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Primitive Art in Civilized Places (Paperback)

by Sally Price (Author) "What do we mean when we talk about "primitive art"?..." (more)
Key Phrases: primitive art, museum labels, universality principle, New York, Museum of Modern Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art (more...)
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Book Description
What is so "primitive" about primitive art? And how do we dare to use our standards to judge it? Drawing on an intriguing mixture of sources--including fashion ads and films, her own anthropological research and even comic strips like Doonesbury--Price explores the cultural arrogance implicit in Westerners' appropriation of non-Western art.

"A witty, but scholarly, indictment of the whole primitive art business."--Peter Plagens, Newsweek

"Prices unfolds a fascinating history of the many 20th-century expeditions in search of exotic culture."--Michael W. Perri, Utne Reader


Product Details
  • Paperback: 155 pages
  • Publisher: University Of Chicago Press (May 7, 1991)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0226680649
  • ISBN-13: 978-0226680644
  • Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.4 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,607,045 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)
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