GUIDE TO THE ARTS OF THE AMERICAS: Pre-Columbian—American Indian [SOLD]

GUIDE TO THE ARTS OF THE AMERICAS: Pre-Columbian—American Indian

By Harmer Johnson

Publisher: Rizzoli, New York, 1992

Hardback with slip cover, first edition 1992.  240 pages.  Profusely illustrated in black and white and color.  Very good condition

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This authoritative, encyclopedically arranged survey provides the specific information needed to wisely form and develop collections of the work created by the complex and sophisticated civilizations that flowered on the American continents long before the European invasions.  It conveniently presents data indispensable for students, curators, historians, museum administrators, dealers, appraisers, anthropologists, archaeologists, and ethnologists.

For each of the book’s two sections—Pre-Columbian Art and American Indian Art—the author gives a brief history of the subject and discusses the types of works available.  The texts are followed by illustrations in black-and-white and color, systematically presenting excellent examples of the various categories of work.  The pictures and their informative captions enable collectors to identify the characteristics of each type and judge quality by comparison.