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Grass Roots : African Origins Of An American Art

Attribution
Dale Rosengarten, Theodore Rosengarten, Enid Schildkrout ; with contributions by Judith A. Carney … [et al.]
Publication Details
Book, Museum for African Art, 2008
Availability
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(UPPER LEVEL) NK3649.55.U55 R67 2008 DUE 02-01-10
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Description
Through the prism of America’s most enduring African-inspired art form, the Lowcountry basket, Grass Roots guides readers across 300 years of American and African history. In scholarly essays and beautiful photographs, Grass Roots follows the coiled basket along its transformation on two continents from a simple farm tool once used for processing grain to a work of art and a central symbol of African and African American identity. Featuring images of the stunning work of contemporary basket makers from South Carolina to South Africa, as well as historic photographs that document the artistic heritage of the southern United States, Grass Roots appears at a moment when public recognition of the Gullah/Geechee heritage is encouraging a reexamination of Africa’s contribution to American civilization. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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- "Published in conjunction with an exhibition of the same title organized by the Museum of African Art, New York, in cooperation with Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture at the College of Charleston and the McKissick Museum at the University of South Carolina"–T.p. verso
ISBN
- 094580251x
- 9780945802518
- 0945802501
- 9780945802501
- 094580251x
LCCN
- 2008923614
Open Library ID
- /b/OL22487094M