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Art of the American Indian Frontier Detroit Institute of Arts

Art of the American Indian Frontier By Detroit Institute of Arts

Art of the American Indian Frontier by Detroit Institute of Arts


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Summary

Providing a survey of Native American art from 1780 to 1920, this portfolio consists of 24 unbound colour illustrations and an explanatory booklet giving an introduction to the subject, and information on the individual pieces.

Art of the American Indian Frontier Summary

Art of the American Indian Frontier: A Portfolio by Detroit Institute of Arts

The art contained in this portfolioall from the renowned Chandler-Pohrt Collectionincludes colorful mens and womens clothing, buckskin and porcupine quill bags, woven sashes, jewelry, smoking pipes, and other decorative and ceremonial objects, all made between 1800 and 1920. The design and craftsmanship are witness to the creative spirit that endured even in the face of continual governmental attempts at forced assimilation. Replete with twenty-four beautifully printed, unbound, full-color plates, Art of the American Indian Frontier opens the door to the rich world of North American Woodlands and Plains Indian art.

About Detroit Institute of Arts

David W. Penney is Vice President of Museum Programs and Curator of Native American Art at the Detroit Institute of Arts.

Founded in 1885, the Detroit of Institute Arts (DIA) has been a beacon of culture for the Detroit area for well over a century. The DIAs collection is among the top six in the United States, comprising a multicultural and multinational survey of human creativity from prehistory through the 21st century. Art of the American Indian Frontier: A Portfolio (The New Press) presents DIAs Chandler-Pohrt collection of nineteenth-century Native American art from the North American Woodlands, Prairie, and Plains.

Additional information

GOR013619402
9781565842519
1565842510
Art of the American Indian Frontier: A Portfolio by Detroit Institute of Arts
Used - Very Good
Paperback
The New Press
1995-07-13
24
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