Ancestors of the Lake - Art of Lake Sentani and Humboldt Bay, New Guinea (Hardcover)

After Dutch expeditions reached New Guinea's Lake Sentani island and Humboldt Bay in the mid-1800s, Western visitors began collecting works by local artists. Ancestors of the Lake is a stunning look at the region's distinctive art, such as its highly stylized wooden sculptures and decoratively and abstractly designed barkcloths. This beautifully illustrated volume brings together many of these important historic pieces for the first time, including the landmark collection of French writer and art dealer Jacques Viot, along with photographs by Paul Wirz. The book also explores how European Surrealist artists found inspiration in the art of New Guinea, highlighted by rarely seen photographs by Man Ray of Sentani sculpture. Distributed for The Menil Collection Exhibition Schedule: The Menil Collection (05/06/11-08/28/11) The Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, Norwich, UK (09/27/11-12/11/11)

General

Imprint:	Yale University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	July 2011
First published:	July 2011
Editors:	Virginia-Lee Webb
Contributors:	Anna-Karina Hermkens • Philippe Peltier • Dirk Smidt • Muridan Widjojo
Authors:	Andrea Schmidt • David Van Duuren
Dimensions:	276 x 222 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	136
ISBN-13:	978-0-300-16610-1
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > Art styles not limited by date > Art of indigenous peoples
LSN:	0-300-16610-9
Barcode:	9780300166101

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