The American Indian
Subtitle: art & culture between myth & reality
By: David Penney ; translations, Beverley Jackson, Carla Zijlemaker
Contributors: Nieuwe Kerk (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Publisher: Museumshop De Nieuwe Kerk
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Amsterdam
Language: eng
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9789078653349; 9789078653356
Subjects: Indian art; Exhibitions; Indians of North America; Material culture; Nieuwe Kerk (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Description: In the winter of 2012/2013, De Nieuwe Kerk in Amsterdam is hosting an exhibition about the artistic traditions of American Indians, the indigenous peoples of the North American continent. Exploring seven different regions, the exhibition will paint a picture of the rich and diverse arts and cultures of these Native American peoples. More than two hundred works of art and artefacts will transport visitors to the prairies of the Midwest, the plains around the Great Lakes, the shores of California, Canada's west coast, and the homes of the Navajo and the Inuit. Exhibition: Nieuwe Kerk, Amsterdam, the Netherlands (14.12.2012-14.4.2013).
Notes: "Publication for the exhibition The American Indian, Art & Culture between Myth & Reality in De Nieuwe Kerk Amsterdam from 14 December 2012 to 14 April 2013, organized by Foundation Productions De Nieuwe Kerk, in cooperation with the guest curator, David Penney (National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.)"--Colophon.

Includes bibliographical references (page 238).
Table of contents: title: The diversity of North American Indians  -- Cathelijne Broers; title: The traditional bearers : artists of Native North America --; title: Porcupine quills from the Great Lakes --; title: Plains history painting --; title: Pueblo pottery --; title: Navajo weaving --; title: Western baskets --; title: Northwest Coast carving --; title: Inuit sculpture.