First American Art
Subtitle: The Charles and Valerie Diker Collection of American Indian Art
Contributors: Donald Kuspit (Contributor); Bruce Bernstein (Contributor, Editor); Gerald McMaster (Contributor, Editor); Margaret Dubin (Contributor); Kathleen E. Ash-Milby (Editor)
Publisher: National Museum of the American Indian
Published: May 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9780295984032
Subjects: Art of indigenous peoples; Social Science; Art & Art Instruction; Sociology; North America; American - Native American; Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions - Private; Ethnic Studies - Native American Studies; American - General; Antiquities; Collectors and collecting; Exhibitions; Indian art; Indians of North America; Material culture
Description: "First American Art: The Charles and Valerie Diker Collection of American Indian Art accompanies a major exhibition of more than 200 Native American objects from the private collection of Charles and Valerie Diker. Like the exhibition, this illustrated volume is organized around seven principles of an indigenous aesthetic - idea, emotion, intimacy, movement, integrity, vocabulary, and composition - that are embodied in Native objects." "First American Art: The Charles and Valerie Diker Collection of American Indian Art is the product of a collaboration among Native and non-Native curators, scholars, and artists who share a deep commitment to articulating and heightening an understanding of American Indian aesthetics and to fostering an awareness of the exceptional beauty of Native art. With this book and exhibition, they introduce a new paradigm for the publication and display of Native American art - one in which its objects are appreciated as true works of art as well as significant cultural artifacts."--BOOK JACKET.