African Masks and Muses
Seattle: Seattle Art Museum, 1977. Paperback. Orange/white pictorial covers; 50 pp. with 40 bw images. With an introduction by Willis F. Woods. Each work described. More
Seattle: Seattle Art Museum, 1977. Paperback. Orange/white pictorial covers; 50 pp. with 40 bw images. With an introduction by Willis F. Woods. Each work described. More
Seattle, Washington: Seattle Art Museum / Princeton University Press, 2002. Softcover. Color pictorial wraps, green spine with pale yellow lettering; French flaps. 302 pp. Profusely illustrated in BW and color. Accompanied the exhibition of the same name held at the Seattle Art Museum February 7-May 19, 2002. Presents twelve "case..... More
Lusaka, Zambia: 1964. Softcover. Color illus. stapled wraps; Unpaginated, approx. 35 pp.; Profusely illustrated in bw. Includes a foreword by S. M. Kapwepwe, an introduction by Frank McEwen; Accompanied an exhibition that featured 297 pieces, mostly from Africa, but also from Oceania, the Americas, China, Japan, Indonesia, and Europe. More
London: The British Museum, 1984. Softcover. Color-pictorial wraps; 192 pp. with 8 color and 100 monochrome illustrations. This book explores the peaceful achievements of the Asante, their splendid gold-working, elaborate silks and cotton cloth, fine wood-carving, and more. Contains some of the first Asante objects taken to Europe. Illustrated with..... 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
Munich, Germany: Galerie Jahn, 1985. Hardcover. Burgundy paper boards, burgundy dust jacket, map on rear flyleaf, 183 pp. BW illustrations. Text is in French, German, and English. Consists of an illustrated analysis of the sculpture and tribal art of the Songye of the Congo. Includes illustrations of masks, sculptures, and..... More
Chapel Hill, NC: Ackland Art Museum, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1999. Softcover. Gray & color illus. wraps, French flaps. 80 pp. 24 color plates. Published to accompany several 1999-2000 exhibitions that explored "the cross-fertilization of artistic ideas between African artists who have traveled to the West..... More
Denver, Colorado: University of Colorado Fine Arts Department, 1945. Original. Softcover. Tan paper wraps with black image and lettering. 18 pp. text, interspersed with bw illustrations and 5 color plates. Each page printed (photocopied, as published) on one side only. 1 bw map. A handbook for teachers about art of..... More
Paris: Calmels Cohen, 2005. Softcover. White pictorial wrappers; 136 pp. with 308 items, pictured in color. Text in French. Catalogue from the auction held June 8-9, 2005. Each work described with provenance. More
Paris: Calmels Cohen, 2006. Softcover. Black pictorial wrappers; 79 pp. with 166 items, pictured mostly in color. Text in French. Catalogue from the auction held December 4, 2005. Each work described with provenance and estimated price in Euros. More
Paris: Drouot-Montaigne, 1989. Softcover. Glossy, color-pictorial wraps; 110 pp. with 102 items pictured in color and bw. Text in French. Each work described, including size, some with provenance. Catalogue from the sale held October 16, 1989. Includes a foreword by Jean-Louis Picard of Ader, Picard, Tajan. Works included in the..... More
Paris: Ader, PIcard, Tajan / Drouot-Montaigne, 1990. Softcover. Glossy, color-pictorial wraps; 132 pp. with 114 items pictured in color and bw. Text in French. Each work described, including size, some with provenance. Catalogue from the sale held May 21, 1990. Works included in the sale are from several important collections..... More
South Bend, Indiana: The Snite Museum of Art, University of Notre Dame, 2018. Hardcover. Charcoal cloth boards with gilt stamped lettering. Black and color-illustrated dust jacket with gray and tan lettering. 93 pp. Mainly color illustrations. Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Snite Museum of Art, University of Notre..... More
South Bend, Indiana: The Snite Museum of Art, University of Notre Dame, 2018. Hardcover. Charcoal cloth boards with gilt stamped lettering. Black and color-illustrated dust jacket with gray and tan lettering. 93 pp. Mainly color illustrations. Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Snite Museum of Art, University of Notre..... More
Düsseldorf, Germany: Galerie Vomel, 1983. Ephemera. B/W illustrated, stapled wraps with black lettering. 16 pp. with bw illus. throughout. Two-fold bw map of Africa laid in. Text in German. Exhibition catalogue from the gallery show of November 1983 to January 1984. Includes 21 works, each with title, size and area/country..... More
Paris: Galerie J. Leleu, 1957. Pamphlet. Stiff, cream paper folded in four. Bw line drawing and red lettering on front "cover." Six panels text and 1 bw illus. Text in French. 112 works exhibited by 45 Algerian artists, listed by artist's name. With an introduction by Naegelen and one bw..... 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
München (Munich), Germany: Neumeister, 2009. Paperback. Black and color-illustrated wraps, black spine with red and white lettering. 231 pp. Filled with color illustrations. Text in German and English. Catalogue of an auction May 14, 2009. More
Softcover. White ill. stapled wraps. Unpaginated. Profuse bw plates. Introductory essay, and sculpture from the Ivory Coast, Sierra Leone, Liberia, French Guinea, French Sudan, Nigeria, Gold Coast, Gabun, Cameroons, Congo, and other regions. More
New York: The Museum of Primitive Art, 1960. Hardcover. Royal blue paper boards, white & illus. dust jackett, 64 pp., 112 BW plates. Issued in conjunction with an exhibition in New York. Incl. intro essay by Robert Goldwater. More
Paris: Abeille International, 1979. Hardcover. Pine green cloth, gilt letters on spine & front cover, black & color illus. dust jacket, 147 pp., 56 color plates, sundry BW illus. Text is in French. Showcases the collection of art rendered by the Eket people of Nigeria, and collected by French investment..... More
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium: Institut Superieur d'Archeologie et d'Histoire de l'Art, 1977. Hardbound. Bright blue cloth in tattered illustrated dustjacket. 520 pp., 3 color and profuse bw plates and photographs. A superb reference. Looks a whole lot nicer once you take off the tattered dustjacket! More
Cambridge, MA: Hurst Gallery, 2002. Softcover. Black illustrated wraps. 56 pp plus price list. Color plates. Gallery exhibition catalogue featuring 47 items. More
Casablanca: Nadar Galerie d'Art Moderne, n/d (1978 or after). Softcover. Illustrated wraps with white lettering. French flaps. 12 pp. with 7 bw illus. Back-to-back format, English/Arabic. Illustrations by the Moroccan artist, Hassani (presumably Saad Hassani), with text by Moroccan poet, Mostafa Nissaboury. More
Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, 1984. Paperback. Color illustrated wraps. 207 pp. BW plates. Catalogue for exhibition by Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES), shown at 5 locations. More