Although Franz Boas--one of the most influential anthropologists of
the twentieth century--is best known for his voluminous writings on
cultural, physical, and linguistic anthropology, he is also
recognized for breaking new ground in the study of so-called
primitive art. His writings on art have major historical value
because they embody a profound change in art history.
Nineteenth-century scholars assumed that all art lay on a continuum
from primitive to advanced: artworks of all nonliterate peoples
were therefore examples of early stages of development. But Boas's
case studies from his own fieldwork in the Pacific Northwest
demonstrated different tenets: the variety of history, the
influence of diffusion, the symbolic and stylistic variation in art
styles found among groups and sometimes within one group, and the
role of imagination and creativity on the part of the artist. This
volume presents Boas's most significant writings on art (dated
1889-1916), many originally published in obscure sources now
difficult to locate. The original illustrations and an extensive,
combined bibliography are included. Aldona Jonaitis's careful
compilation of articles and the thorough historical and theoretical
framework in which she casts them in her introductory and
concluding essays make this volume a valuable reference for
students of art history and Northwest anthropology, and a special
delight for admirers of Boas.
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