In the shadow of the sun
Subtitle: perspectives on contemporary native art
By: edited by the Canadian Museum of Civilization.
Contributors: Canadian Museum of Civilization.
Series: Mercury series,; Paper / Canadian Ethnology Service,; 124; Paper (Canadian Ethnology Service) ;; no. 124.
Publisher: Canadian Museum of Civilization
Published: 1993
Place of publication: Hull, Quebec
Language: eng
Number of pages: 538
Subjects: Indian art -- Canada; Inuit art -- Canada
Description: Collection of 20 papers on contemporary Indian and Inuit art in Canada, on the occasion of the first major retrospective exhibition on the theme, in 1988-1989. Includes an overview of the evolution of native art, regional styles, individual artists and the variety of media.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Translation of most of the essays included in the original German publication, Im Schatten der Sonne : Zeitgenossische Kunst der Indianer und Eskimos in Kanada / edited by Gerhard Hoffmann. 1988, published to accompany the Canadian Museum of Civilization's exhibition, shown in Europe and Canada, 1988-1990.
Abstract in French.