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African Art in American Collections Hardcover – Illustrated, March 29, 2004

by Warren M. Robbins (Author), Nancy Ingram Nooter (Author)
4.9 4.9 out of 5 stars 18 ratings
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African art -- with its powerful forms, complex symbolism, and formal inventiveness -- has only recently come to be recognized as one of the great artistic traditions of mankind. This rich tradition is showcased here in a remarkable selection of outstanding works. Nearly 1,600 objects are illustrated, each accompanied by scholarly information on style, usage, meaning, and cultural origin. Featured individually by section are the styles of Western Sudan, the West African Coastal Region, West Central Africa, Central Africa, and Eastern and Southern Africa. A thought-provoking introduction helps readers understand the significance of African art as a form of human creative expression, its relationships to contemporary Western art, and the controversies surrounding it in the world's museums. Newcomers to the field as well as professionals will find many questions answered in the text and captions. FThis comprehensive survey of some 230 styles of African art is an essential reference for scholars, teachers, students, curators, collectors, and dealers.
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    1 year and up
  2. Print length
    616 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Dimensions
    9.25 x 2 x 12.25 inches
  5. Publisher
    Schiffer Pub Ltd
  6. Publication date
    March 29, 2004
  7. ISBN-10
    076432005X
  8. ISBN-13
    978-0764320057
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Warren M. Robbins is Founding Director Emeritus of the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of African Art. Nancy Ingram Nooter has published numerous articles about African art in academic and popular journals. Both have lectured at museums and universities throughout the United States and Africa.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Schiffer Pub Ltd; 2nd edition (March 29, 2004)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 616 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 076432005X
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0764320057
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 1 year and up
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 8.09 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9.25 x 2 x 12.25 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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4.9 out of 5 stars
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Clodagh
5.0 out of 5 stars great addition to my art book collection
Reviewed in the United States on May 11, 2018
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this is a wonderful survey of African art. I recently saw the African collection in the Musee Quai Branly in Paris and realized I had no comprehensive book on African art. this fills that gap. the art is diverse, powerful and far from "primitive." I'll spend many hours studying the photographs. an excellent offering from the Smithsonian
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Ronald West
5.0 out of 5 stars A Must Have
Reviewed in the United States on March 13, 2014
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This is an excellent coffee table book. Any collector of African Art will appreciate the images and information. It even has a map of Africa showing all of the locations for the different tribes. Serious collectors of African Art should have this book.
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Giblinart
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on December 13, 2017
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Possibly the best "got to" resource for collectors, curators, appraisers, and historians.
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Raul Cremata
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book for research on African Tribal Art...very informative
Reviewed in the United States on June 23, 2016
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Great book for research on African Tribal Art...very informative
Well packed, shipped quickly
Great seller....Thanks!!!
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AH
4.0 out of 5 stars Black and white reference
Reviewed in the United States on October 6, 2007
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This is not a coffee table book in that there are no pretty full page colour pictures - everything is in black and white and generally quite small. However, for anyone familiar with African art who wants an exhaustive catalogue of the range of works available, this is an invaluable book - luckily, I had seen it in a book shop, so I knew what I was getting. Moreover, many of the pieces are major works or at least of significant aesthetic quality, which cannot be said of most published groupings of African art. Just make sure this is what you are looking for. Now, a full color version of this in two volumes with full page reproductions, that would be worth waiting for.
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James I. Cole
4.0 out of 5 stars Ambitious Catalogue Of African Art In America
Reviewed in the United States on November 25, 2012
Hardback, with illustrated DJ, 607 pages, 1,597 African tribal objects in black and white photographs, bibliography, 6 (sketched) maps. "Collectors" Index, "Styles" Index. Approx. 40 introductory pages of text, and short introduction to each section : Western Sudan, West African Coastal Region, Central Africa, Eastern and Southern Africa, and Arts of Utility. Includes masks, figures, doors, headrests, textiles, weapons, combs, jewelry, altar figures, staffs, vessels, reliquary figures. Credited to Warren M. Robbins and Nancy Ingram Nooter. Published by Shiffer Publishing in 2004.

A nicely ambitious and substantial catalogue of African tribal art in American collections. The volume aims to be as comprehensive as possible, and as a result the items themselves often suffer from being squeezed 4-16 to a page, and some of the black and white photography obscures the objects' details. Nevertheless, the scope of the project, (Over 250 collections, 1,597 items !), has to be respected, and this can be regarded as an important reference work on African tribal art in the U.S..
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CLT
5.0 out of 5 stars A must have
Reviewed in the United States on March 29, 2021
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A must have reference for any African art collector.
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Stephan K.
5.0 out of 5 stars Ein sehr schönes Buch
Reviewed in Germany on June 5, 2023
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Dieses sehr umfangreiche Buch enthält zahllose Abbildungen von klassischen afrikanischen Kunstwerken aus amerikanischen Sammlungen. Darunter sind einige Ikonen der afrikanischen Kunst, die zwischenzeitlich neue Besitzer gefunden haben. Viele Hintergrundinformationen runden den Katalog ab.
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La Moet
5.0 out of 5 stars Essentiel
Reviewed in France on February 20, 2014
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Une référence a la hauteur de sa légende. Superbe et riche iconographie d'objets pour la plupart jamais vus. Essentiel dans la bibliographie africaniste.
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