{"product_id":"afro-american-tradition-in-decorative-arts-john-m-vlach-9780820312330","title":"Afro-American Tradition in Decorative Arts","description":"\u003cp\u003eCovering basketry, musical instruments, wood carving, quilting, pottery, boatbuilding, blacksmithing, architecture, and graveyard decoration, John Vlach seeks to trace and substantiate African influences in the traditional arts and crafts of black Americans. It is a widespread tradition, he observes, readily visible in areas such as the coastal regions of South Carolina and Georgia but discernible as well in places far to the west and north. With the aid of more than two hundred photographs and numerous maps, diagrams, and drawings, Vlach not only examines the form and content of the artifacts and structures but also relates them to the complex cultural context from which they sprang--the interwoven strands of African and European influence. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOriginally published in 1978 as the catalog to a major exhibit by the Cleveland Museum of Art, this book was among the first to describe and analyze the achievements of African American artisans. It is now recognized as a landmark work, the standard in its field, and is widely used by historians, folklorists, anthropologists, and sociologists.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Michael Vlach\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0820312339\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780820312330\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Georgia Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/1990\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.90h x 8.30w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/1993 pg. 1043","brand":"John Michael Vlach","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43926501294335,"sku":"9780820312330","price":36.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_1cd1d38c-cc07-44eb-97e7-c3137e99bc76.jpg?v=1681083427","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/afro-american-tradition-in-decorative-arts-john-m-vlach-9780820312330","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}