Synopses & Reviews
A History of Art in Africa, Second Edition, is the only comprehensive art historical survey of the African continent to incorporate discussions of contemporary art and artists. It is both a reliable resource for art historians and an accessible introduction to the vibrant arts of Africa.
About the Author
MONICA BLACKMUN VISONA is Assistant Professor of Art History at the University of Kentucky. Her publications focuses upon the arts of the Lagoon Peoples and upon the larger issues of contemporary African art.
ROBIN POYNOR is Professor of Art History at the University of Florida. He is a specialist on Yoruba arts in Africa and the New World and is a regular contributor to African Arts. He has served as both consultant and guest curator for numerous exhibitions.
HERBERT M. COLE is Professor Emeritus of Art History at the University of California, Santa Barbara and a recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Arts Council of the African Studies Association. He has published numerous books and exhibition catalogues.
The closing chapter of this book was written by Michael Harris, Associate Professor of African American Studies at Emory University. The preface was written by Roland Abiodun, Professor of Art Hisotry at Amherst College, and the introduction was written by Suzanne Preston Blier, Allen Whitehill Clowes Professor of Fine Art and Africam American Studies at Harvard University.
Table of Contents
Preface
Africa, Art, and History: An Introduction 14
PART I. From the Nile to the Niger
1. The Sahara and the Maghreb
2. Lands of the Nile: Egypt, Nubia, and Ethiopia
3. The Central Sudan
4. Mande Worlds and the Upper Niger
5. The Western Sudan
PART II. Western Africa
6. West Atlantic Forests
7. Akan Worlds
8. The Yoruba and the Fon
9. The Lower Niger
PART III. Central Africa
10. Cross River, Cameroon Grasslands, and Gabon
11. The Western Congo Basin
12. The Eastern Congo Basin
PART IV. Eastern and Southern Africa
13. Eastern Africa
14. Southern Africa
P ART V. The Diaspora
15. African Artists Abroad
16. Art of the African Diaspora
Glossary
Annotated Bibliography
Picture credits
Index