Title: The Arts of the North American Indian :
Authors: Wade, Edwin L.; Haralson, Carol.; Philbrook Art Center.
Date: 1986
Publisher: Hudson Hills Press in association with Philbrook Art Center, Tulsa,
Physical description: 324 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 32 cm
Language: English
LC classification: E
Abstract: Fourteen authorities explore sociology, anthropology, art history of Native American creativity.
Contents: Foreword / George Patterson Nigh, William C. Douce, Fred Myers -- Preface / Marcia Y. Manhart -- Acknowledgments / Edwin L. Wade -- Introduction : what is Native American art? / Edwin L. Wade -- Meaning. The meanings of Native American art / William C. Sturtevant -- Aesthetic archives : the visual language of Plains ledger art / Gloria A. Young -- Tradition. Tradition in Native American art / J.C.H. King -- European influences on Plains Indian art / Norman Feder -- Aesthetics. Aesthetics in Native American art / Wolfgang Haberland -- The dancing headdress frontlet : aesthetic context on the Northwest Coast / Bill Holm -- Quality. Determining quality in Native American art / Evan M. Maurer -- Sculptural arts of Native America / Christian Feest -- Individuality. The individual in Native American art : a sociological view / John Anson Warner -- Washoe innovators and their patrons / Marvin Cohodas -- Controversy. Controversy in Native American art / Jamake Highwater -- Straddling the cultural fence : the conflict for ethnic artists within Pueblo societies / Edwin L. Wade -- The future. Frames of reference : Native American art in the context of modern and postmodern art / Gerhard Hoffman -- Tall visitor at the Indian gallery : or, The future of Native American art / Rennard Strickland -- Glossary.
Notes: Published on the occasion of an exhibition held at Philbrook Art Center. Includes index.
Subject headings (LCSH): Indian art--North America.; Indian arts--North America