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Description:Spanning nearly one thousand years of artistic creativity, Lines on the Horizon celebrates a gift that transforms the presentation of Native American art at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. The Weisel Family Collection, developed by Thomas Weisel over the course of thirty years, is wide ranging, with a focus on the indigenous arts of the American Southwest, from ancient ceramics to basketry, pottery, and Navajo textiles from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Art from the Pacific Northwest and the first Plains ledger drawings to enter the Museums' holdings are also included, further demonstrating the ingenuity and diversity of Native Americans' artistic traditions.The concept of the line links these disparate artworks: from carefully painted brushstrokes to meticulously woven bands of color, lines - often abstract, but at times suggestive of the horizon or landscape - are a key visual element in many of the featured artworks. The title Lines on the Horizon also alludes to the lines of ancestry that connect makers with the traditions in which they worked.Using the collection's fine examples of black-on-white ceramics from the Mimbres Valley as a springboard, Matthew H. Robb, in his introductory essay, explores questions of attribution in the art of the ancient Americas, focusing on the arts of the Moche, Maya, and Mimbres cultures. Section introductions by Robb and by Jill D'Alessandro explain how the hands of individual makers might be seen to emerge from the conventions of communal practice.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Lines on the Horizon: Native American Art from the Weisel Family Collection. To get started finding Lines on the Horizon: Native American Art from the Weisel Family Collection, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 95

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco

Release: 2014

ISBN: 0884011445

Description: Spanning nearly one thousand years of artistic creativity, Lines on the Horizon celebrates a gift that transforms the presentation of Native American art at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. The Weisel Family Collection, developed by Thomas Weisel over the course of thirty years, is wide ranging, with a focus on the indigenous arts of the American Southwest, from ancient ceramics to basketry, pottery, and Navajo textiles from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Art from the Pacific Northwest and the first Plains ledger drawings to enter the Museums' holdings are also included, further demonstrating the ingenuity and diversity of Native Americans' artistic traditions.The concept of the line links these disparate artworks: from carefully painted brushstrokes to meticulously woven bands of color, lines - often abstract, but at times suggestive of the horizon or landscape - are a key visual element in many of the featured artworks. The title Lines on the Horizon also alludes to the lines of ancestry that connect makers with the traditions in which they worked.Using the collection's fine examples of black-on-white ceramics from the Mimbres Valley as a springboard, Matthew H. Robb, in his introductory essay, explores questions of attribution in the art of the ancient Americas, focusing on the arts of the Moche, Maya, and Mimbres cultures. Section introductions by Robb and by Jill D'Alessandro explain how the hands of individual makers might be seen to emerge from the conventions of communal practice.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Lines on the Horizon: Native American Art from the Weisel Family Collection. To get started finding Lines on the Horizon: Native American Art from the Weisel Family Collection, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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