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    Hound: A Mystery

    Vincent McCaffrey

Primitive art in civilized places

Synopses & Reviews

Book News Annotation:

Challenging Western art connoisseurship and cultural interpretation, Price argues for reconsideration of such notions as the anonymity of primitive artists and the idea that that Great Civilizations. She asserts that the Western appropriation of non-Western art is ultimately an act of profound cultural arrogance. No index.
Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

About the Author

Sally Price is the Duane A. and Virginia S. Dittman Professor of American Studies and Anthropology at the College of William and Mary.

Product Details

ISBN:
9780226680637
Publisher:
University Of Chicago Press
Location:
Chicago :
Author:
Price, Sally
Subject:
Aesthetics
Subject:
Art, primitive
Subject:
Criticism
Edition Description:
Bibliography: p. 137-145.
Series Volume:
no. 17
Publication Date:
19910507
Binding:
Hardcover
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
155

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