Folk Art from the Global Village: The Girard Collection at the Museum of International Folk Art - Brossura

Larsen, Jack Lenor

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0890134642 ISBN 13: 9780890134641

Casa editrice: Museum of New Mexico Pr, 2003

Riassunto

Alexander Girard (1907–1993) amassed the largest cross-cultural folk art collection in the world. To date over a million visitors have flocked to the folk art museum in Santa Fe to savor and take delight in the bright and beautiful objects that inspired the renowned architect and designer. Girard was captivated by the "handcrafted" cultures of the world and saw the tragedy of their demise. Yet as a collector he was looking not to capture the past but to nourish the spirit of mankind and encourage the art that we can create for ourselves now. The Girard Wing at the Museum of International Folk Art, designed by the collector to permanently exhibit some ten thousand pieces and visited by millions, continually affirms that Girard was right in believing that in folk art there are no foreigners. This book features one hundred plates in full color and an essay by Jack Lenor Larsen. In all, over one hundred countries are represented—African tribal sculpture, Mexican Day of the Dead figures, sub-Saharan textiles, toys from around the world, and much more.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Museum of New Mexico Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0890134642
• ISBN 13: 9780890134641
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 96