Art of the Cherokee Prehistory to the Present

Name: Art of the Cherokee Prehistory to the Present
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ISBN: 9780820327679

ISBN-10: 0820327670

ISBN-13: 9780820327679

Edition: 2007

Authors: Susan C. Power

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This illustrated historical overview features some of the finest examples of Cherokee art in private, corporate, and museum collections throughout the world. As Susan C. Power ranges across the rich legacy of Cherokee artistic achievement from the sixteenth century to the present, she discusses baskets, masks, beaded and embroidered garments, jewelry, and paintings. Power draws on archival and scholarly sources and, when possible, the artists' own words as she interprets these objects in terms of their design, craftsmanship, style, and most important, their function and meaning in Cherokee history and culture.In addition to tracing the development of Cherokee art, Power reveals the wide…

Book details

List price: $27.95
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Publication date: 2/25/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 312
Size: 8.50" wide x 10.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 2.794
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction



Historical Precedents



Encounter of Old and New Worlds



Cherokee Art and the Southern Frontier



Continuities and Transitions



Qualla, Tahlequah, and Beyond



New Markets and Revitalization



Contemporary Forms



Honoring the Elders and the Continuity of Tradition



Artistic Visions and Emerging Forms


Notes


Glossary


Works Consulted


Index