Heroic Africans



11/2011
HEROIC AFRICANS - NEW YORK, METROPOLITAN MUSEUM - Legendary Leaders, Iconic Sculptures. Catalogue by Alisa LaGamma. New York/Zürich 2011/12. 4to. XII, 298 S. mit 280 (200 farb.) teils ganzseit. Abb. & eine Karte, Bibliographie, Index, Ln.

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"Heroic Africans" considers the landmark sculptural traditions of the Kingdom of Benin and the Ife civilization in Nigeria; the Akan people of Ghana; the Bangwa, Kom, and related chiefdoms of the Cameroon Grassfields; the Chokwe of Angola and Zambia; and, the Luluwa, Hemba, and Kuba of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Some 116 masterpieces created between the 12th and the early 20th century - complemented by maps, drawings, and excavation and documentary photographs - reveal the religious and aesthetic conventions that defined distinct regional genres. Alisa LaGamma is Curator in the Department of the Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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Ae-Afrika  Art + Art Instruction  Xnewyork  Xzürich