Language of Objects in the Art of the Americas

Name: Language of Objects in the Art of the Americas
Price: 19.47 USD
Availability: InStock
ISBN: 9780300111064

ISBN-10: 0300111061

ISBN-13: 9780300111064

Edition: 2007

Authors: Edward J. Sullivan

List price: $85.00

30 day, 100% satisfaction guarantee!

Marketplace

5 new & used from $19.47

what's this?

Rush Rewards U
Members Receive:

You have reached 400 XP and carrot coins. That is the daily max!

Description:

In this wide-ranging book, a distinguished scholar of Latin American art explores the meanings of created and depicted objects from the Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking regions of the New World. Edward J. Sullivan begins with objects exchanged during encounters between indigenous peoples of the Americas and newly-arrived Europeans, and he pursues the discussion to the present day, as artists engage in breaking down constructed concepts of "Latin American-ness." Sullivan's scope is sweeping--the changing meanings of objects over five centuries--and he encourages deeper conversation about the complexities of today's culture of the Americas. From American-made handicrafts displayed in Old…

Book details

List price: $85.00
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication date: 9/26/2007
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 336
Size: 0.94" wide x 1.14" long x 0.13" tall
Weight: 4.554
Language: English




Wondrous objects



Objects of desire and possession



Naturalezas vivas



Naturalezas muertas



Objects of modernity



Objects of anxiety



The object reconfigured