Art of the North American Indians : the Thaw Collection

Book

Art of the North American Indians : the Thaw Collection / edited by Gilbert T. Vincent, Sherry Brydon, and Ralph T. Coe ; principal photography by John Bigelow Taylor ; design by Charles Davey.

Fenimore Art Museum (Cooperstown, N.Y.) (Author). Vincent, Gilbert Tapley, 1946- (editor.). Brydon, Sherry, 1956- (editor.). Coe, Ralph T., (editor.). Taylor, John Bigelow, (photographer.). Davey, Charles, (designer.). New York State Historical Association. (Added Author).

Summary:

Art of the North American Indians is a sumptuous and comprehensive examination of Native American art. While the collection it records began with a personal interest on the part of Eugene and Clare Thaw in Native art featuring the American flag, it soon grew beyond that theme, as they sought to create a representative collection of masterpieces to be given to the public. The result is an extraordinary assemblage of rare and important examples of American Indian art. Objects date from 500 B.C. to the present day, and give an effective and comprehensive overview of the highest artistic levels of American Indian culture throughout North America. The book includes general introductions for each of the eight culture areas--Woodlands, Plains, Southwest, California, Great Basin, Northwest Coast, Northern Athapaskan, and Arctic--as well as 34 regional sections. Superb color photographs by John Bigelow Taylor of 260 objects are accompanied by detailed discussions, and 510 black-and-white photographs of the remaining objects are interspersed throughout the text. The majority of works are from the historic period, but both ancient and contemporary pieces are also included.

Record details

ISBN: 0295978341
ISBN: 9780295978345
ISBN: 0917334256
ISBN: 9780917334252
Physical Description: 463 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 31 cm
Publisher: Cooperstown, NY : New York State Historical Association ; 2000.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:: Includes bibliographical references (pages 449-459).
Formatted Contents Note:: 1. Woodlands / Ted J. Brasser -- Prehistoric southeast -- Southeast -- Iroquois and Huron -- Great lakes -- Atlantic seaboard -- Eastern boreal forest -- 2. Plains / Ted J. Brasser -- Eastern plains -- Southern plains -- Central plains -- Northern plains -- Plateau -- 3. Southwest / Andrew H. Whiteford -- Prehistoric southwest -- Early historic pottery -- Later historic and contemporary pottery -- Pueblos -- Navajo -- Apache -- Pima -- Rancheria people -- 4. California / Andrew H. Whiteford -- Norther California -- Central California -- Southern California -- 5. Great basin / Andrew H. Whiteford -- Paiutes -- Yosemite valley -- Washoe -- 6. Northwest coast / Steven C. Brown -- Southern northwest coast: Columbia river to Puget Sound and the Gulf of Georgia -- Southern coast salish art: southwest Washington and Puget Sound -- Central northwest coast: Juan De Fuca strait to Milbanke Sound -- Northern northwest coast: British Columbia and Southeast Alaska -- north central British Columbia to Yakutat -- 7. Northern Athapaskan / Kate C. Duncan -- 8. Arctic / Ralph T. Coe -- Prehistoric arctic -- Aleut -- Pacific eskimo -- Central Yup'ik -- Inupiat.