Resources
Explore: additional resources on African Art
| TITLE | DETAILS | AUTHOR | DATE PUBLISHED | PUBLISHER | PUBLISHER LOCATION | WHERE TO BUY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| African Art in Motion | Thompson examines the aesthetic principles and spiritual values which inform the art of Black Africa. | Robert Farris Thompson | 1974 | University of California Press | Berkeley, CA | Amazon, University of California Press website https://www.ucpress.edu/ |
| African Art: A Century at the Brooklyn Museum | This book provides a comprehensive look at the Brooklyn Museum's impressive collection of African art. | William C. Siegmann | 2009 | Brooklyn Museum | Brooklyn, NY | Amazon, Brooklyn Museum website https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/ |
| The Royal Arts of Africa: The Majesty of Form | Blier explores the historical, social, and religious significance of African art. | Suzanne Preston Blier | 1998 | Harry N. Abrams | New York, NY | Amazon, AbeBooks |
| African Art and Agency in the Workshop | The book explores the range of artists’ creative engagements with local audiences. | Sidney Littlefield Kasfir and Till Förster (Eds.) | 2013 | Indiana University Press | Bloomington, IN | Amazon, Indiana University Press website https://iupress.org/ |
| Art and Oracle: African Art and Rituals of Divination | This work focuses on the spiritual and ritualistic practices related to divination in African cultures. | Alisa LaGamma | 2000 | The Metropolitan Museum of Art | New York, NY | Amazon, The Metropolitan Museum of Art's store |
| Inventing Masks: Agency and History in the Art of the Central Pende | Strother provides a detailed ethnographic study of Pende masquerade traditions. | Z. S. Strother | 1998 | University of Chicago Press | Chicago, IL | Amazon, University of Chicago Press website https://press.uchicago.edu/index.html |
| Baule: African Art, Western Eyes | Vogel delves deep into the art of the Baule people of the Ivory Coast. | Susan Mullin Vogel | 1997 | Yale University Press | New Haven, CT | Amazon, Yale University Press website https://yalebooks.yale.edu/ |
| African Art and the Colonial Encounter: Inventing a Global Commodity | Kasfir examines the influence of colonialism on African art production. | Sidney Littlefield Kasfir | 2007 | Indiana University Press | Bloomington, IN | Amazon, Indiana University Press website https://iupress.org/ |
Explore: additional resources on Chinese Jades
| TITLE | DETAILS | AUTHOR | DATE PUBLISHED | PUBLISHER | PUBLISHER LOCATION | WHERE TO BUY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese Jades | Explores the history and significance of jade in China. | Ming Wilson | 2004 | Victoria and Albert Museum | London, UK | Amazon, V&A Museum Shop |
| Chinese Jade from the Neolithic to the Qing | Comprehensive study of jade spanning Chinese history. | Jessica Rawson | 1995 | British Museum Press | London, UK | Amazon, British Museum Shop |
| The Story of Jade | Chronicles the importance of jade in Chinese culture. | Geoffrey Wills | 1972 | Weatherhill | New York, NY | Amazon, AbeBooks |
| Jade: A Study in Chinese Archaeology and Religion | Detailed study on the archaeological and religious significance of jade. | Berthold Laufer | 1912 (Reprinted in later years) | Dover Publications (Reprint Publisher) | Mineola, NY | Amazon, Dover Publications |
| Jades from China | Showcases masterpieces of Chinese jade from the Museum of East Asian Art. | Angus Forsyth & Brian McElney | 1994 | Museum of East Asian Art | Bath, UK | Museum of East Asian Art Shop, Amazon |
| Chinese Archaic Jades | Focuses on ancient Chinese jades and their significance. | Woo Fook | 1966 | University Museum | Hong Kong | Rare book dealers, WorldCat |
| Chinese Jade Carving | Discusses techniques, styles, and history of jade carving in China. | Stanley Charles Nott | 1936 (Reprints available) | Lund Humphries | London, UK | AbeBooks, Rare book dealers |
| Chinese Jades in the Avery Brundage Collection | A showcase of the jade collection in the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco. | Terese Tse Bartholomew | 1972 | Asian Art Museum | San Francisco, CA | Asian Art Museum Shop, Amazon |
| Later Chinese Jades | Focuses on Ming Dynasty to Early 20th Century jades. | Michael Knight and He Li | 2007 | Asian Art Museum | San Francisco, CA | Asian Art Museum Shop, Amazon |
| The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum - Jadeware (III) | A collection of jade artifacts from the Palace Museum in Beijing. | The Palace Museum | 2008 | The Commercial Press | Beijing, China | Bookstores specializing in Chinese publications, Palace Museum Shop |
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