruxelles (Brussels), Belgium: Editions du cercle d'art, 1945. Softcover. Brown illustrated wraps. 69 pp + approx 64 more pages (about 31 bw plates with facing descriptions). In French. No 693 of 1500 printed. More
NY: Harry N. Abrams, 1968. Hans Hinz. Hardcover. Off white cloth. White illustrated dust jacket. xii + 285 pp. 24 pasted in color plates, 220 bw illustrations. More
New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Art Gallery, 2000. Softcover. Red and mustard wraps with color illustrations and black lettering; French flaps; 122 pp. with 81 color and bw figures, including photographs and line drawings. Just as in music, a call-and-response song will expand to include a wide range of innovations..... More
Boston: Pucker Gallery, 1995. Softcover. Rust stapled wraps with color illustrations and black lettering. 13 pp. with 83 works pictured in color. Includes works collected from Zambia and South Africa. With an essay about a Zambian field trip in 1994 and with descriptions of each work as well as additional..... More
Paris, France: Editions Philbi, 1975. Hardcover. green cloth boards w/ gilt printing. illustrated pastedowns & endpapers. book v, 173 pgs w/ bw & color illustrations. black, illustrated dustjacket w/ plastic cover. A nice, bright copy. Thoroughly illustrated. Captions in French, English and German. More
Munich, Germany: The Museum for African Art / Prestel, 1996. Paperback. Black wraps with color photo illustration; 258 pp., many color & BW illus. Issued in conjunction with a 1996 exhibition of art created by the Luba people of Zaire, who "have used oral narratives, origin myths, and visual and..... More
Seattle, Washington: Hallie Ford Museum of Art, Willamette University / University of Washington Press, 2002. Softcover. Black & illus. wraps, 94 pp., 78 BW & color illus. Issued in conjunction with several 2002-2003 exhibitions of these examples of Egyptian art. With an extensive illustrated essay, a map, and many examples..... More
Los Angeles: Fowler Museum of Cultural History, 1992. Paperback. Black wraps with color-photo illustration and white lettering; xxi, 415 pp.; richly illustrated. "The elephant is abundantly represented in African culture. In this lavishly illustrated anthology, eighteen scholars pay homage to both the African elephant and African creativity. The elephant's natural..... More
Iowa City, Ia. The University of Iowa Museum of Art, 1985. Softcover. Tan wraps, 202 pp., BW & color illus. Issued in conjunction with a 1985 exhibition in Iowa, based on the collections and expertise of Mr. and Mrs. C. Maxwell Stanley and Christopher D. Roy. The catalog is divided..... More
Hannover: Lenbachhaus München, 1997. Hardcover. Crimson cloth, black & color illus. dust jacket, 424 pp., many color illus. Text is in German. Issued in conjunction with a 1998 exhibition of African art from the collection of Walter and Molly Bareiss. "Kilengi" means "joy arising through beauty." The text explores the..... More
West Sussex, England: Wiley Blackwell, 2013. Hardcover. Black buckram, black & color illus. dust jacket, 626 pp., BW illus.; weighs 3.25 lbs. A collection of 29 thematic essays. "Provides a much-needed perspective on the art and artists of Africa and prepares the ground for a fruitful debate on the nature..... More
München (Munich), Germany: Panterra Verlad, Edition Minerva, 1997. Hardcover. Golden tan cloth boards, light brown pictorial dust jacket. 369 pp. Beautifully illustrated in color with 677 plates, plus maps and other illustrations. Text is in English. "On the basis of more than 650 mostly unknown objects from over 50 private..... 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
Santander, Spain: Fundacion Marcelino Botin, 2009. Softbound. Color pictorial wraps with white lettering; French flaps. 383 pp. with hundreds of color and BW plates and figures. Heavy at 6 pounds and will require extra postage. Text in Spanish, English. Published to coincide with the exhibition held June to August 2009..... More
Bale: Les Editions Holbein, SA, 1953. Hardcover. Straw textured cloth/boards. Dark brown lettering on spine. No dj. 176 pp. with 16 color plates out of 131 total illustrations. Includes bw map. Text in French, translated from the original German by Maurice Muller-Strauss. The art of the central-latitude countries of the..... More
Munich, Germany: Prestel, 1988. English edition. Hardcover. Dark chocolate cloth, brown & color illus. dust jacket, 315 pp., 200 color illus., sundry BW & color illus. Issued in conjunction with exhibitions in 1988-1989 of these 200 "masterpieces from over 90 tribes. It constitutes a comprehensive presentation of African tribal art..... More
New York: Sotheby's, 2014. Softcover. Glossy, color-illustrated white wraps with black lettering. 375 pp. with 164 items pictured in color. Cards from two November 9th auctions laid in. The catalogue of the Kunin Collection, sold at auction on November 11, 2014. Each work annotated; some extensively. Specific pieces include essays..... More
NY: Dover Publications, 1958. Softcover. Bw wraps. 34 pp. + 164 bw plates. Plates arranged as follows: French Sudan, French Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, British Nigeria, Cameroons, French Equatorial Africa, Belgian Congo, Angola. More
New York: A. A. Wyn, Inc., 1952. Hardcover. Brown cloth, gold lettering, 254 pp., 276 BW illus. "The first full appraisal of African art published in the United States, African Sculpture Speaks describes and illustrates the sculpted works of more than 150 West African tribes." More
New York: Da Capo Press, 1975. Softcover. Yellow wraps with brown, yellow and white lettering and color front illustration; 346 pp. with 492 bw illustrations. "The first full appraisal of African art published in the United States, African Sculpture Speaks describes and illustrates the sculpted works of more than 150..... 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
Louvain (Belgium): Zaire Belgian African Review, 1953. Reprint by Segy Gallery. Softcover. Grey wraps with black lettering; 20 pp.; 21 bw figures; sheet noting picture credits laid in. Extensive text by Segy examining the encircled dot symbol often found in African ivory carvings. A reprint by the Segy Gallery of..... More