Art - African

S.Y. Anokehi is a young writer from Jos, Nigeria. He is among the eighty million people in Nigeria who live on less than $2.00 a day. His grandparent's generation were herders and farmers, but the social and economic changes in his country have driven...

In this, the latest book in the Enjoying Great Art Series, we will examine the Magi in paintings, as well as in scripture, history, legends, and songs. Like other books in the series, this one contains dozens of paintings along this particular theme. Unlike...

This "In Art" book is dedicated to the men in my life who have spent decades of their lives in service to their country through the military: my father-in-law, Daniel Jaime, Sr., my father, John McGrew, and my husband, Daniel Jaime. Between them they...

The first monograph on the Burkinabé photographer Sanlé Sory, whose unforgettable images capture a country at the dawn of its independence In 1957, a teenager from a small village arrived in the Burkinabé city of Bobo-Dioulasso. Struck by the importance of ID pictures in...

"Primitive Negro Sculpture" offers a groundbreaking exploration of African artistic expression, specifically focusing on the formal aesthetic qualities of wood carvings from West and Central Africa. Authored by the prominent art collector Paul Guillaume and philosopher Thomas Munro, this work represents a pivotal moment...

Social interactions, technological and ecological dynamics in ancient Africa, have been the privilege field research of the social, natural and physical sciences. The engagement of these disciplines in the observation and analysis of sociocultural, economic, and environmental changes is obvious. Except that it was...

Social interactions, technological and ecological dynamics in ancient Africa, have been the privilege field research of the social, natural and physical sciences. The engagement of these disciplines in the observation and analysis of sociocultural, economic, and environmental changes is obvious. Except that it was...

Explores intervisual case studies in relation to migration, xenophobia, and gender.Affective Images examines both canonical and lesser-known photographs and films that address the struggle against apartheid and the new struggles that came into being in post-apartheid times. Marietta Kesting argues for a way of...

This edited volume, including contributions from scholars with different areas of specialization, investigates a broad range of methodologies, ideologies and pedagogies focusing on the study of the art of Africa, using theoretical reflections and applications from primitivism to metamodernism. Chapters break the externally imposed...

Handbook on Revolutionary Warfare is one of Nkrumah's most sought after texts, a step by step recounting of his tactics during Ghana's war for liberation, things he learned along the way and the process of establishing a revolutionary state after the victory of the...

This guide offers readers an overview of the permanent collection of art from Africa and the diaspora as well as African American art from the Denver Art Museum. The Arts of Africa collection, which was established in the 1920s, totals slightly over seven hundred...

A journey through pressure, pain, growth, vision, and spiritual alignment. LETTER 2 REALITY: ESP 3 dives deep into the mind of a creator learning how to survive chaos while building purpose. Every page speaks on reality, loyalty, elevation, broken emotions, ambition, self-awareness, and the...

From its inaugural exhibition 40 years ago to the present, the Aka Circle continues to shape the trajectory of Nigerian contemporary artFounded in 1985 by El Anatsui and Obiora Udechukwu, the Aka Circle of Exhibiting Artists brought together 15 artists based in Eastern Nigeria....

A beautiful color workbook for beginner to intermediate artists developing more sophisticated color palettesHere is a painter's color manual with a difference. With wonderfully on-trend palettes and an unmistakably "French" feel, Théa Meneur will guide a beginner or intermediate hobbyist painter to a richer...

"Out of Africa II" is the second volume in the series of educational coloring books, "Out of Africa", that specifically covers the various animals that are found within the country of South Africa, as well as the other countries that are within close proximity...

When understanding Ones Destiny it becomes a very spiritual journey ase'Author: Jamal Pittman,Eniola OmopariolaISBN-13: 9798590236565Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/03/2021Pages: 38Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.32lbsSize: 11.02h x 8.50w x 0.10d

The writer of this books is trying young children to tap their talents. He praises.Author: César HatangimanaISBN-10: 9997778030ISBN-13: 9789997778031Publisher: Rwanda National LibraryLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/24/2019Pages: 32Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.21lbsSize: 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.08d

It is a common notion that Africa has, and indeed ought to have, learned much from the west. This is not wrong; all cultures rightly learn from each other. But less is said of what there is to learn from Africa: from her stories,...

Lectures and Essays on Various Subjects: Historical, Topographical, and Artistic is a book written by William Sidney Gibson and published in 1858. The book is a collection of lectures and essays that cover a wide range of topics, including history, geography, art, and architecture....

Archaeologia Graeca V2: Or The Antiquities Of Greece (1818) by John Potter is a comprehensive study of the ancient history, art, and culture of Greece. The book is divided into several sections, each focusing on a different aspect of Greek civilization. The first section...

War's Dark Frame is a book written by Wadsworth Camp and published in 1917. The book is a collection of essays and articles that discuss the impact of World War I on various aspects of society. The essays cover a range of topics, including...

""Cat�����logo do Museu Arqueol������gico da Cidade de �����vora: Anexo de sua Biblioteca (1903)"" ����� um livro escrito por Antonio Francisco Barata. O livro ����� um cat�����logo do Museu Arqueol������gico da Cidade de �����vora, que cont�����m uma lista detalhada dos itens em exposi����������o no museu,...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our...

Scenes and Characters of the Middle Ages is a historical book written by Edward L. Cutts. The book provides a detailed description of the Middle Ages, including the social, cultural, and political aspects of the period. The book is divided into several chapters, each...

The Tower And The Scaffold: A Miniature Monograph is a historical book written by Henry Schutz Wilson in 1879. The book is a detailed account of the infamous Tower of London and its role in the execution of many notable figures throughout British history....

Antonii Sanderi De Gandavensibus Eruditionis Fama Claris est liber qui auctore Antonio Sanderus scriptus est. In hoc libro, Sanderus describit historiam et famam eruditorum Gandavensium, quorum doctrina et sapientia in Europa etiamnum celebratur. Sanderus narrat de vita et operibus virorum doctissimorum, qui in scholis...

Early modern central Africa comes to life in an extraordinary atlas of vivid watercolors and drawings that Italian Capuchin Franciscans, veterans of Kongo and Angola missions, composed between 1650 and 1750 for the training of future missionaries. These "practical guides" present the intricacies of...

The first comprehensive book on the expansive, kaleidoscopic work of Somali American artist UmanUman's work across painting, drawing, textile, sculpture, and murals fuses abstraction, figuration, and meditative patterning. Known for her vivid color palettes, rich vocabulary of signs, and fluid, improvisational gestures, Uman incorporates...

Through his recurring depictions of Sudanese peasants, fishermen and laborers, Saleh creates an oeuvre of paintings at once autobiographical and collectiveKhartoum-born, Cairo-based artist Salah Elmur's (born 1966) creative journey is deeply entwined with Sudanese cultural heritage. Stemming from his fascination with photography, nurtured in...

Highlighting powerful new paintings and sculptures by Michael Armitage, this catalogue showcases the artist's poignant, timely, and profoundly humanistic works. Kenyan British artist Michael Armitage's work weaves real and imagined histories into powerful reflections on contemporary social and political life. Michael Armitage: Crucible presents...

Are you tired of the media dictating what African culture is or is not about? Are you tired of the images of Africa that completely undermine the beauty and sanctity by which the continent upholds? Are you longing for connection to your African roots?...

Renaissance Types is a book written by William Samuel Lilly and published in 1901. The book is a comprehensive study of the types and characters that existed during the Renaissance period, which was a time of great cultural and artistic flourishing in Europe. Lilly's...

The book titled ""The Negro Artisan: Report Of A Social Study Made Under The Direction Of Atlanta University"" is written by W. E. Burghardt Du Bois. It is a comprehensive report of a social study conducted by Atlanta University on the condition of the...

African Celebrities: The Rise, The Legacy and The Future is your ultimate backstage pass to the world of African fame. Forget the clichés, this book takes you beyond the glitter to reveal what it truly means to be a celebrity on the continent today....

In Exit of a Hero, Okechukwu Nwafor explores the cultural, political, and socioeconomic implications of photography in commemorative practices in southern Nigeria from the nineteenth century to the present. Focusing on obituary and commemorative photographs of late nineteenth and early twentieth-century Lagos to contemporary...

Book Too is a collection of poems concerning the current state of the U.S. political climate, set against the backdrop of everyday American life. In this collection, readers are encouraged to find space for dialogue and discourse regarding the larger political topics presented. Author:...

Unity, Oneness, Living, Life, Islam, Christianity, Buddhism, Judaism, Hindu, numerology, alphabet code.Author: Muhammad BashirISBN-13: 9798569194674Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/22/2020Pages: 152Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.81lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.33d

This book is the first major essay volume in over a decade to focus on Tudor and Jacobean painting. Its interdisciplinary approach reflects the dynamic state of research in the field, utilising a range of methodologies in order to answer key art historical questions...

Author: Art Therapy ColoringISBN-10: 1944427635ISBN-13: 9781944427634Publisher: Art Therapy ColoringLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/13/2016Pages: 92Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.52lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.19d

Energetic, colorful, experimental--street photography across Africa has a well-established and complex history, and its own unique dynamic. From classic compositions of architecture, people, and movement, to street-style portraits and photographs of youth culture, music, and dance--the street becomes a stage. It's about identity, personality,...

This stunning tribute to African art features more than 200 photos, paintings, sculptures, and textiles from the Smithsonian's National Museum of African Art's collections. This marvelous volume features the African art collection of Michigan state legislator Jack Faxon (1936-2020) bequeathed to the Smithsonian's National...

New research explores Muslim arts and identities in postcolonial Africa. This collection explores the dynamic place of Islamic art, architecture, and creative expression in processes of decolonization across the African continent in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Presenting new methodologies for accentuating African agency...

""Albertine"" (1886) er en roman skrevet av Christian Krohg. Boken f������lger historien om Albertine, en ung kvinne som blir tvunget inn i prostitusjon i Oslo p������ slutten av 1800-tallet. Krohg skildrer livet til Albertine og de andre kvinnene som jobber p������ gaten, og tar...

The Routledge Companion to Expressionism in a Transnational Context is a challenging exploration of the transnational formation, dissemination, and transformation of expressionism outside of the German-speaking world, in regions such as Central and Eastern Europe, the Baltics and Scandinavia, Western and Southern Europe, North...

Set against the backdrop of cultural and artistic rebellion, this is a fascinating exploration of the artists who revolutionized modern art in Nigeria The end of the Second World War witnessed the rise of Pan-African solidarity movements and the increased migration of African artists...

Terence Ranger's memoir of the years between 1957, when he first went to Southern Rhodesia, and 1967 when he published his first book. Both history and historiography, Writing Revolt is an intimate record of the African awakening which Ranger witnessed as well as a...

The 16th century bronze plaques from the kingdom of Benin are among the most recognized masterpieces of African art, and yet many details of their commission and installation in the palace in Benin City, Nigeria, are little understood. The Benin Plaques, A 16th Century...

This book is a stunning collection of African sculpture and modern oil paintings, featuring works from Gaboun, Cameroun, and the Belgian Congo. The book includes full-color photographs of each work of art, as well as detailed descriptions and histories of the artists who created...

Once seen as a collection of artifacts and ritual objects, African art now commands respect from museums and collectors. Bennetta Jules-Rosette and J.R. Osborn explore the reframing of African art through case studies of museums and galleries in the United States, Europe, and Africa....

A multimedia narration inspired by the journey of an Ethiopian royal mantle to Berlin. The work of Maaza Mengiste draws from voices and stories that have been excluded, from gaps that seem inexplicable, from images, objects, and places that pulse with pasts unresolved. While...