Alaska Native Art
Tradition, Innovation, Continuity
Fair, Susan W.
Blodgett, Jean (EDT)
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BOOK SUMMARY
Ranging from the islands of the Bering Sea to Alaska's interior forests, Alaska Native Art celebrates the rich art of Alaska's Native peoples, both setting their work in the context of historical traditions and demonstrating the vibrant role it continues
BOOK SYNOPSIS
Ranging from the islands of the Bering Sea to Alaska's interior forests, Alaska Native Art celebrates the rich art of Alaska's Native peoples, both setting their work in the context of historical traditions and demonstrating the vibrant role it continues to play in contemporary Alaskan culture. Alaska Native Art showcases a staggering array of types of artfrom beadwork to ivory carving, basketry to skin sewingfrom Aleutian Islander, Pacific Eskimo, Tlingit, Athabaskan, Yup'ik, and Inupiaq artists, as well as full-color photographs of artists at work. Lavishly produced, and featuring a fascinating study by author Susan W. Fair of the concept of tradition in the modern world, it is a tribute to the incredible vision of Alaska's Native artists.
AUTHOR BIO
Susan W. Fair (19482003) was a folklorist, curator, and advocate for Native peoples who published extensively on Alaska Native art.
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MORE BOOK INFO
ISBN: 1889963828
ISBN(13-digit): 9781889963822
Dewey Decimal: 745/.089/97120798
Library of Congress: 2005023829
Book Publisher: Univ of Alaska Pr
Language: ENG
No. of Pages: 280
