Accumulating histories
Subtitle: African art from the Charles B. Benenson collection at the Yale University Art Gallery
By: by Frederick John Lamp, Amanda M. Maples, and Laura M. Smalligan ; with essays by Michael Kan and Susan Vogel
Contributors: Maples, Amanda M., 1979-; Smalligan, Laura M., 1982-; Kan, Michael; Vogel, Susan Mullin; Yale University. Art Gallery
Publisher: Yale University Art Gallery; distributed by Yale University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New Haven
Language: eng
Number of pages: 327
ISBN-13: 9780300169928
Subjects: Art collections; African Sculpture; Exhibitions; African Art objects; African Art; Collectors and collecting
Description: This comprehensive publication celebrates one of the largest and most significant bequests in the Yale University Art Gallery's history: the exceptional Charles B. Benenson Collection of African art. Bequeathed from 2002 to 2004, this gift of 586 objects nearly tripled the Gallery's holdings in this area, transforming what was once a modest installation into one of the nation's premier university collections of African art. Accumulating Histories features full cataloguing data (including culture, date, provenance, bibliography, and exhibition history) and beautiful color reproductions of every object. In a departure from traditional collections catalogues, essays recount the testimony of Benenson's family, close friends, professional advisors, and African art dealers, to examine the history of his stunning collection. -- from http://www.booktopia.com.au (Sep. 30, 2013).
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: The characters and their tastes / Frederick John Lamp, Amanda M. Maples, and Laura M. Smalligan; title: Riding the crest of African art with Charles Benenson / Susan Vogel; title: The early years: the Chambered nautilus of the Benenson collection of African art / Michael Kan; title: The intuition of the hunter / Frederick John Lamp, Amanda M. Maples, and Laura M. Smalligan; title: Sharing the collection / Frederick John Lamp, Amanda M. Maples, and Laura M. Smalligan; title: Catalogue.